It was a tough day for a lot of Bruins on Friday, none more than those associated with #1 UCLA Women’s Soccer. The Bruins, in trying to defend their first National Championship, lost 2-1 against #2 Virginia Cavaliers. UCLA had to play catch-up in a game where Virginia went up 2-0 in the middle of the second half. Though Bruins netted a goal a few minutes after the Cavalier’s game-winning goal, UCLA could not get the equalizer to send it to extra time.
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With that, UCLA loses their first game of the season and is eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.
But we are not here to dwell on that, albeit sad. We are here to give our thanks to a team that has dominated the entire season!
The Bruins claimed their first ever Championship last season in head coach Amanda Cromwell‘s first year in Westwood. With that, the Bruins were the unanimous #1 team in the nation in the preseason and never let go of that ranking. They rode that #1 all the way to the NCAA Tournament where the got the overall #1 seed. Let us not forget, they finished the season…
21-1-2
Impressive, indeed. But even more impressive were the incredible number of feats they accomplished along the way. Here are some of the more incredible achievements per uclabruins.com:
- Goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland sets new NCAA record for all-time shut-outs with 55
- Rowland sets the NCAA record for single-season shut-outs with 19
- Rowland set a school record for consecutive shut outs with 10
- UCLA set a school record with a 44-game unbeaten streak
- Their 44-game unbeaten streak is the sixth best in NCAA history
- UCLA set a school record for shut-out minutes with 969
Fantastic. But that is not all. Several Bruins got individual honors for the year, on the field and in the classroom!
Congrats to Academic All-Americans Ally Courtnall & Sam Mewis! http://t.co/Fn5JWAQ1y8 pic.twitter.com/TJanWB9Y0P
— UCLA Women's Soccer (@UCLAWSoccer) November 25, 2014
Bruins earn @NSCAA Team Academic Award + school-record 11 players on @pac12 All-Academic team: http://t.co/LwGz6e7um9 pic.twitter.com/Mx8IuiNvEd
— UCLA Women's Soccer (@UCLAWSoccer) November 25, 2014
Vote for @UCLAWSoccer's Sarah Killion & @UCLAFootball's Eric Kendricks for @snrclassaward: http://t.co/RwF7LrKxaj pic.twitter.com/kxtLKnr1d7
— UCLA Athletics (@UCLAAthletics) November 18, 2014
Pac-12 POY @sammymewy talks postseason & pays tribute to her grandfather in latest #MewsViews: http://t.co/l7k59SyKC4 pic.twitter.com/Q8wS5CPtl5
— UCLA Women's Soccer (@UCLAWSoccer) November 14, 2014
Noted lockdown defender Abby Dahlkemper of @uclawsoccer is the 2014 #pac12wsoc Defensive POTY. http://t.co/AVXTWf1Cm1 pic.twitter.com/6R7tNTE6nU
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) November 11, 2014
Congrats to #pac12wsoc award-winners @sammymewy, @AbbyDahlkemper, @rowland_katelyn & @CromwellUCLA! #onegoal112 pic.twitter.com/Ujbte8tknF
— UCLA Women's Soccer (@UCLAWSoccer) November 11, 2014
GO BRUINS!!!@UCLAWSoccer
— Go Joe Bruin (@GoJoeBruinUCLA) November 14, 2014
@CromwellUCLA pic.twitter.com/QTRmL1pDVZ
THANK YOU to all of you who cheered us on this year. It was a great season despite tonight's outcome, and your support all year was amazing!
— UCLA Women's Soccer (@UCLAWSoccer) November 29, 2014
Most of all, THANK YOU to our seniors. Katelyn, Kylie, Caprice, Abby, Rosie, Sarah, Megan, Sam & Ally, your legacy will live forever at UCLA
— UCLA Women's Soccer (@UCLAWSoccer) November 29, 2014
Though it is sad to see the season end, it was great to follow the Bruins on their title defense. Until next season…
GO BRUINS!