WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER: A FAST FINISH FOR BRUINS.Byline: JILL PAINTER Staff Writer Lauren Cheney scored a goal via a header from another header. Danesha Adams took a rebound, kicked it from about 35 yards and hit the top of the crossbar and went in for a score. Stephanie Kron hit the right post and scored. The 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 women's soccer team scored every which way and had a blast in the process as it pounded UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas 6-1 in a first-round NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. soccer game Friday at UCLA's Drake Stadium Drake Stadium is a stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. It is primarily used for the Drake Relays, and is the home field of the Drake University Bulldogs. It opened in 1925 and currently holds 14,557 people. A large scale renovation of the stadium was completed in 2006. . The Bruins also extended their unbeaten streak at Drake Stadium to 24 matches. A No. 2 seed in their regional, the Bruins play the winner of Friday's late game between LMU LMU Ludwig Maximilians Universität (München) LMU Loyola Marymount University LMU Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) LMU Lincoln Memorial University LMU Location Measurement Unit and Cal State Fullerton at 1p.m. Sunday at Drake. ``Some of the finishing tonight was the best I've seen (this season),'' UCLA coach Jillian Ellis said. ``It was pretty clinical.'' The Bruins scored 7:15 into the game. Cheney's header was the lone goal in the first half, despite plenty of scoring opportunities. UCLA (18-3) had eight corner kicks in the first half and held the Rebels (9-11-3) to no shots on goal in the first 45 minutes. ``We stepped onto the field and got an early goal,'' Adams said. ``We had a couple of other chances we should've buried (in the first half). We were giving them hope.'' UCLA scored early and often in the second half. It took just 4 1/2 minutes for Adams to score on a penalty kick, easily fooling freshman goalkeeper Alicia Lugo. The Bruins scored again about seven minutes later on senior Bristyn Davis' unassisted goal. Even defender Lauren Switzer got in on the act, scoring her first goal of the season to give UCLA a 4-0 lead. Junior Valerie Henderson notched her 53rd victory in goal, setting a school record in the process. ``I don't keep track of that,'' Henderson said. ``I'm just happy for our team.'' jill.painter@dailynews.com (818) 713-3615 |
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