UCLA Bruins women's soccer | |||
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2023 UCLA Bruins women's soccer Team | |||
Founded | 1937 | ||
University | University of California, Los Angeles | ||
Head coach | Margueritte Aozasa (1st season) | ||
Conference | Pac-12 | ||
Location | Los Angeles, California | ||
Stadium | Wallis Annenberg Stadium (Capacity: 2,145) | ||
Nickname | Bruins | ||
Colors | Blue and gold [1] | ||
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NCAA Tournament championships | |||
2013, 2022 | |||
NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
2000, 2004, 2005, 2017 | |||
NCAA Tournament Semifinals | |||
2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022 | |||
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |||
NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |||
NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
The UCLA Bruins women's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of California at Los Angeles. The team is a member of the Pac-12 Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team won its first national championship on December 8, 2013, by defeating Florida State 1–0 in overtime. [2] The Bruins won the program's second national title on December 5, 2022, beating North Carolina 3–2 in double overtime. [3]
As of December 5, 2022 [4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season | Coach | Record | Notes | |
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Pac-12 Conference | ||||
2011 | B. J. Snow | 16–1–4 | 8–1–2 | NCAA T-17th, Pac-12 2nd |
2012 | B. J. Snow | 18–3–2 | 8–2–1 | NCAA T-5th, Pac-12 2nd |
2013 | Amanda Cromwell | 22–1–3 | 9–0–2 | NCAA Champions , Pac-12 1st |
2014 | Amanda Cromwell | 21–0–2 | 10–0–1 | NCAA Quarterfinals , Pac-12 1st |
2015 | Amanda Cromwell | 8-10-1 | 4-6-1 | Missed the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, Pac-12 8th |
2016 | Amanda Cromwell | 15-6-1 | 7-3-1 | NCAA Round of 16 , Pac-12 4th |
2017 | Amanda Cromwell | 19–3–3 | 8–2–1 | NCAA 2nd , Pac-12 T-2nd |
2018 | Amanda Cromwell | 17-3-2 | 9–2 | NCAA T-5th , Pac-12 2nd |
2019 | Amanda Cromwell | 18-5-1 | 8–3 | NCAA T-3rd , Pac-12 2nd |
2020 | Amanda Cromwell | 13-1-3 | 9-1-1 | NCAA Round of 16 , Pac-12 1st |
2021 | Amanda Cromwell | 16–1–3 | 8–0–3 | NCAA, Pac-12 1st |
2022 | Margueritte Aozasa | 17–1 | 9–1 | Best start in program history; new record crowd (2,446) set on October 30, 2022, at Wallis Annenberg Stadium; Rank No. 1; NCAA Champions (2nd title) |
Source: UCLA Athletics
The UCLA Bruins have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 71–22 (including penalty kicks) through twenty-one appearances.
One of their most notable runs, the second-seeded Bruins trounced their first three opponents each by a 5–0 margin, before falling in the Elite Eight to the first-seeded UNC Tar Heels, who lead the nation with 22 NCAA Championship titles in program history. The match was decided in penalty kicks after regular time and overtime ended in a 2–2 draw.[ when? ] [5]
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1995 | First round | Washington | L 1–2 |
1997 | First round Second round Third round | Portland SMU Notre Dame | W 1–0 W 3–2 L 0–8 |
1998 | Second round | BYU | L 0–2 |
1999 | Second round Third round | San Diego Santa Clara | W 2–1 L 0–7 |
2000 | Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship | USC Texas A&M Clemson Portland North Carolina | W 3–0 W 4–0 W 2–1 W 1–0 L 1–2 |
2001 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals | CSU Fullerton Pepperdine Dayton Florida | W 3–0 W 2–1 W 3–1 L 0–1 |
2002 | First round Second round Third round | Loyola Marymount USC Texas A&M | W 4–0 W 1–0 L 0–1 |
2003 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals | San Diego Pepperdine Kansas Penn State North Carolina | W 2–0 W 2–0 W 1–0 W 4–0 L 0–3 |
2004 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship | Pepperdine San Diego Duke Ohio State Princeton Notre Dame | W 1–0 W 3–0 W 2–0 W 1–0 W 2–0 L 1–2 |
2005 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship | Mississippi Valley State Colorado Marquette Virginia Florida State Portland | W 9–0 W 3–0 W 4–0 W 5–0 W 4–0 L 0–4 |
2006 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals | UNLV CSU Fullerton Florida Portland North Carolina | W 6–1 W 3–1 W 3–2 W 2–1 L 0–2 |
2007 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals | CSU Fullerton Oklahoma State Virginia Portland USC | W 3–1 W 4–0 W 2–1 W 3–2 L 1–2 |
2008 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals | Fresno State San Diego USC Duke North Carolina | W 5–0 W 1–0 W 1–0 W 6–1 L 0–1 |
2009 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals | Boise State San Diego State Virginia Portland Stanford | W 7–1 W 5–0 W 3–0 W 2–1 L 1–2 |
2010 | First round Second round Third round | BYU UCF Stanford | W 1–0 W 2–1 L 0–3 |
2011 | First round Second round | New Mexico San Diego | W 1–0 L 1–2 |
2012 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals | Wisconsin Kentucky San Diego State Stanford | W 1–0 W 5–0 W 3–0 L 1–2 |
2013 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship | San Diego State Kentucky Stanford North Carolina Virginia Florida State | W 3–0 W 3–0 W 2–0 W 1–0 W 2–1 W 1–0 |
2014 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals | San Diego Harvard Pepperdine Virginia | W 5–0 W 7–0 W 1–0 L 1–2 |
2016 | First round Second round Third round | Seattle Nebraska West Virginia | W 3–0 W 2–0 L 1–2 |
2017 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship | San Diego State Northwestern Virginia Princeton Duke Stanford | W 3–1 W 1–0 W 2–1 W 3–1 W 1–0 L 2–3 |
2018 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals | San Jose State Minnesota NC State North Carolina | W 5–0 W 5–0 W 5–0 L 2–4 |
2019 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals | Lamar Clemson Wisconsin Florida State Stanford | W 4–1 W 5–0 W 2–0 W 4–0 L 1–4 |
2020 | First round Second round Third round | – Iowa #6 Clemson | – W 2–1 L 1–1 |
2021 | First round | UC Irvine | L 0–1 |
2022 | First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship | Northern Arizona UCF Northwestern Virginia Alabama North Carolina | W 4–1 W 1–1 (3-0PK) W 2–0 W 2–1 W 3–0 W 3–2 |
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