2023 UCLA Bruins women's soccer team

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2023 UCLA Bruins women's soccer
UCLA Bruins logo.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 1
Record1–0–0 (0–0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gof Boyoko (2nd season)
  • Molly Poletto (2nd season)
  • Gina Brewer (1st season)
Home stadium Wallis Annenberg Stadium
(Capacity: 2,145)
Seasons
  2022
2024  

The 2023 UCLA Bruins Women's Soccer Team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season.

Contents

Squad

Roster

As of August 2023:

Source: [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelly McManus
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Faith Nguyen
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Neeku Purcell
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ayo Oke
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maya Evans
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lilly Reale
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Milla Shafie
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordyn Gather
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peyton Marcisz
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Cook
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ally Lemos
11 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX América Frías
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michaela Rosenbaum
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Egizii
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Val Vargas
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jayden Perry
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Cheatham
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lexi Wright
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Pringle
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Quincy McMahon
20 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR My Haugland Sørsdahl
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA MacKenzee Vance
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jen Alvarado
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Janae DeFazio
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophie Reale
26 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Bridgette Marin-Valencia
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kirsten Crane
30 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Megan Edelman
33 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ally Cook
36 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maya Leoni
50 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sunshine Fontes
66 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reilyn Turner


Schedule and results

Source: [2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12th
5:00 p.m.
No. 1at  Fresno State W 4-0 
The Bulldog Soccer Stadium (N/A)
Fresno, California
Non-Conference Regular season
August 17
7:00 p.m.,  P12N
No. 1 Georgia W 2-0 1-0-0
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (691)
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
August 20th
10:30 a.m.,  P12N
No. 1 Portland  Canceled 1-0-0
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
August 24th
7:00 p.m.,  P12N
No. 1 Cal Poly W 2-1 2-0-0
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
August 27th
6:30 p.m.,  ESPN+
No. 1at  UC Irvine W 4-0 3-0-0
Anteater Stadium
Irvine, California
August 31st
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  BYU   
South Field
Provo, Utah
September 7th
7:00 p.m.,  P12N
Long Beach State   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
September 10th
4:00 p.m.
at  CSUN   
Matador Soccer Field
Northridge, California
September 15th
7:00 p.m., UCLA Live Stream-2
Pepperdine   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
Conference Regular season
September 22nd
6;00 p.m.,  P12N
at  Colorado   
Prentup Field
Boulder, Colorado
September 28th
7:00 p.m.,  P12N
at  Washington   
Huskey Soccer Stadium
Seattle, Washington
October 1st
12:00 p.m.,  P12N
at  Washington State   
Lower Soccer Field
Pullman, Washington
October 5th
7:00 p.m.,  P12NLA
Oregon State   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
October 8th
1:00 p.m., Pac-12 Insider
Oregon   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
October 13th
6:00 p.m.,  P12N
Utah   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
October 19th
7:00 p.m.,  P12NLA
at  Arizona   
Murphey Field at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
October 22nd
1:00 p.m., Pac-12 Insider
at  Arizona State   
Sun Devil Soccer Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
October 26th
4:00 p.m.,  P12N
California   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
October 29th
12:00 p.m.,  P12N
Stanford   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
November 3rd
7:00 p.m.,  P12N
USC
Rivalry
  
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Game summaries

at Fresno State (Exhibition)

August 12th Fresno State Bulldogs 0-4 UCLA Bruins Fresno, California
5:00 p.m.
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Stadium: The Bulldog Soccer Stadium

vs Georgia

August 17th UCLA Bruins 2-0 Georgia Bulldogs Westwood, Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m.
  • Jayden Perry Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.)
  • Reilyn Turner Yellow card.svg 65'
  • Ally Cook Soccerball shade.svg69'Yellow card.svg 77'
Report Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Attendance: 691
Referee: Reymond Moffatte Jr.
Assistant referees: Jared Kennedy
Assistant referees: Eduardo Chavez
Fourth official: Andie Reyes

vs Portland

August 20th UCLA Bruins pp Portland Piolts Westwood, Los Angeles, California
10:30 a.m.Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium

vs Cal Poly

August 24th UCLA Bruins 2-1 Cal Poly Mustangs Westwood, Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m.
  • Ally Cook Soccerball shade.svg27'
  • Ayo Oke Yellow card.svg 47'
  • Val Vargas Yellow card.svg 81'
  • Sunshine Fontes Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.)
  • Jayden Perry Yellow card.svg 89'
Report
  • Bailey Bracha Yellow card.svg 49' Yellow-red card.svg 56'
  • Kate Reedy Soccerball shade.svg52'
Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Referee: Jorge Partida
Assistant referees: Jonathan Kaminski
Assistant referees: Mercey Watfa
Fourth official: Sarah Ramadan

at UC Irvine

August 27th UC Irvine Anteaters 0-4 UCLA Bruins Irvine, California
6:30 p.m.
  • Ally Cook Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Reilyn Turner Soccerball shade.svg26'
  • Lexi Wright Soccerball shade.svg52'
  • Val Vargas Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report
  • Kirea Smeenge Yellow card.svg 54'
  • Alyssa Moore Yellow card.svg 60'
  • Emilie Castagna Yellow card.svg 64'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 2,068
Referee: Ravel Georgiev
Assistant referees: Marissa Postlethwaite
Assistant referees: Erik Sabogal
Fourth official: Nathan Max

at BYU

August 31st BYU Cougars v UCLA Bruins Provo, Utah
7:00 p.m.Stadium: South Field

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [3] 111Not released
TopDrawer Soccer [4] 111

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