Last season, the Bruins beat the Golden Bears and snapped a seven-game skid against the Cardinal two days later to clinch the Pac-12 championship. This season, they’ll face the two teams in the opposite order with similar Pac-12 implications on the line. Read more...

Photo: In three seasons in Westwood, junior defender Kylie Kerr has not seen action against Stanford or California. Kerr and No. 5 UCLA women’s soccer will take on the Cardinal and Golden Bears on Thursday and Sunday, respectively, after taking down both teams a season ago. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)

This post was updated Oct. 27 at 10:39 p.m. A rain-soaked weekend up north tightened the gap at the top of the Pac-12 standings. No. 5 UCLA women’s soccer (13-0-3, 5-0-3 Pac-12) returned from Washington with four points in two games after defeating Washington (4-7-4, 2-3-3) by a score of 3-1 on Thursday evening and playing to a 1-1 draw with Washington State (10-2-4, 4-1-3) after double overtime Sunday night. Read more...

Photo: Freshman defender Lilly Reale lines up for a pass. Reale and No. 5 UCLA women’s soccer earned four points in the Pac-12 standings after a weekend slate in Washington, moving two points back of first-place USC. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)

The forecast read rain, but the final score read Bruins. No. 8 UCLA women’s soccer (13-0-2, 5-0-2 Pac-12) overcame a downpour in Seattle to take down Washington (4-7-3, 2-3-2) by a score of 3-1 on Thursday night. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Mia Fishel notched her second brace of the season as No. 8 UCLA women’s soccer beat Washington in Seattle on Thursday to remain perfect on the road this season. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin)