WOMEN'S SOCCER: BRUINS PUT DEVILETTES BEHIND 9-BALL UCLA 9, MISS. VALLEY ST. 0.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer Looking at the players' reactions at the end of UCLA's women's soccer team's 9-0 rout of Mississippi Valley State in Friday night's first round of the NCAA Tournament, it might have been difficult to determine which team had won. The fourth-ranked Bruins (18-1-2) were smiling and light-hearted, but most walked away quickly after the game on a chilly night, retreating to the warmer locker room. And Mississippi Valley State (9-8-2) was having a ball. As the first team from the Southwestern Athletic Conference
The to gain a bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Devilettes had reason to smile, no matter the lopsided result. ``Our girls were thrilled to get the opportunity to come here and play against a team like 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 ,'' said Mississippi Valley State coach Dean Joseph, who helped start the program in 2002. ``This is the biggest stage in the sport. ``We learned a lot tonight, and we'll take those things with us as we build our program. It helped us to understand what things we'll need to work on to close the gap between us and a program like UCLA.'' Iris Mora MORA, In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. Story on Bailm. Sec. 123, 259; Jones on Bailm. 70; Poth. Pret a Usage, c. 2, Sec. 2, art. 2, n. and Kara Lang scored two goals apiece, and UCLA's nine goals were one short of the record for an NCAA Tournament game, set last year by Texas A&M against Texas State. North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. has scored nine goals three times. Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: OTHER GAMES: USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , PEPPERDINE WIN OPENERS |
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