Snag in the plan
The Bruins’ 2-1 loss last weekend in Corvallis to perennial conference doormat Oregon State was the first to the Beavers since a shutout in 1995.
UCLA (13-2-0, 4-1-0 Pac-10) was the overwhelming choice by the conference’s coaches to win the Pac-10. The Bruins garnered eight of the 10 first-place votes in the preseason poll, while Washington and California each got one vote.
But fear not, Bruin faithful. UCLA still controls its own destiny, despite its first conference loss. The Bruins can win the Pac-10 with victories in their final four games.
The conference standings bear close resemblance to those in football, where five teams have one loss. Aside from 5-0-0 and No. 2 Stanford, three other teams have one loss, including Washington, UCLA’s Friday opponent.
Bruins on TV
Friday’s 2:00 p.m. game at Drake Stadium against Washington will be televised by Fox Sports Net West on a tape-delay basis. The game will air Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and next Wednesday at noon.
Friday games are customarily played at night on Spaulding Field, which has lights. The Bruins have not played a Friday home game during the day in the last two seasons. FSNW televised UCLA’s 5-0 drubbing of Stanford last year at Spaulding.
Switch in the back
UCLA head coach Jillian Ellis started freshman goalkeeper Sarah Lombardo Friday night in the 2-0 victory over Oregon. Lombardo faced just two shots in the first half and was not forced to make a save.
Senior CiCi Peterson played the second half and amassed seven saves against a resilient Duck offense that fired 14 shots. Peterson has started 13 of the Bruins’ 15 games and has a 0.62 goals against average in 1152:27 of play. Lombardo has started the last two.
Lombardo allowed one goal in the OSU’s upset win on Sunday. Peterson allowed a goal in relief in the second half.
This ’n’ that
UCLA’s home unbeaten streak stands at 21 games, dating back to Nov. 1998.
Senior forward Mary-Frances Monroe was selected as a candidate for the Missouri Athletic Club’s Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year Award ... Junior midfielder Tracey Winzen may play Friday against Washington, pending doctor’s clearance concerning a thumb she broke three weeks ago ... The Bruins fell to No. 5 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll.
Notes compiled by Jeff Agase, Daily Bruin Staff.