When UCLA women’s soccer took on Pepperdine, an unstoppable force met an immovable object. The No. 1 Bruins (7-0-1) entered the game averaging more than three goals a game. Galvanized by the nation’s top recruiting class and junior forward Hailie Mace being deployed in her natural position leading the line, UCLA has been an attacking […]
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Women’s soccer defeats Virginia 2-1 in challenging game
For the first time all season, No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer (7-0-0) was pinned back into its defensive third during extended stretches of a game. The team’s first top-10 opponent – No. 8 Virginia (4-2-0) – pressed them hard from the kickoff, making life difficult for the players possessing the ball. The pressure created turnovers […]
Women’s soccer remains undefeated despite offensive slowdown
Through the first two weekends of the season, UCLA women’s soccer’s attacking strength was on full display. The team scored 17 goals – the best four-game mark in coach Amanda Cromwell’s tenure. In a 1-0 win against unranked BYU (0-3-2) Friday and a 2-0 victory against Weber State (1-4-0) Sunday, however, No. 1 UCLA’s (6-0-0) […]
Women’s soccer stays undefeated with wins against Santa Clara and UCSB
No. 7 UCLA women’s soccer is racking up the numbers. UCLA (4-0) went undefeated in their two-game homestand this week, taking down Santa Clara University 4-2 on Thursday, and UC Santa Barbara 3-1 on Sunday. On Thursday all of the action was in the first half of the match. Julie Doyle of Santa Clara scored […]
Women’s soccer scores big in regular season opener against SDSU
The Bruins’ warmups went long Friday. After their opponent, San Diego State (1-1), went back to its bench to get its lineup ready, No. 9 UCLA women’s soccer (1-0) lingered on the field for a minute or so, practicing crossing the ball into the box and finishing in the corner. This wasn’t an unusual warmup […]
Bruins win 8-1 against Cal State Bakersfield in second exhibition game
The commentator announced the second goal incorrectly in Sunday’s women’s soccer exhibition game, saying the person who assisted on the goal was the one who scored. Luckily, he got a chance to redeem himself. He announced the third goal correctly, and the fourth and the fifth. By the time UCLA finished with an 8-1 win […]
Women’s soccer kicks off 2017-2018 sports with exhibition game Friday
Out of all 22 varsity teams at UCLA, women’s soccer is the first to get back into action after the summer. “It’s kind of a cool thing to know that we have to set the tone for all the sports here,” said coach Amanda Cromwell. “I think the girls like that.” UCLA will host two […]