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UCLA WOMEN’S SOCCER 2011 Contact: Danny Harrington / Phone: (310) 206-8075 / Fax: (310) 825-8664 / E-Mail: [email protected] For Immediate Release: September 21, 2011 UCLA Ranked No. 2 Nationally 2011 ROSTER :: Friday, Sept. 23 For the second week in a row UCLA is ranked No. Overall Record: 7-0-1 / Pac-12 Record: 0-0 vs. Washington 2, behind Stanford, in the Soccer America National Home: 3-0 / Away: 3-0-1 / Neutral: 1-0 Drake Stadium Rankings released on Monday. The Bruins, how- 7:00 PM ever, did move up a spot in this week’s NSCAA AUGUST THIS WEEK Coaches’ Poll, going from No. 4 to No. 3. UCLA trails top-ranked Stanford and No. 2 Oklahoma 19 at CS Northridge W, 2-0 Bruins Open Up Pac-12 Play This State in that poll. 26 at Tennessee% W, 2-1 Friday 28 vs. #8 Florida% W, 2-0 After rounding out the non-conference portion of Leroux Moving Up Career Charts its season last weekend, the second-ranked UCLA With her next point, SEPTEMBER forward Sydney Le- UCLA Career Points women’s soccer team (7-0-1) opens up Pac-12 2 at #24 Pepperdine T, 1-1 (2OT) Conference play this Friday, hosting Washington roux will move into 1. Lauren Cheney 173 (3-3-2) at Drake Stadium beginning at 7:00 p.m. It sole possession of 2. Traci Arkenberg 169 4 Rutgers W, 1-0 3. Danesha Adams 140 fourth place on the 9 SMU W, 1-0 marks the only match of the week for the Bruins. 4. Sydney Leroux 104 all-time UCLA career It will also be a double-header with the UCLA Iris Mora 104 11 Fresno State W, 4-1 men’s team, which takes on Seattle at 5:00 p.m. scoring list. Her 104 17 at LMU W, 3-1 One ticket is good for both matches. They are $7 career points currently tie her with Iris Mora, who for adults and $5 for youth/senior. had the same total from 2002-05. 23 Washington* 7:00 p.m. 30 Oregon* 5:00 p.m. Following Online Comeback Kids Those unable to make it to Drake Stadium on Fri- UCLA has trailed in three matches this season, OCTOBER day can follow the action live at www.uclabruins. owning a 2-0-1 record. The Bruins were down 2 Oregon State* Noon com. There will be a free live audio stream of the late against Tennessee before coming back for an match, as well as free live stats. eventual 2-1 win. UCLA also trailed LMU this past 7 at Cal* 4:00 p.m. weekend before reeling off three unanswered 9 at Stanford* 1:00 p.m. goals to win 3-1. The only match that UCLA trailed The UCLA-Washington Series 14 at Washington St.* 3:00 p.m. UCLA takes a 13-3-1 all-time record against Wash- and didn’t come back to win was a 1-1 tie against 21 Arizona* 7:00 p.m. ington into this Friday’s showdown. The Huskies, Pepperdine. however, snapped a nine-match losing streak to 23 ASU* 1:00 p.m. the Bruins last season when they posted a 1-0 vic- Did You Know? 28 at Colorado* 1:00 p.m. Just fi ve players have started all eight matches tory in Seattle. UCLA is 7-2-1 against Washington 30 at Utah* 11:00 a.m. at home. this season. They are: Sydney Leroux, Lucretia Lee, Zakiya Bywaters, Sam Mewis and Abby Freshmen Spark Comeback Win Dahlkemper. NOVEMBER over LMU 4 USC* 7:00 p.m. With UCLA trailing 1-0 in the second half against UCLA in the Pac-12 Statistics 11&13 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA As a team, UCLA is tied for fi rst in the Pac-12 (w/ LMU last Saturday, two Bruin freshmen took 19-21 NCAA Round of 16 TBA control and helped the team to an eventual 3-1 Stanford) in goals allowed, surrendering just four 26-29 NCAA Quarterfi nals TBA victory at LMU’s Sullivan Field. Sam Mewis headed in eight matches this year. The Bruins also rank in a Chelsea Cline corner kick at the 66:50 mark second in goals against average (0.49), second in to tie the game at 1-1. It would spark an off ensive shots (160), third in assists (16), and fourth in both DECEMBER explosion for the Bruins, who would score two points (48) and goals (16). Individually, Sydney 2 & 4 NCAA College Cup Kennesaw, GA more goals before the game ended. Freshman Leroux leads the conference in game-winning Kylie McCarthy punched in her fi rst goal of the goals (4), while Katelyn Rowland is tied for fi rst in * Pac-12 Conference match year in the 76th minute, followed by another shutouts (3), and ranks second in goals against average (0.48). % First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic strike by Mewis, her third of the year, just over All home matches playd at Drake Stadium three minutes later. UCLA outshot LMU, 21-8 on the afternoon. Leroux up for Prestigious Honor Sydney Leroux has been named one of 30 candi- QUICK FACTS Bruins Round Out Non-Conference dates in the country who are in the running for ^ the 2011 Lowe’s Senior Class Award. To be eligible Action Undefeated Head Coach B.J. Snow for the award, a student-athlete must be a senior For just the second time in school history UCLA Alma Mater Indiana ‘00 managed to fi nish the non-conference portion and have notable achievements in four areas of Career Record (Yrs.) 7-0-1 (1st Season) of its season undefeated, as the Bruins take a 7- excellence – community, classroom, character and Record at UCLA (Yrs.) Same 0-1 record into this Friday’s Pac-12 opener with competition. Online voting begins soon. Asst. Coaches Lou Lieberman, Manny Martins Volunteer Assistant Coach Jordi King Washington. The only other time that UCLA ac- Director of Soccer Operations Kerry Bradley complished the feat was in 2008 when the Bruins 2010 Overall Record 13-8-2 were undefeated until falling to North Carolina in 2010 NCAA Finish T-9th the NCAA College Cup. Bruins Recruit Far and Wide :: UCLA’s 2011 roster features players from 11 dif- QUICK HITS NATIONAL RANKINGS ^ ferent states and three countries? In fact, in the Sydney Leroux has been named to Soccer NSCAA Coaches’ Poll Soccer America team’s match against Fresno State on Sept. 11, America’s Preseason All-America Team. only Katelyn Rowland and Abby Dahlkemper were 1. Stanford 1. Stanford from the same state (CA). Following a vote of league coaches, UCLA has 2. Oklahoma State 2. UCLA been picked to fi nish second behind Stanford 3. UCLA 3. Oklahoma State UCLA lineup vs. Fresno State in the 2011 Pac-12 standings. 4. Duke 4. Duke 5. North Carolina 5. North Carolina GK Kately Rowland CA Sophomore Chelsea Stewart, who played 6. Florida 6. Boston College D Abby Dahlkemper CA her freshman season at Vanderbilt, was named 7. Wake Forest 7. Wake Forest D Caprice Dydasco HI one of 10 Transfers of Influence by Soccer 8. Pepperdine 8. Memphis D Lucretia Lee WA America. 9. Memphis 9. Maryland D Megan Oyster IL Samantha Mewis was named one of 10 Fresh- 10. Florida State 10. Florida State MF Jenna Richmond VA men of Infl uence by Soccer America. 11. Maryland 11. Florida MF Samantha Mewis MA 12. Tennessee 12. Wisc.-Milwaukee MF Chelsea Cline IA Jenna Richmond and Chelsea Braun both suf- 13. Boston College 13. UCF F Sydney Leroux Vancouver, BC fered season-ending knee injuries last season 14. Marquette 14. Virginia F Rosie White Auckland, NZ and have made successful returns this year. 15. Wisc.-Milwaukee 15. Marquette F Zakiya Bywaters NV Sydney Leroux earned Pac-12 Player of the 16. Virginia 16. Pepperdine Week honors for Aug. 22-29. 17. California 17. Tennessee Leroux Named to MAC Hermann Tro- 18. Dayton 18. California phy Watch List 19. Central Florida 19. Wisconsin Sydney Leroux has been tabbed as one of the Head Coach B.J. Snow 20. Notre Dame 20. Dayton early candidates for player of the year honors, B.J. Snow is in his fi rst season as head coach of 21. Santa Clara 21. Penn State as she was one of 42 players named to the 2011 the UCLA women’s soccer program. Snow, who 22. Illinois 22. Auburn Watch List for the Missouri Athletic Club’s Her- served as an assistant for fi ve seasons under long- 23. UC Irvine 23. West Virginia mann Trophy, the highest individual award in time head coach Jillian Ellis, assumed the position 24. Oregon State 24. Notre Dame collegiate soccer. UCLA has never had a player of head coach in January of this year after Ellis left 25. West Virginia t25. Texas A&M win the MAC Hermann Trophy, although Lauren to take a job with U.S. Soccer. A 2000 graduate of t25. Central Michigan Cheney (2007 & 2009) and Christina DiMartino Indiana, Snow was a four-year starting defender (2008) were both fi nalists for the award. for the Hoosiers from 1996-99. PAC-12 STANDINGS ^ 2011 ROSTER Team Pac-12 Rec. Overall Rec. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 0 Katelyn Rowland GK 5-11 Fr. Vacaville, CA (Vacaville Christian) Stanford 0-0-0 8-0-1 1 Kylie McCarthy F 5-9 Fr. Rancho Santa Fe, CA (Torrey Pines) UCLA 0-0-0 7-0-1 2 Sydney Leroux F 5-7 Sr.