The play was a routine in-game situation. A goal kick soared through the air toward the head of junior forward Kodi Lavrusky, who was ready to knock the ball into play during a game against UC Irvine. Read more...
Photo: With concussions and head injuries being at the forefront of sports injury news in recent years, the act of heading in soccer has emerged as a topic of concern. (Daily Bruin file photo)
On the edge of the right corner of the penalty box stood three Bruins: Senior defender Abby Dahlkemper, senior midfielder Sam Mewis and senior defender Megan Oyster, each with a Lion defender in tow. Read more...
Photo: Senior midfielder Sarah Killion’s three assists against LMU played a big part in UCLA’s 4-1 win. With that performance, Killion also tied the single-game assist record. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff.)
Scott Chandler watched through the viewfinder of his Nikon as the UCLA women’s team conceded its first goal of the season. The UCLA Athletics photographer and physiological sciences professor’s reaction painted a picture of the magnitude of that one goal: “It’s been a while since that’s happened,” he said. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Rosie White scored UCLA’s first goal through a penalty that resulted from Wake Forest’s rough style of play. White was on the receiving end of several hard challenges herself, including one that earned her opponent a yellow card. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Palm trees, a tropical climate and pristine sky blue water – those were prominent elements in UCLA women’s soccer’s first road trip of the season to Honolulu, Hawaii. Read more...
Photo: Although the Bruins played the weekend’s games against Hawai’i and Pepperdine in Honolulu, senior defender Caprice Dydasco’s family made the team feel at home by hosting a barbecue on Thursday and showing up to Friday and Sunday’s games in UCLA colors. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There were plenty of narratives in play during Friday’s matchup between No. 1 UCLA and No. 9 University of North Carolina. It was a face off between the 2013 NCAA women’s soccer champions and their 2012 counterparts. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s top scorer senior midfielder Sam Mewis said her coach’s use of a basketball analogy to explain how to overcome USD’s man-marking defense was key to their 2-0 victory over the Toreros. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It took the UCLA women’s soccer team all but 26 minutes into its new season to answer the question: how does a team improve fresh off a championship run? Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Megan Oyster celebrates after scoring the Bruins’ first goal of the season with a header off a corner kick. Scoring off set pieces has been a focal point of improvement for the Bruins since they identified that weakness last season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA women’s soccer team, last year’s NCAA champion, is preparing for its upcoming season. Watch highlights of its practices and listen to some of the players and coaches as they talk about solidifying their teamwork and strategy with new, talented freshmen. Read more...
Photo: (Song Ko/Daily Bruin)
