One goal was all No. 6 UCLA women’s soccer needed Sunday afternoon (14-2-2, 7-2-1 Pac-12) against No. 16 California. (13-4-1, 6-3-1). Freshman forward Ashley Sanchez delivered with a display of patience and individual talent. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Ashley Sanchez was the only player in uniform Sunday afternoon who was able to come up with a goal. The No. 6 Bruins would take the game by a score of 1-0. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
The game was decided in two attacking moves. At one end, UCLA women’s soccer won the ball in the center of the park. Freshman midfielder Viviana Villacorta took a touch and sent a through ball that beat the Stanford defense and junior forward Hailie Mace ran onto it. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender MacKenzie Cerda said UCLA missed an opportunity to take advantage of Stanford’s defense Thursday night. UCLA fell to No. 1 Stanford 1-0. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins will get a chance to play the top-ranked team in the NCAA this week. Although the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal have led the nation this season both offensively and defensively, coach Amanda Cromwell said the two teams share several similarities. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defender Kaiya McCullough and the Bruins take on top-ranked the Cardinal on Thursday. Stanford is currently riding a 13-game winning streak, with their most recent loss taking place in August. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Although No. 2 UCLA women’s soccer rebounded with a 3-0 win Sunday, coach Amanda Cromwell highlighted a concern after the team’s first loss this year: The Bruins have struggled to combine their wealth of individual talent into a more cohesive unit. Read more...
Photo: (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After suffering its first loss of the season Friday, No. 2 UCLA (13-1-2, 6-1-1 Pac-12) scored early to defeat Washington (9-6-2, 2-4-2) 3-0. The Bruins began attacking the goal from the blow of the whistle, imposing themselves on the Husky defense, The Bruins attacked early in the victory, representing a change in game flow for a UCLA team that has consistently started slowly only to pick things up in the second half. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore midfielder Jessie Fleming scored the first goal of the game in the seventh minute. Junior forward Hailie Mace and freshman forward Ashley Sanchez each added on a goal of their own later in the match to put the Bruins up 3-0. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA women’s soccer headed to Washington State as the only team in the conference without a loss. The Cougars changed that. No. 2 UCLA (12-1-2, 5-1-1 Pac-12) fell for the first time this season as Washington State (8-5-2, 2-4-0) pulled off the 1-0 upset at home. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Ashley Sanchez said the team needed a wider variety of offensive shots on the attack, as UCLA struggled Thursday night to get past the defensive wall that Washington State put up. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
Past the halfway mark in the season, UCLA women’s soccer has a pretty clear picture of how the opposition will line up – compact in the back, with players waiting for opportunities to break on the counter. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Anika Rodriguez said playing in Pullman, Washington, can be tough due to the venue’s slippery conditions. The Bruins will travel to the two Washington schools this weekend as they go into the latter half of the season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
