UCLA's 2022-23 NCAA Champions
W. Soccer, M. Volleyball Teams to be Honored at White House Monday
June 11, 2023 | Men's Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Bruin Athletics
The NCAA champion UCLA women's soccer and men's volleyball teams will be honored at the White House on Monday, June 12 on College Athlete Day.
National Championship programs from Division I, II and III were invited to attend the celebration hosted by President Joe Biden. The event will be broadcast online at whitehouse.gov/live and on the White House Facebook page beginning at 11:30am ET/8:30am PT.
The men's volleyball team returns to the Washington, D.C. area, where they won their record 20th NCAA championship on May 6. The top-seeded Bruins beat two-time defending champion Hawai'i in four sets at EagleBank Arena on the campus of George Mason University to finish the year with a 31-2 record and a 12-match winning streak. The title was the program's first since 2006 and the ninth overall NCAA championship for UCLA head coach John Speraw, who has won four as a head coach, three as a UCLA assistant coach and two as a Bruin player.
Women's soccer won its second NCAA title on Dec. 5 in Cary, N.C., storming back from a 2-0 deficit with 10 minutes to play to stun North Carolina, 3-2 in double overtime. UCLA scored the tying goal with just 16 seconds left in regulation after Reilyn Turner headed in a perfectly-placed Ally Lemos corner kick to send the game into overtime. Maricarmen Reyes scored the championship-winning goal in the 107th minute to secure the biggest comeback in College Cup history. UCLA head coach Margueritte Aozasa became the first rookie coach in NCAA Division I women's soccer history to win a national championship.
UCLA has won a total of 121 NCAA Championships, ranking second all-time amongst all schools. This is the first time either of these two programs has been invited to the White House.
National Championship programs from Division I, II and III were invited to attend the celebration hosted by President Joe Biden. The event will be broadcast online at whitehouse.gov/live and on the White House Facebook page beginning at 11:30am ET/8:30am PT.
The men's volleyball team returns to the Washington, D.C. area, where they won their record 20th NCAA championship on May 6. The top-seeded Bruins beat two-time defending champion Hawai'i in four sets at EagleBank Arena on the campus of George Mason University to finish the year with a 31-2 record and a 12-match winning streak. The title was the program's first since 2006 and the ninth overall NCAA championship for UCLA head coach John Speraw, who has won four as a head coach, three as a UCLA assistant coach and two as a Bruin player.
Women's soccer won its second NCAA title on Dec. 5 in Cary, N.C., storming back from a 2-0 deficit with 10 minutes to play to stun North Carolina, 3-2 in double overtime. UCLA scored the tying goal with just 16 seconds left in regulation after Reilyn Turner headed in a perfectly-placed Ally Lemos corner kick to send the game into overtime. Maricarmen Reyes scored the championship-winning goal in the 107th minute to secure the biggest comeback in College Cup history. UCLA head coach Margueritte Aozasa became the first rookie coach in NCAA Division I women's soccer history to win a national championship.
UCLA has won a total of 121 NCAA Championships, ranking second all-time amongst all schools. This is the first time either of these two programs has been invited to the White House.
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