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No. 5 Women's Soccer Routs Marquette, 5-1
October 06, 2000 | Women's Soccer
Oct. 6, 2000
Los Angeles - No. 5 UCLA women's soccer team won its ninth consecutive game Friday night, defeating No. 19 Marquette, 5-1 at UCLA's Spaulding Field. The Bruins, who improved to 9-1 on the season, haven't lost a game since a season-opening 1-0 loss to then-No. 6 Clemson back on Aug. 25.
UCLA junior Breana Boling got things started for UCLA, scoring on a 25-yard blast from the right side in the 16th minute of the contest. Just 25 seconds later, Bruin freshman Sara-Gayle Swanson put UCLA ahead 2-0, taking a Stephanie Rigamat pass and beating Marquette goalkeeper Mo Bothwell for a goal.
The Bruins took a 3-0 lead at the 28:08 mark when Bruin senior Tracey Milburn dribbled down the right side of the field, bending in a shot over Bothwell into the top left corner of the net.
UCLA junior Brittany Whalen scored the most impressive goal of the evening, looping a ball 35 yards into the top of the net at the 34:14 mark, putting UCLA ahead 4-0.
Marquette answered with its first and only goal of the evening just 28 seconds later, when Kate Gordon blasted a shot from 30 yards out, beating UCLA keeper CiCi Peterson. It marked the first goal Peterson has given up since Sept. 1 , ending UCLA's six-game shutout streak.
Following a 4-1 UCLA halftime lead, Bruin junior Staci Duncan scored the games only second-half goal, after receiving a through ball from Rigamat to beat Marquette substitute goalkeeper Ashleigh Koenig.
Rigamat was UCLA's top performer on the evening, tallying all three of UCLA's assists.
With the victory, UCLA improves to 9-1 on the season while Marquette, which dropped only its second contest of the season Friday, falls to 12-2.
The Bruins are at No. 21 USC this Sunday at the Los Angeles Coliseum beginning at 1:00 p.m.
