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Defending NCAA Champions Announce 2023 Schedule
June 22, 2023 | Women's Soccer
The UCLA women's soccer team officially kicks off its NCAA title defense on Thursday, Aug. 17 with a home match against Georgia at Wallis Annenberg Stadium.ย
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The Bruins will host 11 games in 2023, including games against 2022 NCAA participants Georgia, Portland (Aug. 20), California (Oct. 26), Stanford (Oct. 29) and USC (Nov. 3). A total of 13 games will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network.ย
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UCLA returns eight starters from the 2002 NCAA Championship game, which the Bruins won in dramatic comeback fashion over North Carolina, 3-2, in overtime. Among the starters returning are leading scorer Sunshine Fontes (30 points), College Cup Most Outstanding Player Reilyn Turner (25 points), Most Outstanding Defensive Player and 2022 Honda Award winner Lilly Reale (contributed to 13 shutouts), College Cup All-Tournament selections Ally Lemos (11 points) and Lexi Wright (22 points). Bruin head coach Margueritte Aozasa made history a year ago by becoming the first rookie head coach and the first woman of color ever to guide her team to a NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.
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2023 UCLA Women's Soccer Schedule
Sat. Aug. 12, 7pmย โ at Fresno State
Thur. Aug. 17, 7pm โ Georgia (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Sun. Aug. 20, 2pm โ Portland (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Thur. Aug. 24, 7pm โ Cal Poly (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Sun. Aug. 27, 6:30pm โ at UC Irvine
Thur. Aug. 31, 7pm โ at BYU
Thur. Sept. 7, 7pm โ Long Beach State (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Sun. Sept. 10, 4pm โ at CSUN
Fri. Sept. 15, 7pmโ Pepperdine
Fri. Sept. 22, 6pm โ at Colorado (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Thur. Sept. 28, 7pm โ at Washington (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Sun. Oct. 1, 12pm โ at Washington State (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Thur. Oct. 5, 7pm โ Oregon State (TV: Pac-12 Los Angeles)
Sun. Oct. 8, 1pm โ Oregon
Fri. Oct. 13, 6pm โUtah (TV: Pac-12 Mountain)
Thur. Oct. 19, 7pm โ at Arizona (TV: Pac-12 Los Angeles)ย
Sun. Oct. 22, 1pm โ at Arizona Stateย
Thur. Oct. 26, 4pm โ California (TV: Pac-12 Los Angeles)*
Sun. Oct. 29, 12pm โ Stanford (TV: Pac-12 Networks)*ย
Fri. Nov. 3, 7pm โ USC (TV: Pac-12 Los Angeles)
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Home games are played at Wallis Annenberg Stadium and are listed in bold.
Game dates/times subject to change. All times listed in Pacific Time.
*Doubleheader with UCLA men's soccer team
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The Bruins will host 11 games in 2023, including games against 2022 NCAA participants Georgia, Portland (Aug. 20), California (Oct. 26), Stanford (Oct. 29) and USC (Nov. 3). A total of 13 games will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network.ย
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UCLA returns eight starters from the 2002 NCAA Championship game, which the Bruins won in dramatic comeback fashion over North Carolina, 3-2, in overtime. Among the starters returning are leading scorer Sunshine Fontes (30 points), College Cup Most Outstanding Player Reilyn Turner (25 points), Most Outstanding Defensive Player and 2022 Honda Award winner Lilly Reale (contributed to 13 shutouts), College Cup All-Tournament selections Ally Lemos (11 points) and Lexi Wright (22 points). Bruin head coach Margueritte Aozasa made history a year ago by becoming the first rookie head coach and the first woman of color ever to guide her team to a NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.
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2023 UCLA Women's Soccer Schedule
Sat. Aug. 12, 7pmย โ at Fresno State
Thur. Aug. 17, 7pm โ Georgia (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Sun. Aug. 20, 2pm โ Portland (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Thur. Aug. 24, 7pm โ Cal Poly (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Sun. Aug. 27, 6:30pm โ at UC Irvine
Thur. Aug. 31, 7pm โ at BYU
Thur. Sept. 7, 7pm โ Long Beach State (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Sun. Sept. 10, 4pm โ at CSUN
Fri. Sept. 15, 7pmโ Pepperdine
Fri. Sept. 22, 6pm โ at Colorado (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Thur. Sept. 28, 7pm โ at Washington (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Sun. Oct. 1, 12pm โ at Washington State (TV: Pac-12 Networks)
Thur. Oct. 5, 7pm โ Oregon State (TV: Pac-12 Los Angeles)
Sun. Oct. 8, 1pm โ Oregon
Fri. Oct. 13, 6pm โUtah (TV: Pac-12 Mountain)
Thur. Oct. 19, 7pm โ at Arizona (TV: Pac-12 Los Angeles)ย
Sun. Oct. 22, 1pm โ at Arizona Stateย
Thur. Oct. 26, 4pm โ California (TV: Pac-12 Los Angeles)*
Sun. Oct. 29, 12pm โ Stanford (TV: Pac-12 Networks)*ย
Fri. Nov. 3, 7pm โ USC (TV: Pac-12 Los Angeles)
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Home games are played at Wallis Annenberg Stadium and are listed in bold.
Game dates/times subject to change. All times listed in Pacific Time.
*Doubleheader with UCLA men's soccer team
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