NWSL Opens Play June 27 with 17 Bruins on League Rosters
June 16, 2020 | Women's Soccer
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) will be the first professional league back in action when the league kicks off the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret on June 27.
The 25-game tournament among all nine NWSL clubs will take place at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah. All matches through the semifinals will be played at 10:30 am MT (9:30 am PT) or 8 pm MT (7 pm PT). Both the tournament opener between the reigning league champions North Carolina Courage and Portland Thorns FC and the final will air on CBS and will be streamed on the CBS All Access subscription service. All other games will be live on CBS All Access in the U.S. and Canada and will re-air on CBS Sports Network. Fans outside the U.S. and Canada can stream the full tournament on Twitch. Also playing on opening day are Orlando Pride and Chicago Red Stars.
For the full schedule, click here.
There are 17 Bruins on league rosters, including four each on OL Reign, Sky Blue FC and NC Courage.
2020 UCLA NWSL players
Lauren Barnes (OL Reign)
Abby Dahlkemper (North Carolina Courage)
Caprice Dydasco (Sky Blue FC)
Zoey Goralski (Chicago Red Stars)
Darian Jenkins (OL Reign)
Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride)
Hailie Mace (North Carolina Courage)
Kaiya McCullough (Washington Spirit)
Sam Mewis (North Carolinaย Courage)
Megan Oyster (Houston Dash)
Mal Pugh (Sky Blue FC)
Katelyn Rowland (North Carolina Courage)
Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit)
Taylor Smith (OL Reign)
Rosie White (OL Reign)
Sarah Woldmoe (Sky Blue FC)
McCall Zerboni (Sky Blue FC)
