This post was updated Oct. 4 at 10:35 p.m.
Every penalty kick brings nerves.
But a penalty kick in the 89th minute comes with the added burden that it could be the team’s last opportunity on net.

This post was updated Oct. 2 at 8:47 p.m.
A curving cross flies into the box, seemingly heading directly toward Terrapin defender/midfielder Mia Mitchell.
But then comes forward Oruha Hayashi, brushing shoulders with Mitchell as she jumps through the air to head the incoming ball towards the goal.

A tie would have been sufficient to earn the Bruins conference points.
But that mindset does not get a team very far.
So when junior midfielder Cate Sarinopoulos got the ball in the 85th minute, she knew she was taking it to the goal.

One win vaulted the Bruins nine places in national rankings.
No. 12 UCLA women’s soccer’s (5-3-1, 2-1-0 Big Ten) ascendancy comes less than a week after it upset an undefeated then-No.

Any hardware-worthy squad is going to have a superstar.
Leena Powell could be the Bruins’.
“When I watch the World Cup, when I’ve got my No.

A majority of the Bruins’ wins this season have been at the expense of undefeated teams.
And the Spartans are on an undefeated streak of their own.

While most of Los Angeles sought out air conditioning, the Bruins turned up the heat.
And sure enough, the Boilermakers melted under the pressure at Wallis Annenberg Stadium.