UCLA
Colorado
Women's Soccer Travels to Colorado, Utah
October 25, 2016 | Women's Soccer
#9 UCLA (12-3-1, 6-1-1) at #22 Colorado (13-4-0, 7-1-0)
Thursday, Oct. 27 - 2 pm PT
@ Boulder, Colo.
TV: Pac-12 Network (Steve Schlanger, Jordan Angeli)
Live Stats: cubuffs.com
#9 UCLA (12-3-1, 6-1-1) at Utah (10-3-3, 5-1-2)
Sunday, Oct. 30 - 1 pm PT
@ Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: Pac-12 Network (Jason Knapp, Temryss Lane)
Live Stats: utahutes.com
Bruins Travel to Rocky Mountains
UCLA's final out-of-state road trip will take the Bruins to Colorado on Thursday and Utah on Sunday. UCLA will take on Pac-12 co-leader Colorado on Thursday, Oct. 27 in Boulder at 3pm CT/2pm PT before heading to Salt Lake City to face Utah on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2pm CT/1pm PT. The Bruins are just two points out of first place in the Pac-12 with a 6-1-1 league record.
Miranda Returns Home to Colorado
It's homecoming for senior Gabbi Miranda, who will be playing in her home state of Colorado for just the second time in her career. Miranda starred at Mountain Vista HS in Highlands Ranch, Colo., leading the team to two State Championships. She was the 2013 Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year and the Colorado 5A All State and All State Player of the Year.
In the Rankings
After two victories over the weekend, the Bruins moved up three spots to ninth in the NSCAA rankings. UCLA moved up one spot to 12th in the Soccer America poll and eighth in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
Last Time Out
On Senior Day, UCLA seniors played pivotal roles in the Bruins' 2-1 victory over Washington State, with sixth-year senior Courtney Proctor scoring the first goal in the 18th minute and Gabbi Miranda scoring the game-winning goal in the 77th minute. Proctor scored the game's first goal, taking a long pass from goalkeeper Teagan Micah and running downfield and shooting far post. After the Cougars tied the game at the 76:17 mark, the Bruins used just 41 seconds to reclaim the lead on Miranda's goal from outside the top of the box.
Miranda Selected to Team of the Week
Senior midfielder Gabbi Miranda was selected to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week after scoring the game-winner against Washington State and assisting on a goal in the Bruins' 3-2 win over Washington.
Notables
The Bruins are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games and have won three consecutive โฆ UCLA avoided overtime for a fifth-straight game by scoring the game-winner in the 77th minute against WSU โฆ The Bruins are 3-2-1 overall in overtime games this season โฆ UCLA had a six-game winning streak from Sept. 11-Oct. 2 โฆ Goalkeeper Teagan Micah and defender Hailie Mace are the only Bruins to start all 16 games this year โฆ Micah became the first true freshman to start in goal on opening day since Valerie Henderson in 2004 โฆ The Bruins' only losses this year have come to Top 10 teams - No. 6 Florida, No. 8 North Carolina and No. 1 Stanford โฆ UCLA leads the Pac-12 in home attendance with an average of 1,735 fans per game and ranks seventh nationally.
Pac-12 Leaders
UCLA leads the Pac-12 in points (110), assists (40), and assists per game (2.50). Jessie Fleming leads the Pac-12 in points per game (1.69) and goals per game (0.77) and is third in goals (10) and tied for fourth in points (22). Anika Rodriguez is tied for first in the Pac-12 in assists (8) and assists per game (0.50), while MacKenzie Cerda is tied for third in assists (6) and fourth in assists per game (0.43). Darian Jenkins is third in the Pac-12 in game-winning goals with five and tied for ninth in points (17). Teagan Micah is tied for third in shutouts (6) and ranks fourth in saves (63).
One or the Other
In 11 of UCLA's 16 games this season, either Darian Jenkins or Jessie Fleming (or both) have scored at least one goal for the Bruins. Fleming had a four-game scoring streak from Aug. 28 to Sept. 11, and Jenkins had a three-game scoring streak from Sept. 11-18.
Multiple Weapons
Even with Jessie Fleming and Darian Jenkins totaling 17 goals between them, there have been a total of 12 different Bruin players who have scored this season. Also seeing the back of the net have been four-goal scorer Amber Munerlyn, three-goal scorer Gabbi Miranda, two-goal scorers Anika Rodriguez and Courtney Proctor, and single-goal scorers Annie Alvarado, Gabrielle Matulich, Julia Hernandez, Claire Winter, Chloe Castaneda and Sunny Dunphy. Rodriguez and MacKenzie Cerda have been the main providers for the Bruin goals with eight and six assists, respectively.
About the Buffaloes
Colorado has won 11 of its last 12 games, losing only to No. 3 Stanford. The Buffaloes won their last game at California, 3-2 in double overtime on a game-winning goal by Taylor Kornieck with two seconds left to play. Kornieck leads the team and the Pac-12 in scoring with 11 goals and 26 points. Danica Evans is Colorado's other 20-point scorer with 23 points (9g, 5a). Goalkeeper Jalen Tompkins leads the Pac-12 in saves with 76,
The Series with Colorado
UCLA is 7-0-1 all-time against Colorado, with five straight wins in the series, including last year's 2-1 affair in Los Angeles. Amber Munerlyn and Annie Alvarado scored second-half goals for the Bruins in that game, and Siri Ervik made six saves in goal. Colorado's lone victory came in 2010, a 1-0 overtime victory in Boulder.
About the Utes
Utah went 0-1-1 against the Bay Area schools last week, tying Cal 1-1 and losing to Stanford 2-0 for its first Pac-12 loss of the season. The Utes will host USC on Thursday before playing the Bruins. Hailey Skolmoski is tied for the Pac-12 lead in goals with 11. No other Ute has more than two. Utah has shut out nine of 16 opponents this season and ranks third in the Pac-12 in goals allowed (11) and goals against average (0.66).
The Series with Utah
UCLA is 5-1-1 all-time against Utah and unbeaten in the last six matchups. Utah's only win in the series was a 2-1 victory in Salt Lake in 2004. UCLA won last year's contest in Los Angeles, 1-0, on a 67th minute goal by Kodi Lavrusky.
Bruin Strong
Seven Bruins have logged over 1000 of 1504 minutes of playing time in the team's 16 games this season. Goalkeeper Teagan Micah has played in all 1504 minutes, while defenders Hailie Mace (1383), Zoey Goralski (1349), Kaiya McCullough (1265), Annie Alvarado (1218), Anika Rodriguez (1106) and MacKenzie Cerda (1049) have each played over 1000 minutes.
Sixth Year's a Charm
Courtney Proctor's sixth and final year as a Bruin is looking to be one of her best. She has played in 10 games and has started in the Bruins' last five. She scored her first goal of the season against California, tying the game with 53 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime. The goal was her first since the 2013 season. This past weekend, she had an assist against Washington and scored the game's first goal against Washington State. Proctor began her career at UCLA in 2011, redshirted due to a torn ACL in 2012, played 24 games during UCLA's NCAA championship year in 2013 then played just six games in 2014 due to injury. She was granted a redshirt exception after the 2015 season and came back for her sixth season this year.
Jenkins Out for Season
Senior forward Darian Jenkins had her season cut short on Oct. 2 at Oregon when she suffered a fibula fracture of her left lower leg in the second half of the Bruins' 3-2 win over the Ducks. Jenkins was having an outstanding senior campaign, scoring a then-Pac-12 best seven goals, 17 points and five game-winning goals. She had started in all 11 games and recorded her first career hat trick in the first half of the Bruins' season opener at San Diego State. Jenkins finishes her UCLA career with 29 goals, 12 assists and 70 points, along with 14 game-winning goals, which rank tied for fifth in UCLA history. She remains a nominee for the Senior CLASS Award, which honors senior student-athletes for their achievements in the community, classroom, character and competition.
Freshman Four in TDS Top 40; Alvarado in Upperclassmen Top 100
Four UCLA Bruins are ranked in the Top 40 of Top Drawer Soccer's midseason Top 100 freshman list, including top-ranked Jessie Fleming. UCLA is the only school with two freshmen in the Top 10, as forward/midfielder Anika Rodriguez joins Fleming in the Top 10 at No. 7. Defender Kaiya McCullough ranks 27th, and goalkeeper Teagan Micah ranks 40th. Fleming leads the team in goals scored (10 ) and points (22) in 13 games, and Rodriguez is tied for the Pac-12 lead in assists with eight. Additionally, Annie Alvarado is ranked in the midseason Top 100 Upperclassman list at No. 63.
Crosstown Showdown Moved to StubHub Center
The highly-anticipated Nov. 4 crosstown showdown between UCLA and USC has been moved from McAlister Field on the USC campus to the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The match will kick off at 7:00 pm and will be televised live on Pac-12 Network. Both teams are currently ranked in the Top 10. The series between the two teams has averaged over 8,000 fans in the last two years, with an NCAA record 10,128 on hand at the Coliseum in 2014 to see the Bruins defeat the Trojans, 2-0, to capture the Pac-12 title outright.
