After an impressive third place finish over UC Davis at WWLL Playoffs, the Bruins earned a No. 9 seed to the 2012 WCLA Division 1 tournament May 9-12 in Colorado Springs. The week kicked off with a rematch against a familiar WWLL Central opponent, the No. 8 seeded Chapman Panthers. Chapman came out hard, going on an early 4-0 run in the first half. But the Bruins turned up the heat and went on a 7-0 run of their own to take a 7-4 lead with about 20 minutes remaining in the second half. UCLA never looked back, controlling most of the game's possession to end with a 13-8 victory over the Panthers. Senior Morgan Oberstein led the offensive effort with 6 points, and sophomore Courtney Randall added 4 goals of her own. Junior Margaret Nettleton tallied 3 ground ball controls and 3 caused turnovers in the midfield, while senior Allie Roe added another 5 ground ball controls.

The following day, UCLA was faced with the tough challenge of No. 1 seed Colorado State. In their last meeting just a month earlier, the Rams squeezed out a 13-12 win on their home field in Fort Collins. The Bruins kept the game close throughout the first half, but the Rams put in two goals in the final 3 minutes of the period to go into the break leading 8-5. The highly physical nature of the game proved too much for the Bruins in the end, as they fell 14-8. Freshman Molly Tracy had a stand out game netting a goal and controlling 4 ground balls. Goalie Devon Comito had 13 saves and 2 ground ball controls as she anchored the Bruin defense.

Friday afternoon, the Bruins faced yet another WWLL squad, the Santa Clara Broncos. In their previous meeting, UCLA came out on top with a 15-14 win in overtime. The Broncos had a strong first period, taking an 8-5 lead at halftime. The Bruins had trouble converting on offensive possessions throughout, but outscored the Broncos 4-0 in the final 6 minutes in an effort to take back the game. Even with a successful high pressure defense and multiple offensive threats, the Bruins did not have enough time to complete the comeback, and dropped their second game of the week 12-10. Comito led the defensive effort with 3 interceptions and 6 saves. Eight different Bruins put up points on the attack.

In their final game of the week, the Bruins faced No. 6 seed University of Central Florida on Saturday morning. UCLA dominated possession throughout the first period of play, but only converted on 4 of 17 shots on goal, allowing UCF to stay close with just a one goal lead at the half. The Knights fought back in the second half to tie the game at 8 and force overtime. The Bruins again dominated possession, winning 3 of 4 draws in the overtime period and outscoring the Knight 2-0 for the 10-8 victory. UCLA out-shot UCF 30 to 13 in the match, as well as won 12 of 22 draw controls. Oberstein led the offense with 6 points, followed by senior Allie Simpson with 4 points. Tracy earned her spot on the Division 1 WCLA All-Tournament Team in another stand out game, with 4 caused turnovers, 8 ground ball controls, and 2 draw controls.

UCLA ended with a record of 2-2 over the four day tournament, and a 7th place finish. This is the second consecutive top-ten finish for the Bruins. No. 10 seed UC-Davis went on to win the Division 1 National Championship over defending champion, Colorado State. No. 12 seed Santa Clara took 5th place, while No. 2 seed UC-Santa Barbara finished in 6th putting four WWLL teams in the 2012 tournament's top 8 teams. For full coverage of the event, head to Lacrosse Magazine Online.

For the first time in the history of the UCLA Women's Lacrosse club, four different Bruins were named to the WCLA Division 1 All-America First Team. The Division 1 and 2 All America teams are selected from thousands of players that make up the 200-plus teams in the WCLA. The full list of awards given out at the 2012 US Lacrosse WCLA Banquet is posted at the official US Lacrosse site. Congratulations to the following four-year seniors on their exceptional careers at UCLA and for being recognized for their outstanding play at the national level.

Isabel Angell, Senior (Defense)

Devon Comito, Senior (Goalie)

Morgan Oberstein, Senior (Midfield)

Allie Simpson, Senior (Attack)

UCLA has been seeded ninth in the sixteen team WCLA Division 1 National Tournament, hosted by US Lacrosse. The event will take place May 9-12 in Colorado Springs. The Bruins will face eighth seed, Chapman, for the third time this year. In their first meeting, the Bruins came out on top with a 13-9 victory. In their most recent match up at WWLL playoffs, Chapman won out 18-9. Their third meeting will commence May 9 at 1PM at the El Pomar Sports Complex in Colorado.

An impressive total of five WWLL Division 1 teams and one WWLL Division 2 team have been invited to the WCLA National Tournament, once again showing the strength of the conference. 

WCLA Division 1 First Round Games (Wednesday, May 9)

No. 1 Colorado State vs. No. 16 Oregon
No. 2 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 15 Minnesota
No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 14 Virginia Club
No. 4 Florida Club vs. No. 13 Penn State Club
No. 5 Colorado vs. No. 12 Santa Clara
No. 6 Central Florida vs. No. 11 Brigham Young
No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 UC Davis Club
No. 8 Chapman vs. No. 9 UCLA

For the complete tournament schedule, directions to fields, and lodging information, please visit the USL WCLA Official Site. Interested in helping the Bruins get to Colorado Springs? Please visit our Donate page. Online donations of any size are simple to do and make a huge difference. Thanks for your support!

UCLA competed against some of the best clubs in the country over the weekend at the WWLL Championship Tournament in Santa Barbara. UCLA 'A' earned a #2 seed after finishing 7-1 in league.

The Bruins opened with a dominant 17-5 win over 7th seeded Chico State, followed by a tough 18-9 loss to Chapman in the Division 1 Semi-Final. They played UC Davis on Sunday for the third place title, and came out on top with the 9-8 victory. 

The UCLA 'B' squad also finished third in the WWLL's B Division, finishing the weekend with a 9-6 win over UC Davis 'B'.

Congratulations to the following Bruins, who were recipients of WWLL awards at the league award ceremony on Saturday evening:

WWLL Division 1, First Team All-League

Devon Comito, Goalie

Morgan Oberstein, Midfield

Allie Simpson, Attack

WWLL Division 1, Second Team All-League

Isabel Angell, Defense

Allie Roe, Midfield

WWLL B Division, All-League

Teryn Bence, Midfield

Joanna Chen, Attack

Eden Maloney, Goalie

WWLL Division 1 Coach of the Year - Shanta Loecker

WWLL B Division Co-Coaches of the Year - Samantha Slama & Mara Ludmer

The USC Trojans came out of the gates on fire to take an early 5-4 lead over the No. 7 Bruins on Saturday in their final match of the regular season. After a shaky start, UCLA scored the last 3 goals of the half to take a 7-5 lead going into the break. The Bruins took control in the second period of play, causing 11 Trojan turnovers and outscoring their cross-town rivals 13-4. 

In the 20-9 victory, UCLA out-shot USC 41-14, won 17 of 31 draw controls, and had eight different players with offensive points. It truly was a day to celebrate the team's eight four-year seniors in their final home game at UCLA. Morgan Oberstein and Allie Simpson led the scoring front with 7 points each. Isabel Angell picked up 6 ground ball controls and 2 caused turnovers, while Allie Roe tallied 2 goals, 3 caused turnovers, and 3 draw controls. Devon Comito and Michelle Rice were consistently strong for the Bruin defense, while Antoinette Brou and Amanda Martin added 4 points on the offensive end.

Following a mid-season hiatus for winter quarter finals and spring break, the Bruins traveled to Fort Collins, Colorado where they faced No. 3 Colorado State in a highly anticipated rematch of last year's WCLA Division 1 title game.

After the Bruins netted the first goal of the game, UCLA and CSU fought a back-and-forth battle throughout the first half, eventually ending the period tied at 6. The Bruins came out of the break strong, scoring two unanswered goals in the first 2 minutes to take an 8-6 lead, but the Rams weren't going anywhere. With 12 minutes left in the game, the Rams went on a 3 goal run to take a 13-10 lead over UCLA. The Bruins steadily fought back to bring the game within 1 goal with 1:50 on the clock. After breaking the Colorado State stall with just 31 seconds left in the match, the Bruins got the ball to their offensive end, but weren't able to capitalize on their scoring opportunities as the clock wound down. The No. 3 Rams held on for the 13-12 victory.

Sophomore Courtney Randall led the attack with 4 goals, while six other Bruins also contributed points including 3 each from seniors Morgan Oberstein and Allie Simpson. Senior Allie Roe tallied 6 ground ball controls to lead the midfield, and goalie Devon Comito continued to anchor the defense with 15 saves.

The next day, the team headed to Boulder for another big RMWLL match-up against No. 6 Colorado. The Bruins struggled with depth from the start, with 3 players unable to suit up for the game due to altitude sickness and injury. Even so, UCLA battled through the fast-paced first half, taking a 9-7 lead in the first 28 minutes. A series of unfortunate defensive breakdowns allowed the Buffs to net 3 late first-half goals, giving Colorado a 10-9 lead at the break. The Bruins never quite recovered from that breakdown, and the lack of depth did them no favors, as they fell to a 16-10 deficit in the first 15 minutes of the second half. The Bruins amped up the defensive pressure to hold the Buffs to just one goal in the final 15 minutes, but weren't able to catch up on the offensive end.

UCLA's possession was plagued all game by a total of 24 turnovers, leading to a final of 17-11 in Colorado's favor. Oberstein and Randall fought hard throughout, combining for 11 points and 7 ground ball controls. Meanwhile, Roe led the midfield with 2 caused turnovers and 4 draw controls. 

The Bruins remain 6-1 in the WWLL, and move to 8-4 in WCLA competition. The Bruins take on the USC Trojans on Saturday for their final regular season game. This marks the last home game for the team's nine seniors, and will take place at noon on the UCLA IM Field.

The No. 5 Bruins traveled north for a WWLL Central contest versus No. 6 UCSB and came out flat against a speedy Gaucho attack.  The Gauchos ran out to a 6-2 lead before the Bruin defense settled in and stepped up their pressure.  Goalie Devon Comito shut down free position attempts on consecutive Gaucho possessions and Seniors Allie Simpson and Morgan Oberstein steadied the offense, facilitating 5 of the 6 first half goals.  

After starting the second half with a 10-6 deficit, the Bruins gave away back-to-back draws with false starts.  The Gauchos extended their lead to 13-6 before the Bruins stormed back with four straight goals, closing the gap to 13-10, but that was as close as they would get. Following an unforced error in the midfield by the Bruins, the Gauchos built on their lead against the extended Bruin defense to end the game with a 17-11 victory.