The UCLA women’s soccer team has made eight trips to the
College Cup and eight times, the team has come home empty-handed.
However, 2013 seems to be the year for the Bruins.

The end of the road to the Bruins’ 110th NCAA Championship is getting closer for the UCLA women’s soccer team.
After shutout victories over the weekend against Kentucky and Stanford on Friday and Sunday respectively, the Bruins move on to the Elite Eight where they will face No.

The rivalry between the UCLA women’s soccer team and
Stanford is making some playoff history.

Before the match on Sunday, UCLA and Stanford had met three of the last four years in the NCAA tournament.

The UCLA women’s soccer team has not lost at home this season.

The team has played 10 home games, including last week’s first round of playoffs, and won nine.

Heading into her sophomore year, UCLA women’s soccer player Courtney Proctor was primed for a breakout season.
After struggling in her freshman year, the forward worked tirelessly in the offseason to prepare for the next season; She said she wanted to have a bigger impact on the team and produce for the coaching staff that had invested in her.

During the postseason, a reset button activates and every qualifying team enters the tournament with the possibility to become the national champion, regardless of the record it held during the regular season.

In a match in which the archenemy is the rival, the only thing
that matters is the win.
Although UCLA women’s soccer arrived to the match against crosstown rival USC as the conference champions, the team wanted to conclude its regular season slate with a win.

Tonight’s game between the UCLA women’s soccer team and USC will feature a match of two opposites.
The UCLA women’s soccer team comes to the game with the Pac-12 title under its belt and an unbeaten record at home, while USC enters having more losses than wins, with an 8-9-2 record.

The UCLA women’s soccer team has not won a conference title since 2008.
UCLA has seen Stanford take the title four years in a row, but after the Bruins beat Stanford in early October, there was a shift in the Pac-12 standings and the Bruins took the conference lead and never looked back.

The UCLA women’s soccer team wrapped up its final road games for
the regular season this weekend against Utah and Colorado.
Wins against these two teams would have given the Bruins a better opportunity at playing at home during post-season action.