UCLA women’s soccer will have to wait a little longer for one of the Bruins’ most anticipated recruits. Mallory Pugh – the nation’s consensus No. 1 recruit in her class – signed her letter of intent in February, and was set to join the team this fall. Read more...
Photo: Mallory Pugh, who is already competing at the highest international level, will not enroll at UCLA until after the upcoming fall season. (Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Incoming freshman Mallory “Mal” Pugh was named to the 2016 Olympic team, U.S. women’s soccer coach and former UCLA coach Jill Ellis announced Tuesday morning. The first-time Olympian will be the second-youngest soccer Olympian in U.S. Read more...
Photo: Mallory Pugh, an incoming freshman for UCLA women’s soccer player, was named to the U.S. Olympic roster by former UCLA coach Jill Ellis on Tuesday. (Photo by Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Six national player of the year awards belong to the Bruins. Three incoming freshmen and three current athletes secured player of the year honors in basketball, softball, soccer, tennis, water polo and golf. Read more...
Photo: Rising senior Garrett Danner is one of the six incoming or current UCLA athletes to win a player of the year honor. The goalkeeper led the men’s water polo team to a 30-0 record and a second national championship. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Less than a year after unveiling the start of its One Goal initiative, UCLA Athletics announced a $5 million donation from the Annenberg Foundation that will go toward a new soccer-specific stadium at North Athletic Field. Read more...
Photo: Both soccer teams have used Drake Stadium as their home field for matches. The new soccer-specific venue at the location of the current North Athletic Field will become the new home for the programs. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Women’s soccer is my favorite sport. Sure, I didn’t have as illustrious a career on the turf as I did on the hardwood, but I love soccer anyway. Read more...
Photo: Mallory Pugh was named to the U.S. national team roster for the Olympic qualifiers Tuesday. (Photo by Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
The UCLA fans did their part on Friday, with a record 6,253 of them filing into Drake Stadium for the final match of the women’s soccer season. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Taylor Smith and the UCLA offense registered just one shot on goal in a 2-0 loss to USC on Friday night. The rivalry match, the Bruins’ last game of the season, remained level for over 70 minutes before the Trojans punched in two goals in just six minutes. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
If there is anything that could salvage the women’s soccer season, it is a win over crosstown rival USC. The unranked Bruin squad (8-9-1,4-5-1 Pac-12), currently tied for seventh in the Pac-12, already has the most losses in program history. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Darian Jenkins said that the Bruins have been scouting the high-powered Trojan offense ahead of Friday’s game. USC has outshot UCLA by over 100. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
