Lauren Holiday held back tears as she watched Stanford celebrate its overtime win in the semifinals of the 2009 Women’s College Cup, the senior’s final chance at clinching an NCAA title. Read more...
Photo: Holiday fields a ball during a 5-0 rout of Missouri in 2009. Incidentally, future U.S. Women’s National Team coach Jill Ellis and Holiday’s future national teammate Sydney Leroux were both ejected from the game with red cards. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The United States had already put the game out of reach by the time former UCLA women’s soccer player Lauren Holiday found the back of the net in the 14th minute. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Lauren Cheney dribbled the ball in UCLA’s 2-1 win against USC on Oct. 24, 2008, at the L.A. Coliseum. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The United States women’s national team opens the Round of 16 Monday after winning Group D in the opening round of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Read more...
The stage was set under the roof of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Friday morning. It housed a nervous atmosphere for former UCLA midfielder Sarah Killion as she and several other recently graduated women’s soccer players waited for their dreams to become a reality. Read more...
Photo: Midfielder Sarah Killion was the highest-picked UCLA player in the 2015 NWSL Draft after she was drafted No. 2 by Sky Blue FC. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There is a saying: A picture is worth a thousand words. The silence that pervaded the scene after UCLA women’s soccer’s 2-1 defeat against Virginia seemed to be the only thing that spoke on the sidelines of Drake Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Senior midfielder Morgan Brian (right) scored Virginia’s game-winning goal in the 71st minute after sophomore midfielder Annie Alvarado’s (left) clearance was intercepted outside the Bruin penalty box by the feet of the reigning MAC Hermann Trophy winner. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When No. 1-seeded UCLA’s and No. 2-seeded University of Virginia’s women’s soccer teams meet up for the second time in two years, it’ll be like déjà vu, only better on paper. Read more...
Photo: The quarterfinal matchup between No. 1-seeded UCLA and No. 2-seeded University of Virginia will feature a showdown between two of the nation’s top attacking midfielders – UCLA senior Sam Mewis (left) and Virginia senior Morgan Brian (right). (Photo illustration by Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff; photos by Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff (left) and Lauren Hornsby/Cavalier Daily (right))
A seven-goal victory over Harvard on Friday ushered UCLA women’s soccer to a Sweet Sixteen matchup against Pepperdine on Sunday – a game that both teams would only have one day to review the tapes for. Read more...
Photo: Senior midfielder Sam Mewis (right) delivered the game-winner for the No. 1 seeded Bruins in the 88th minute Sunday, after UCLA had been locked in a scoreless tie with No. 4 seed Pepperdine for the entire game. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
