The soccer player cautiously gets up from her seated position during practice. As best as she can, she pushes herself off the ground while resting her weight on just her left foot. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Kodi Lavrusky has been sidelined for four games thus far in the season after breaking a bone in her right foot during the warmups before UCLA’s game against Utah on Oct. 3. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For one half, it looked like Cal goalkeeper Emily Boyd was poised to be the player of the game. The one caveat to that award being that the No. Read more...
Photo: Abby Dahlkemper was dangerous on free kicks for UCLA on Monday. The senior defender forced two acrobatic saves from Cal goalkeeper Emily Boyd, the second of which led to a goal off the rebound by redshirt freshman defender Zoey Goralski. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer faced a test last week against No. 3 Stanford. Despite going down by a goal, the Bruins were able to pass the test against the Cardinal with flying colors and eventually take the contest 2-1. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Abby Dahlkemper said that the Bruins will need to get back into their defensive rhythm after never having kept a clean sheet against ranked Pac-12 teams – the Bruins conceded one goal apiece against then-No. 24 Arizona State and No. 3 Stanford. UCLA will have a chance to snap that streak when it faces No. 22 Cal on Monday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It began with this simple idea to hand the country’s No. 1 defense its first defeat: score one goal. But No. 3 Stanford’s goal in the 53rd minute created an addendum of another goal to the Bruins’ game plan. Read more...
Photo: Even though UCLA initially trailed the Stanford Cardinal early in the second half, the Bruins were able to comeback from the one-goal deficit to win the game 2-1. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It took a golden goal, players in a dog pile and emotional parents in the audience, but the No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer team finally managed to rewrite the dynamics of its rivalry with Stanford. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Caprice Dydasco said that the Bruins will have to take whatever chance they get against the nation’s top defense, and that their goals won’t have to be the “prettiest” as long as they count. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No matter how good a team’s defense may be, the reality of sports is if you can’t score, you can’t win. Sometimes, simply finding ways to score is a task easier said than done – especially in games where the opponents decide to make stopping the offense a priority. Read more...
Photo: Throughout No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer’s undefeated season, coach Amanda Cromwell (center) and her coaching staff have implemented several different tactical setups that have helped the team overcome some of the tougher defenses it has faced in the season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For one night, blue and gold didn’t highlight the numbers and names of the players. The players, clad in pink-trimmed uniforms, walked onto Marshall Field in Drake Stadium on Friday night and clinched a 1-0 win against Utah in what was more than just a soccer game. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s decider against Utah in a game dedicated to breast cancer awareness came courtesy of two players, junior forward Taylor Smith (left) and senior midfielder Sam Mewis (center), whose mothers are both cancer survivors. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
