When the UCLA women’s soccer team stepped onto Drake Stadium to open NCAA Tournament play last Saturday, first round jitters found their way into the Bruins’ first-half play.
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Self-imposed pressure to win NCAAs motivates UCLA women’s soccer team
When some of the top women’s soccer recruits in the nation committed to UCLA last year, they wanted to win a national championship.
Women’s soccer downs New Mexico in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
This has been a season of many firsts for the No. 2 UCLA women’s soccer team: the first season as a head coach for B.J. Snow; the first season for about half of UCLA’s freshmen starters; the first season in the newly minted Pac-12.
UCLA hosts first NCAA Tournament game against New Mexico
UCLA faces a tough test against New Mexico (12-4-4) at Drake Stadium. The Lobos are the Mountain West Conference champions and went undefeated in league play.
Women’s soccer defeats USC in final match of the regular season
This makes sense, because on Friday, the No. 2 UCLA women’s soccer team, doing its best Jimmy Johnson impression, kept its foot on the gas and dominated the rival team, USC. The outcome was a big 5-2 win for the Bruins.
Women’s soccer seeks revenge in rivalry game against USC
Rivalry games always matter. Regardless of relative team skill or ability, regardless of team records, games against your rival mean something.
No. 8 men’s soccer team one point away from netting Pac-12 title
The No. 8 UCLA men’s soccer team (12-4-1 overall) sits atop the Pac-12 standings with a perfect record of 7-0-0, earning a total of 21 points out of 21 points possible.