Thursday, September 28
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
UCLA
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Sofia Cook
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
Bruins Travel to Washington for Weekend Series
September 27, 2023 | Women's Soccer
No. 5 UCLA (7-1, 1-0) at Washington (5-2-2, 0-1)
Date: Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 โ 7 p.m. PT
Location: Seattle, Wash. (Husky Soccer Stadium)
Television: Pac-12 Networks
Talent:ย Elise Woodward
Live Stats: statbroadcast.com
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No. 5 UCLA (7-1, 1-0) at No. 23 Washington State (7-2, 0-1)
Date: Sunday, Sept. 30, 2023 โ 12 p.m. PT
Location: Pullman, Wash. (Lower Soccer Field)
Television: Pac-12 Networks
Talent: Greg Talbott, Temryss Lane
Live Stats: statbroadcast.com
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BACK ON THE ROADย
No. 5 UCLA (7-1, 1-0 in the Pac-12) returns to the road this week to play at Washington (5-2-2, 0-1) on Thursday, Sept. 28 and at No. 23 Washington State (7-2, 0-1) on Sunday, Sept. 30.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
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BRUINS BEAT BUFFALOES IN PAC-12 OPENERย ย
Graduate forward Ally Cook scored two first half-goals to lead No. 5 UCLA to a 3-1 victory at No. 20 Colorado in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. The Buffaloes cut the lead in half in the 61st minute on a header off a corner kick, but the Bruins added a third goal in the 77th minute when Lexi Wright's shot was saved, but the save caromed off the leg of a Colorado defender into the back of the net for an own goal. UCLA outshot Colorado in the game, 20-5.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
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COOK, MCMAHON EARN SECOND PAC-12 OFFENSIVE HONORSย ย
Bruins Ally Cook and Quincy McMahon were selected this week's Pac-12 Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively. Cook had a two-goal performance in the Bruins' 3-1 win at Colorado, moving into the team lead in scoring with five goals and 11 points. She ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in those categories and is second in the conference with two game-winning goals. Cook has totaled 27 career goals - 17 at Oregon from 2019-21 and 10 at UCLA from 2022-23. McMahon assisted on Cook's game-winner in the first half and helped lead a Bruin defensive effort that limited Colorado to just five shots and three shots on goal. Cook's Offensive Player of the Week award was her second this season. McMahon won Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row and for the third time in her career.
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OPPONENTS WITH LITTLE SHOTย ย
UCLA has held opponents to five shots or less in seven of the team's eight games, five of those games being shutouts. The Bruins' lockdown defense, which has a team goals against average of 0.63, includes goalkeeper Neeku Purcell, center backs Lilly Reale and Jayden Perry and outside backs Quincy McMahon and Ayo Oke.ย ย ย
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TIP YOUR HAT TO FONTESย ย
After recording her second hat trick in as many seasons in the Long Beach State win on Sept. 7, graduate midfielder Sunshine Fontes was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by Ready. Fontes moved up to No. 3 on UCLA's all-time list for career hat tricks, tied with teammate Reilyn Turner, Danesha Adams (2004-07) and Sarah-Gayle Swanson (2000-03). Fontes' first hat trick came on Aug. 25, 2022 vs. CSUN. She ranks second on the team in scoring this season with four goals and nine points. Fontes now has 20 career goals.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
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TURNING OVER THE RECORD BOOKS
With her goal at CSUN on Sept. 10, Reilyn Turner moved into sole possession of seventh place on UCLA's career goals list with 34. She needs just one more goal to move into a tie for fifth place with Sarah-Gayle Swanson (2000-03) and Staci Duncan (1998-2001). Turner also ranks in UCLA's Top 10 for career game-winning goals with 13 (tied for ninth) and career hat tricks with two (tied for third).ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
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ALLY IS COOKIN'
Forward Ally Cook had a strong start to the season, scoring a goal in each of UCLA's first three games, and had a two-goal game at Colorado in the Pac-12 opener to move into first on the team in scoring with five goals and 11 points. The Coto de Caza, Calif. native has totaled 10 goals as a Bruin since transferring from the University of Oregon in 2022. She scored 17 goals as a Duck, and her total of 27 career goals ranks second on the Bruin team behind only Reilyn Turner's 33 career goals. Cook was selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week after her week one performance and earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and College Soccer News Team of the Week honors after week two.ย ย ย ย ย ย
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IN THE RANKINGS
UCLA remained at No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches poll for the third-straight week. The Bruins are No. 4 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll for the second week in a row.ย ย ย
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SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Washington enters the game with a 5-2-2 overall record and is coming off a 1-0 loss to Cal in the Pac-12 opener. Three Husky players have scored three goals each to lead the team - Jadyn Holdenried, Radisson Banks and Tatum Thomason. Goalkeeper Olivia Juarez holds a 1.06 goals against average with two shutouts.ย
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THE SERIES WITH WASHINGTON
UCLA is 23-4-2 all-time against Washington and has won the last seven matchups in the series, including a 3-0 home win last season. Ally Cook scored the first goal of the game in the 49th minute, and Quincy McMahon added her first goal of the year as the Bruins held the Huskies to just two shots in the shutout. Washington's last victory over UCLA came at home in 2015, 2-1.ย ย
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SCOUTING THE COUGARS
Washington State enters the week with a 7-2 overall record and is coming off a 1-0 loss to Stanford in the Pac-12 opener. The Cougars will host USC on Thursday before facing the Bruins on Sunday. Margie Detrizio leads the team in scoring with nine points and joins Naomi Clark and Bridget Rieken as the team's leading goal scorers with three. Goalkeeper Nadia Cooper, the 2021 Pac-12 Freshman and Goalkeeper of the Year, holds a 1.00 goals against average with two shutouts.ย
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THE SERIES WITH WASHINGTON STATE
UCLA is 20-5-5 all-time against Washington State and is unbeaten in the last four contests, going 3-0-1 during that time. Last year's matchup resulted in a 1-0 UCLA home victory on a Lilly Reale 62nd minute goal. Washington State won two straight against the Bruins in 2018 and 2017. UCLA is seeking its first win in Pullman since 2014.ย ย
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BRUINS TO WATCH
A total of four Bruins have been tabbed for the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Watch Lists - defender Lilly Reale, midfielders Sunshine Fontes and Ally Lemos, and forward Reilyn Turner. All four earned All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-12 honors a year ago. Reale was a second-team All-American and the winner of the Honda Sport Award. The Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and the College Cup's Most Outstanding Defensive Player led the UCLA defense to a 0.55 goals against average, UCLA lowest in eight years, and to a Pac-12-best 14 shutouts. Fontes led UCLA in scoring a year ago with 11 goals and 30 points. She also ranked second on the team in assists with eight, one behind Pac-12 leader Lemos, who was selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI first team. Lemos, the only field player on the Bruins to start in all 25 games in 2022, was an all-tournament selection at the College Cup. Turner, the College Cup's Most Outstanding Offensive Player, tied for the team lead in goals scored with 11 last year and has posted 10 or more goals every season. She led the NCAA in 2022 with seven game-winning goals and ranks No. 9 all-time at UCLA with 13 career game-winners.ย ย ย ย ย ย
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WELCOME BACK
UCLA returns eight starters from the 2022 NCAA Championship game, including leading scorer Sunshine Fontes (30 points), College Cup Most Outstanding Offensive Player Reilyn Turner (25 points) and Defensive Player Lilly Reale (contributed to 13 shutouts), College Cup All-Tournament selections Ally Lemos (11 points) and Lexi Wright (22 points), and first-team All-Pac-12 honoree Quincy McMahon. UCLA's other returning starters are defender Jayden Perry and midfielder Bridgette Marin-Valencia. Sophomore Neeku Purcell returns the most experience in goal. She played in eight games a year ago and posted a 0.51 goals against average with five shared shutouts.ย ย ย ย
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UP NEXT
The Bruins will host Oregon State on Thursday, Oct. 5 and Oregon on Senior Day on Sunday, Oct. 8.
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Date: Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 โ 7 p.m. PT
Location: Seattle, Wash. (Husky Soccer Stadium)
Television: Pac-12 Networks
Talent:ย Elise Woodward
Live Stats: statbroadcast.com
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No. 5 UCLA (7-1, 1-0) at No. 23 Washington State (7-2, 0-1)
Date: Sunday, Sept. 30, 2023 โ 12 p.m. PT
Location: Pullman, Wash. (Lower Soccer Field)
Television: Pac-12 Networks
Talent: Greg Talbott, Temryss Lane
Live Stats: statbroadcast.com
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BACK ON THE ROADย
No. 5 UCLA (7-1, 1-0 in the Pac-12) returns to the road this week to play at Washington (5-2-2, 0-1) on Thursday, Sept. 28 and at No. 23 Washington State (7-2, 0-1) on Sunday, Sept. 30.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
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BRUINS BEAT BUFFALOES IN PAC-12 OPENERย ย
Graduate forward Ally Cook scored two first half-goals to lead No. 5 UCLA to a 3-1 victory at No. 20 Colorado in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. The Buffaloes cut the lead in half in the 61st minute on a header off a corner kick, but the Bruins added a third goal in the 77th minute when Lexi Wright's shot was saved, but the save caromed off the leg of a Colorado defender into the back of the net for an own goal. UCLA outshot Colorado in the game, 20-5.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
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COOK, MCMAHON EARN SECOND PAC-12 OFFENSIVE HONORSย ย
Bruins Ally Cook and Quincy McMahon were selected this week's Pac-12 Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively. Cook had a two-goal performance in the Bruins' 3-1 win at Colorado, moving into the team lead in scoring with five goals and 11 points. She ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in those categories and is second in the conference with two game-winning goals. Cook has totaled 27 career goals - 17 at Oregon from 2019-21 and 10 at UCLA from 2022-23. McMahon assisted on Cook's game-winner in the first half and helped lead a Bruin defensive effort that limited Colorado to just five shots and three shots on goal. Cook's Offensive Player of the Week award was her second this season. McMahon won Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row and for the third time in her career.
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OPPONENTS WITH LITTLE SHOTย ย
UCLA has held opponents to five shots or less in seven of the team's eight games, five of those games being shutouts. The Bruins' lockdown defense, which has a team goals against average of 0.63, includes goalkeeper Neeku Purcell, center backs Lilly Reale and Jayden Perry and outside backs Quincy McMahon and Ayo Oke.ย ย ย
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TIP YOUR HAT TO FONTESย ย
After recording her second hat trick in as many seasons in the Long Beach State win on Sept. 7, graduate midfielder Sunshine Fontes was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by Ready. Fontes moved up to No. 3 on UCLA's all-time list for career hat tricks, tied with teammate Reilyn Turner, Danesha Adams (2004-07) and Sarah-Gayle Swanson (2000-03). Fontes' first hat trick came on Aug. 25, 2022 vs. CSUN. She ranks second on the team in scoring this season with four goals and nine points. Fontes now has 20 career goals.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
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TURNING OVER THE RECORD BOOKS
With her goal at CSUN on Sept. 10, Reilyn Turner moved into sole possession of seventh place on UCLA's career goals list with 34. She needs just one more goal to move into a tie for fifth place with Sarah-Gayle Swanson (2000-03) and Staci Duncan (1998-2001). Turner also ranks in UCLA's Top 10 for career game-winning goals with 13 (tied for ninth) and career hat tricks with two (tied for third).ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
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ALLY IS COOKIN'
Forward Ally Cook had a strong start to the season, scoring a goal in each of UCLA's first three games, and had a two-goal game at Colorado in the Pac-12 opener to move into first on the team in scoring with five goals and 11 points. The Coto de Caza, Calif. native has totaled 10 goals as a Bruin since transferring from the University of Oregon in 2022. She scored 17 goals as a Duck, and her total of 27 career goals ranks second on the Bruin team behind only Reilyn Turner's 33 career goals. Cook was selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week after her week one performance and earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and College Soccer News Team of the Week honors after week two.ย ย ย ย ย ย
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IN THE RANKINGS
UCLA remained at No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches poll for the third-straight week. The Bruins are No. 4 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll for the second week in a row.ย ย ย
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SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Washington enters the game with a 5-2-2 overall record and is coming off a 1-0 loss to Cal in the Pac-12 opener. Three Husky players have scored three goals each to lead the team - Jadyn Holdenried, Radisson Banks and Tatum Thomason. Goalkeeper Olivia Juarez holds a 1.06 goals against average with two shutouts.ย
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THE SERIES WITH WASHINGTON
UCLA is 23-4-2 all-time against Washington and has won the last seven matchups in the series, including a 3-0 home win last season. Ally Cook scored the first goal of the game in the 49th minute, and Quincy McMahon added her first goal of the year as the Bruins held the Huskies to just two shots in the shutout. Washington's last victory over UCLA came at home in 2015, 2-1.ย ย
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SCOUTING THE COUGARS
Washington State enters the week with a 7-2 overall record and is coming off a 1-0 loss to Stanford in the Pac-12 opener. The Cougars will host USC on Thursday before facing the Bruins on Sunday. Margie Detrizio leads the team in scoring with nine points and joins Naomi Clark and Bridget Rieken as the team's leading goal scorers with three. Goalkeeper Nadia Cooper, the 2021 Pac-12 Freshman and Goalkeeper of the Year, holds a 1.00 goals against average with two shutouts.ย
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THE SERIES WITH WASHINGTON STATE
UCLA is 20-5-5 all-time against Washington State and is unbeaten in the last four contests, going 3-0-1 during that time. Last year's matchup resulted in a 1-0 UCLA home victory on a Lilly Reale 62nd minute goal. Washington State won two straight against the Bruins in 2018 and 2017. UCLA is seeking its first win in Pullman since 2014.ย ย
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BRUINS TO WATCH
A total of four Bruins have been tabbed for the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Watch Lists - defender Lilly Reale, midfielders Sunshine Fontes and Ally Lemos, and forward Reilyn Turner. All four earned All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-12 honors a year ago. Reale was a second-team All-American and the winner of the Honda Sport Award. The Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and the College Cup's Most Outstanding Defensive Player led the UCLA defense to a 0.55 goals against average, UCLA lowest in eight years, and to a Pac-12-best 14 shutouts. Fontes led UCLA in scoring a year ago with 11 goals and 30 points. She also ranked second on the team in assists with eight, one behind Pac-12 leader Lemos, who was selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI first team. Lemos, the only field player on the Bruins to start in all 25 games in 2022, was an all-tournament selection at the College Cup. Turner, the College Cup's Most Outstanding Offensive Player, tied for the team lead in goals scored with 11 last year and has posted 10 or more goals every season. She led the NCAA in 2022 with seven game-winning goals and ranks No. 9 all-time at UCLA with 13 career game-winners.ย ย ย ย ย ย
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WELCOME BACK
UCLA returns eight starters from the 2022 NCAA Championship game, including leading scorer Sunshine Fontes (30 points), College Cup Most Outstanding Offensive Player Reilyn Turner (25 points) and Defensive Player Lilly Reale (contributed to 13 shutouts), College Cup All-Tournament selections Ally Lemos (11 points) and Lexi Wright (22 points), and first-team All-Pac-12 honoree Quincy McMahon. UCLA's other returning starters are defender Jayden Perry and midfielder Bridgette Marin-Valencia. Sophomore Neeku Purcell returns the most experience in goal. She played in eight games a year ago and posted a 0.51 goals against average with five shared shutouts.ย ย ย ย
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UP NEXT
The Bruins will host Oregon State on Thursday, Oct. 5 and Oregon on Senior Day on Sunday, Oct. 8.
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