UCLA women’s soccer has fallen far from the national prominence it held last year. After starting the preseason as the No. 4 team in the country, the Bruins have since tumbled out of the rankings and are no longer considered a contender. The team is 5-6-0 – the worst record for a UCLA women’s soccer […]
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Lack of consistency sees women’s soccer fall short in Washington
The state of Washington proved to be a difficult location for UCLA women’s soccer this weekend. After losing its first Pac-12 match since 2012 to unranked Washington (9-2-1, 2-1-0 Pac-12) Thursday night in Seattle, UCLA (5-6-0, 1-2-0) suffered its second straight loss to No. 21 Washington State (9-2-0, 2-1-0) three days later in Pullman. Falling […]
Women’s soccer drops first Pac-12 match since 2012
It’s been almost three years since the UCLA women’s soccer team was defeated by a Pac-12 team. The last six minutes of Thursday’s match also marked the first conference loss of coach Amanda Cromwell’s UCLA career, as the unranked Bruins fell to the Washington Huskies 2-1, once again failing to win three consecutive games this […]
Women’s soccer looks to channel momentum against Washington
The UCLA women’s soccer team has yet to win more than two consecutive games thus far, nor have they managed more than two goals in a single match, but it now has the opportunity to change course. Coming off two wins against Pepperdine and Oregon, unranked UCLA (5-4-0) will continue Pac-12 play versus Washington (7-1-1) […]
Women’s soccer lacks offensive strength in scrappy 1-0 win over Oregon
Conference play couldn’t have come soon enough for UCLA women’s soccer, which tumbled all the way from No. 4 in the national preseason rankings to unranked before even beginning its Pac-12 schedule. The Bruins (5-4-0, 1-0-0 Pac-12) wasted no time beginning their conference title defense Friday, as sophomore forward MacKenzie Cerda scored within the first […]
Women’s soccer works to build depth with absence of leading forwards
An ineffective attack strategy has left the UCLA women’s soccer team with four losses in the early portion of the 2015 season. The Bruins now encounter the start of a grueling schedule of Pac-12 play, and will face some of the toughest defenses in the league. UCLA (4-4-0) will host Oregon (3-5-0) on Friday in […]
Taylor Smith flourishes under lights of Drake Stadium, shoots for pros
She didn’t want to go to UCLA at first. In fact, Taylor Smith was already verbally committed to Florida State University – a bit of information she disclosed to only a few of her friends and family members – when Jill Ellis came calling. Ellis, the former UCLA coach and the current U.S. Women’s National […]