COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: TALENT FLOWS FROM FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.Byline: Scott French Staff Writer Jillian Ellis has guided UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX to the past two NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association women's soccer final fours. She has a young team this year, with seven freshmen starting or seeing significant playing time, but it might be better than the 2003 semifinalist and 2004 finalist. ``I think on paper it's a good team. ... It's a team with a lot of potential,'' said Ellis, whose team is 5-1 after losing to Penn State and beating Colorado in last weekend's UCLA Women's Cup. ``It's just blending 10 freshmen, and getting the ones expected to play used to the quicker pace.'' Some of the freshmen have had no problems. Kara Lang Kara Elise Lang (b. October 22, 1986 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a renowned Canadian soccer player. Lang is, at 20, already Canada's fourth-leading all-time international women's goalscorer. , who has started for Canada's national team since she was 15, has scored four goals in four games. Christina DiMartino, a U.S. youth national teams veteran, has looked good as a wide midfielder. Erin Hardy, a natural center back, also is starting, forced to outside back by an injury to Bristyn Davis, UCLA's top scorer last season whom Ellis plans to use at right back. Other freshmen seeing time include Oaks Christian of Westlake Village product Caitlin MacKechnie and Malibu High grad Catherine Calvert in midfield. ``(MacKechnie) is very technical, good on the ball, but she wants to take on (defenders) wherever,'' Ellis said. ``We've just got to (show her): `This is where you can dance; this is where you need to play (the ball) quickly.'' Ellis is high on Calvert, a holding midfielder with great speed and ``a hardness to her.'' The overtime loss to Penn State dropped the Bruins from third to sixth in Soccer America's rankings. They'll get another big test Friday night at No. 4 Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. . --In the pool: The Southern California Tournament, among the biggest events on the college water polo schedule, will be played Saturday and Sunday at UC Irvine and Corona del Mar High School Corona del Mar High is located in Newport Beach, California and belongs to the Newport Mesa Unified School District. It is a combination of a middle school (7th & 8th grades) and a high school (9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th grades). of Newport Beach. The top nine teams in the College Water Polo Association national rankings - defending champion UCLA, Cal, USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , Stanford, Pepperdine, Long Beach State, UC San Diego, UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount - and 13 of the top 14 are in the 16-team field. --Also: Pepperdine's men's cross country team, led by race-winner Chad Trammel, won the USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. Invitational on Saturday at Morley Field in San Diego. ... UCLA (Sands Regency/SBC Invitational in Reno, Nev.), Pepperdine (Pepperdine Classic) and LMU LMU Ludwig Maximilians Universität (München) LMU Loyola Marymount University LMU Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) LMU Lincoln Memorial University LMU Location Measurement Unit (LMU Classic) opened their women's volleyball seasons with tournament championships. ... Occidental, ranked eighth in the preseason Division III football poll, opened Saturday with a 40-20 romp over visiting Chapman. Scott French, (818) 713-3617 scott.french(at)dailynews.com |
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