Defending Champs Earn No. 1 National Seed

For the second consecutive season, the UCLA women’s soccer team (16-1-1) has earned a No. 1 national seed in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament. The defending national champions and 2023 Pac-12 champions will host Big West champion UC Irvine (8-7-6) in the NCAA first round on Friday, Nov. 10 at 6pm at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. By virtue of their No. 1 seed, the Bruins would be in line to host through the quarterfinals. The winner of the UCLA-UC Irvine match will advance to the second round to face the winner of No. 8 seed Gonzaga (13-3-2) vs. Idaho (12-4-2). In…