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If the past two matches have been any indication, the Bruins are banking on perseverance to guide them through the postseason bedlam.
After grinding out a wild, shoot-out win on Thursday, the UCLA women’s soccer team was back at it again on Saturday, delivering yet another gutsy performance against a similarly relentless No.
As the Bruins’ playoff opener seemed to indicate, nothing is ever promised during the postseason.
When senior midfielder Elise Britt walked up to the penalty mark, a hush fell over Drake Stadium.
The publicity was part smash-mouth overwhelming and part gruesomely unwelcoming.
In retrospect, it has been a season worthy of the “underdog” label, the staggering losses coming by more often than the Bruins are traditionally accustomed to.
As the ball hit the back of the net in the 84th minute of Friday’s match, the UCLA women’s soccer team breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Oct. 28 was movie night for the UCLA women’s soccer team when coach Jillian Ellis surprised her players with a group outing to see “Secretariat,” a film about the underrated racehorse of the same name who eventually won the first Triple Crown in 25 years, thanks to the unwavering support of owner Penny Chenery.
