UCLA women’s soccer signed 10 recruits Wednesday to complete the No. 2-ranked recruiting class in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer. Among the incoming freshmen are Ashley Sanchez and Karina Rodriguez, who are ranked first and seventh in their class, respectively. This is the second consecutive year that the Bruins have claimed the nation’s top […]
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Women’s soccer’s Mal Pugh to leave UCLA for professional career
The headliner of UCLA women’s soccer’s No. 1 recruiting class for the 2016 season will not be suiting up for the Bruins for an official in-season game. United States women’s national team starter Mal Pugh has left UCLA to pursue a professional soccer career, UCLA Athletics announced Monday. “This decision was certainly not easy for […]
Women’s soccer stars Darian Jenkins, Lauren Kaskie chosen in NWSL draft
UCLA women’s soccer seniors Darian Jenkins and Lauren Kaskie were chosen in the first and fourth rounds, respectively, of the 2016 National Women’s Soccer League on Thursday. The North Carolina Courage, formerly known as the Western New York Flash, drafted Jenkins with the seventh overall pick. The forward becomes the sixth Bruin on the roster, […]
Women’s soccer focuses on season positives after loss to West Virginia
Season-ending losses are never fun. Going out on penalties, like UCLA did against West Virginia, makes it worse. “(Penalty kicks) are a crapshoot,” said coach Amanda Cromwell. “It’s a big, big bummer.” Tougher still, the Bruins had just turned the corner on a tough second half of the season and really started to click. [Related: […]
Women’s soccer loses to West Virginia, eliminated from NCAA Tournament
This post was updated Nov. 20 at 10:20 p.m. UCLA women’s soccer did everything it could to deny West Virginia a spot in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Players adjusted to the unfamiliar snowy field conditions, staunchly defended their third and, despite trailing 1-0 for much of the bout, notched an equalizer in […]
Women’s soccer dominates Nebraska in NCAA Tournament second round
This post was updated Nov.18 at 6:30 p.m. As the saying goes, goals change games. Against Nebraska in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, it was an early goal for UCLA women’s soccer that set the tone for its eventual 2-0 victory. [Related: Women’s soccer to face Nebraska in second round of NCAA Tournament] […]
Women’s soccer to face Nebraska in second round of NCAA Tournament
Under coach Amanda Cromwell, UCLA women’s soccer has thrived in the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins captured the program’s first national title in 2013 and appeared in the Elite Eight two seasons ago. After a convincing 3-0 victory against Seattle in the first round Friday, fourth-seeded UCLA (14-5-1) could be poised for another deep run. [Related: […]