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. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Kodi Lavrusky said that she thinks the UCLA women’s soccer team has a good chance to beat Oregon this weekend. The Ducks have not won a road game this season and they’ll be looking for their first in Westwood. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)

At the end of the first half against Wake Forest, the UCLA women’s soccer team was facing a familiar storyline – poor transition defense had saddled the Bruins with a 1-0 deficit. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Taylor Smith scored the tying goal against Wake Forest in the second half. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Minutes before UCLA and Wisconsin entered 90 minutes of a back-and-forth battle, a Bruin and a Badger stood at midfield, their coaches on either side, heads bowed in silence. Read more...

Photo: Forward/defender Amber Munerlyn scored the go-ahead goal for the Bruins in the 74th minute of Sunday night’s game against Wisconsin. The junior transferred from the University of North Carolina this year. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)

On paper, Wednesday’s friendly between No. 4 UCLA and Missouri might seem like an inconsequential preseason kick-about between two women’s soccer teams. But, even though neither team managed to find the back of the net at the end of the 90 minutes, the Bruins left the North Athletic Field with a handful of goals of their own to work toward for the rest of the season. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Taylor Smith, recently named on this year’s Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy watch list, was announced as a first-time co-captain for the Bruins. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)