At 3 years old, Reilyn Turner was too young to join a soccer team.
Forced to watch her older sister compete on the pitch while she was relegated to practicing headers on the sidelines, Turner still begged her mom to let her play.
The Bruins were defeated in their final conference game Friday by their crosstown rivals for the first time in seven years.
The Pac-12 trophy that sat looming in the distance did not accompany them home to Westwood.
The final whistle had been blown many moments prior, the crowd had cleared and the lights were about to be shut off.
But UCLA women’s soccer senior forward Sunshine Fontes remained on the field, marker in hand, signing shoes, T-shirts and other UCLA paraphernalia handed to her by a line full of young kids.
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