2022 Women's Soccer Roster

Lauren Brzykcy (photo by Ross Turteltaub)
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
Lauren Brzykcy (photo by Percy Anderson)
Photo by: Percy Anderson
Lauren Brzykcy (photo by Rand Bleimeister)
Photo by: Rand Bleimeister
Lauren Brzykcy 2022
Jersey Number 1

Lauren Brzykcy

  • Position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • High School:
    San Clemente
  • Hometown:
    San Clemente, Calif.

2022
Starting goalkeeper for the NCAA Champion Bruins โ€ฆ Earned first-team All-Pacific Region honors โ€ฆ Second-team All-Pac-12 for the second consecutive year โ€ฆ Selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team โ€ฆ Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the fourth timeย โ€ฆ Started all 25 games and played in 17 full games โ€ฆ Tied the school record for single-season victories with 22 โ€ฆ Allowed just 13 goals in 2,108 minutes of play โ€ฆ Ranked 10th nationally with a 0.56 goals against average โ€ฆ Led the Pac-12 with nine solo shutouts and also had five shared shutouts โ€ฆ Recorded 73 saves on the year, including a career-high-tying nine saves in the 2-1 win at No. 2 Duke on Sept. 1 โ€ฆ Recorded eight saves at USC โ€ฆ Shut out Alabama in the NCAA semifinal and made seven saves โ€ฆ Made six saves in the overtime win against UCF in the NCAA second round and did not allow a goal in the penalty kick shootout, saving the first penalty to set the tone for a 3-0 shootout win โ€ฆ Three-time Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week to tie former teammate Teagan Micahโ€™s conference record for most career Goalkeeper of the Week awards โ€ฆ Twice named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week โ€ฆ Selected to the Hermann Trophy Watch List โ€ฆ Moved into UCLAโ€™s Top 5 for goals against average (0.65), career saves (234), career shutouts (29) and wins (59).

2021
Earned second-team All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-12 honors โ€ฆ Selected United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region for the second-straight year โ€ฆ Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive year โ€ฆ Started all 20 games and played in 18 full games โ€ฆ Only allowed 11 goals in 1805 minutes of play โ€ฆ Led the Pac-12 and ranked in the Top 10 nationally with a 0.55 goals against average โ€ฆ Tied for the Pac-12 lead with nine solo shutouts and also had one shared shutout โ€ฆ Recorded 67 saves, including a career-high-tying nine saves in the 1-0 win against Santa Clara on Sept. 9 โ€ฆ Recorded eight saves in the win at Washington โ€ฆ Totaled five games with six or more saves โ€ฆ Did not allow a goal in her first nine games played and had an 849-minute shutout streak from May 5-Sept. 30 โ€ฆ Three-time Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week โ€ฆ Selected to the Hermann Trophy Watch List โ€ฆ Moved into sixth on UCLAโ€™s career lists for saves (161), shutouts (20) and wins (37).

2020
Third-team United Soccer Coaches All-American and first-team All-Region โ€ฆ Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year โ€ฆ First-team all-conference selection โ€ฆ First-team Scholar All-American and Scholar All-Region โ€ฆ Selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first team โ€ฆ Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight year โ€ฆ Played in every minute of every game โ€ฆ One of four Bruins to start in all 17 games โ€ฆ Led the Pac-12 in wins with 13 and ranked second in shutouts (seven), goals against average (0.73), saves (69) and save percentage (.841) โ€ฆ Had six games in which she totaled five or more saves, including a nine-save effort against USC on Mar. 18 and an eight-save game on Apr. 16, also against the Trojans โ€ฆ Her 69 saves rank eighth on UCLAโ€™s single-season chart, and her 95 career saves rank ninth on the career charts โ€ฆ Ranks ninth on UCLAโ€™s career list with 21 wins โ€ฆ Earned Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week honors the first two weeks of the season.

2019
Played in six games and started four, earning two solo shutouts against Colorado and Washington โ€ฆ Played the second half in a 4-0 shutout win at Hawaii โ€ฆ Made a season-high four saves at Arizona โ€ฆ Posted a 1.01 goals against average with 13 saves and a 3-1-0 record โ€ฆ Selected to the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2018
Selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team โ€ฆ Started in eight games and posted two solo and two shared shutouts โ€ฆ Recorded a goals against average of 0.77 and made 13 saves โ€ฆ Made her collegiate debut Sept. 7, starting against Pepperdine and earning a shared shutout โ€ฆ Recorded her first solo shutout Sept. 13 in a 3-0 win at LMU โ€ฆ Made a season-high seven saves while facing 24 shots at Stanford.

2017
Redshirted the season.

U.S. National Team
Played with the U.S. Under-17 National team.

High School/Club
Earned NSCAA High School All-American and All-Region honors in 2016 and 2017 โ€ฆ TeamSnap All-Region selection in 2017 โ€ฆ Finalist for the Gatorade Player of the year in 2016 โ€ฆ Earned all-state honors in 2016โ€ฆ Named to Best Xl At the 2015 ECNL National Championships โ€ฆ Played in ECLN National Championships three times, winning one championship.

Personal
Full name is Lauren Ann Brzykcy โ€ฆ Born in Laguna Beach, Calif. โ€ฆ Parents are Bill and Andrea Brzykcy โ€ฆ Has one brother, Christopherโ€ฆ Her grandfather led the University of Wisconsin to its first Big Ten Golf Championship in 1957โ€ฆ Chose UCLA because it has great history, a beautiful campus, a successful soccer program, is close to home, and offers sign language through their linguistics program โ€ฆ Her greatest athletic thrill was winning a national championshipโ€ฆ Admires Manuel Neuer โ€ฆ Hobbies include sign language, surfing and playing the ukulele โ€ฆ Earned her undergraduate degree in sociology and her Masters in transformative coaching and leadership from the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies.

UCLA Football Postgame - Players, at UNLV (Sept. 6, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
UCLA Football Postgame - Coach Foster, at UNLV (Sept. 6, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Jordan Chiles - 2025 Big Ten Championships Floor (10.0)
Friday, September 05
Bruin Insider Show - DeShaun Foster (Sept. 4, 2025)
Thursday, September 04