Monday, November 30, 1998
W. Soccer Briefs
UCLA received its third NCAA tournament bid in the program’s
six-year history, facing BYU in the second round of the playoffs
and falling 2-0.
With the expansion of the tournament from 32 teams to 48, UCLA
was one of 16 teams to receive a bye for the first round of the
playoffs.
With the loss, UCLA’s all-time tournament record now stands at
2-3.
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UCLA won its second consecutive Pac-10 title, finishing league
play with a 7-2 record. The Bruins are co-champions with USC and
Cal, which also finished the season with a 7-2 Pac-10 record.
The Bruins finished last season with a 9-0 record in league
play, winning UCLA’s first women’s soccer Pac-10 title.
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UCLA newcomers Staci Duncan and Tracey Milburn earned first-team
All-Pac-10 honors.
Duncan, a freshman, was UCLA’s leading scorer this season with
31 points (11 goals, nine assists) and finished the season ranked
second in points and assists, and tied for third in goals scored in
the Pac-10. Duncan is one of two freshmen to receive first-team
honors.
Milburn, a sophomore transfer from Pepperdine, was UCLA’s second
leading scorer with 25 points (11 goals, 3 assists). She finished
the season ranked sixth in points and tied for third in goals
scored in the Pac-10.
Sophomore Venus James and freshman Breana Boling round out
UCLA’s all-conference selections, with both receiving second-team
honors.
James recorded 21 points this season (10 goals, 1 assist),
checking in at ninth for points and sixth for goals scored in the
Pac-10.
Boling rounded out UCLA’s scoring arsenal this season, notching
18 points on seven goals and four assists.
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Junior goalkeeper Lindsay Culp and senior forward Larisa
Kiremidjian garnered Academic All-Pac-10 honors this season.
Culp earned first-team honors this season after earning
second-team honors last season. Kiremidjian, a two-time honorable
mention Academic All-Pac-10 selection, earned second-team
honors.
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UCLA’s offense this season was deeper than any team to take the
field for UCLA, with five players scoring in double figures.
The ’98 squad’s 141 team points led the Pac-10 and are the
second highest point total in school history. For the first time in
school history, the Bruins scored four goals in three consecutive
games (Oregon State, USC and Arizona).
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Fifteen different Bruins scored points for UCLA this season.
UCLA has five players in the top 28 in scoring, four in the top
eight in goals scored and three in the top 11 in assists in the
Pac-10.
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The ’98 Bruin defense, led by junior Skylar Little, sophomore
Karissa Hampton and freshman Krista Boling, posted yet another
strong season.
In the win against Arizona, UCLA recorded its 11th shutout,
breaking the school record of 10 set by last season’s squad.
The Bruin defense limited Oregon State to a school record one
shot on goal; Navy, Loyola College of Baltimore and Villanova to
just two shots, and Oregon to three shots. The Bruins led the
league in goalkeeping all season and were ranked nationally in
defense throughout the season as well.
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UCLA finished the regular season ranked 18th by Soccer America,
23rd by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, 17th by
Soccer Times, 16th by Soccer News and 17th by Soccer Buzz.
The Bruins received their highest ranking in school history by
Soccer America and the NSCAA, finding themselves at No. 9 after
beating No. 11 Nebraska 5-1 and No. 25 Baylor 1-0.
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The Bruins return all 11 starters from this season’s team and
have a promising crop of freshman entering in the fall.
Notes compiled by A. CinQue Carter, Daily Bruin staff.
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