A seven-goal victory over Harvard on Friday ushered UCLA women’s soccer to a Sweet Sixteen matchup against Pepperdine on Sunday – a game that both teams would only have one day to review the tapes for. But something neither team could have scouted ahead for was how the wind would affect the Sunday’s matchup. The […]
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No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer faces Harvard in NCAA second round
On one side stood the UCLA women’s soccer captain, senior midfielder Sarah Killion. On the other side stood another captain, albeit one from the men’s team, redshirt senior goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. Killion booted the ball to the left of goal, Edwards dove right. As the team continued wrapping up its Wednesday practice before its […]
Former Bruin athlete bridges crosstown rivalry
Alana Munger almost never applied to USC’s medical school. After graduating cum laude with an undergraduate degree in physiological sciences at UCLA and spending five seasons on the women’s soccer team as a goalkeeper, the crosstown rivalry almost got to the Bruin alumna. But after considering other schools like Ohio State and UCSD, Munger decided […]
UCLA goalkeeper conquers records, credits success to staunch back line
UCLA women’s soccer already has the No. 1 defense in the country with its 0.187 goals against average. But the team has still managed to convince critics that it possesses the ability to keep the back of its net untouched. Friday’s 5-0 win over the University of San Diego didn’t just kick off UCLA’s journey […]
Scoring medley sends UCLA women’s soccer past first round of NCAAs
The UCLA women’s soccer team has three goals it wants to accomplish going into every game. “Every game we have a goal to score off a set piece, in the run of play and off a counterattack,” said junior forward Taylor Smith. It took the team just 11 minutes and 35 seconds for the team […]
Women’s basketball set to rebound from tumultuous season
There aren’t any NCAA Championship trophies for UCLA women’s basketball in the Hall of Fame at the J.D. Morgan Athletic Center. There is, however, a large bulletin board in coach Cori Close’s office overflowing with pictures of past and present players, pictures that illustrate a sense of community and spirit among the women that make […]
Women’s soccer poised for USD rematch in NCAAs
The games of soccer and basketball seem to be antitheses of each other at times, but for one game on Aug. 31, UCLA women’s soccer coach Amanda Cromwell was able to bridge the gap between basketball and soccer strategies to get UCLA a win. The score remained zero goals apiece when play was suspended for […]