The Bruins will kick off the NCAA tournament this week in search of something that quickly escaped their grasp a year ago.
Their second national title in program history.

No. 1 seed UCLA women’s soccer (17-2, 9-2 Pac-12) will face Northern Arizona University (10-5-4, 7-1 Big Sky) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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.

After spending most of the season as the top-ranked team in the country, the Bruins have secured their first No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament bracket since 2014.

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.

Communication, scanning the field and taking note of weak spots – a goalkeeper’s job description is much more than diving through the air to protect the goal.