2023 UCLA Bruins women's soccer team

The 2023 UCLA Bruins Women's Soccer Team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season.

2023 UCLA Bruins women's soccer
ConferencePac-12 Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 1
Record1–0–0 (0–0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gof Boyoko (2nd season)
  • Molly Poletto (2nd season)
  • Gina Brewer (1st season)
Home stadiumWallis Annenberg Stadium
(Capacity: 2,145)
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

Squad

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Roster

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As of August 2023:

Source:[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Kelly McManus
00 GK   USA Faith Nguyen
1 GK   USA Neeku Purcell
2 DF   USA Ayo Oke
3 DF   USA Maya Evans
4 DF   USA Lilly Reale
5 DF   USA Milla Shafie
7 DF   USA Jordyn Gather
8 MF   USA Peyton Marcisz
9 MF   USA Sophia Cook
10 MF   USA Ally Lemos
11 FW   MEX América Frías
12 MF   USA Michaela Rosenbaum
13 MF   USA Emma Egizii
14 FW   USA Val Vargas
15 DF   USA Jayden Perry
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW   USA Taylor Cheatham
17 FW   USA Lexi Wright
18 DF   USA Emily Pringle
19 DF   USA Quincy McMahon
20 DF   NOR My Haugland Sørsdahl
21 MF   USA MacKenzee Vance
22 MF   USA Jen Alvarado
23 FW   USA Janae DeFazio
24 FW   USA Sophie Reale
26 MF   MEX Bridgette Marin-Valencia
27 MF   USA Kirsten Crane
30 MF   USA Megan Edelman
33 FW   USA Ally Cook
36 MF   USA Maya Leoni
50 MF   USA Sunshine Fontes
66 FW   USA Reilyn Turner


Schedule and results

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Source:[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12th
5:00 p.m.
No. 1 at Fresno State W 4-0 
The Bulldog Soccer Stadium (N/A)
Fresno, California
Non-Conference Regular season
August 17
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 1 Georgia W 2-0  1-0-0
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (691)
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
August 20th
10:30 a.m., P12N
No. 1 Portland  Canceled  1-0-0
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
August 24th
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 1 Cal Poly W 2-1  2-0-0
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
August 27th
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 at UC Irvine W 4-0  3-0-0
Anteater Stadium
Irvine, California
August 31st
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at BYU   
South Field
Provo, Utah
September 7th
7:00 p.m., P12N
Long Beach State   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
September 10th
4:00 p.m.
at CSUN   
Matador Soccer Field
Northridge, California
September 15th
7:00 p.m., UCLA Live Stream-2
Pepperdine   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
Conference Regular season
September 22nd
6;00 p.m., P12N
at Colorado   
Prentup Field
Boulder, Colorado
September 28th
7:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington   
Huskey Soccer Stadium
Seattle, Washington
October 1st
12:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington State   
Lower Soccer Field
Pullman, Washington
October 5th
7:00 p.m., P12NLA
Oregon State   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
October 8th
1:00 p.m., Pac-12 Insider
Oregon   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
October 13th
6:00 p.m., P12N
Utah   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
October 19th
7:00 p.m., P12NLA
at Arizona   
Murphey Field at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
October 22nd
1:00 p.m., Pac-12 Insider
at Arizona State   
Sun Devil Soccer Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
October 26th
4:00 p.m., P12N
California   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
October 29th
12:00 p.m., P12N
Stanford   
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
November 3rd
7:00 p.m., P12N
USC
Rivalry
  
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Game summaries

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at Fresno State (Exhibition)

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August 12th Fresno State Bulldogs 0-4 UCLA Bruins Fresno, California
5:00 p.m.
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Stadium: The Bulldog Soccer Stadium

vs Georgia

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August 17th UCLA Bruins 2-0 Georgia Bulldogs Westwood, Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m.
  • Jayden Perry   22' (pen.)
  • Reilyn Turner   65'
  • Ally Cook   69'   77'
Report Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Attendance: 691
Referee: Reymond Moffatte Jr.
Assistant referees: Jared Kennedy
Assistant referees: Eduardo Chavez
Fourth official: Andie Reyes

vs Portland

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August 20th UCLA Bruins pp Portland Piolts Westwood, Los Angeles, California
10:30 a.m. Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium

vs Cal Poly

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August 24th UCLA Bruins 2-1 Cal Poly Mustangs Westwood, Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m.
  • Ally Cook   27'
  • Ayo Oke   47'
  • Val Vargas   81'
  • Sunshine Fontes   88' (pen.)
  • Jayden Perry   89'
Report
  • Bailey Bracha   49'   56'
  • Kate Reedy   52'
Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Referee: Jorge Partida
Assistant referees: Jonathan Kaminski
Assistant referees: Mercey Watfa
Fourth official: Sarah Ramadan

at UC Irvine

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August 27th UC Irvine Anteaters 0-4 UCLA Bruins Irvine, California
6:30 p.m.
  • Ally Cook   17'
  • Reilyn Turner   26'
  • Lexi Wright   52'
  • Val Vargas   85'
Report
  • Kirea Smeenge   54'
  • Alyssa Moore   60'
  • Emilie Castagna   64'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 2,068
Referee: Ravel Georgiev
Assistant referees: Marissa Postlethwaite
Assistant referees: Erik Sabogal
Fourth official: Nathan Max

at BYU

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August 31st BYU Cougars v UCLA Bruins Provo, Utah
7:00 p.m. Stadium: South Field

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[3]111Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[4]111

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 UCLA Bruins women's soccer schedule". uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer. University of California, Los Angeles. July 7, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.