There are two important events taking place this weekend for the UCLA women's soccer team as it hosts the Oregon schools at Drake Stadium.

First, it will be the final weekend at home for the No. 6 Bruins as they face Oregon tonight. Second, the Bruins will move on to face Oregon State on Sunday afternoon, which is senior day, honoring the Bruins’ lone senior, defender Tracey Winzen.

Of the two opponents, Oregon St. (8-7-2, 1-5 Pac-10) should pose the biggest threat. Last year the Beavers managed to steal one away from the Bruins in Corvallis, giving them their first win against UCLA since 1995.

The Bruins (12-3, 4-1 Pac-10) outshot the Beavers 33-10, but managed only one goal in the 2-1 loss.

“We bombarded them and we had tons of shots and we just didn't finish,” UCLA head coach Jillian Ellis said. “They humbled us, and their goal keeper played an exceptional game last year.

“Oregon St. has typically been the stronger of the two Oregon schools, Oregon St. is a very physical team and very competitive, but at this point we're just focusing on Friday,” Ellis said.

Record-wise, Oregon (2-11-2, 1-4-1) is having a horrible year and has never beaten UCLA in Westwood. In 2000, the last time the Ducks played in Westwood, they were trounced 8-0.

Indeed, it has been a tough season for the Ducks, who have 10 freshmen on the squad and are taking an awful beating in a difficult Pac-10 schedule.

“They've played a lot of top ten teams,” UCLA assistant coach Katherine Mertz said. “They have the fifth-toughest-ranked schedule in the nation. They have a hard schedule with a lot of injuries right now and they are a very young team.”

Coming off of a 2-0 victory against USC to take sole position of second place in the Pac-10, the Bruins might not catch first place Stanford, but they are unperturbed and focused on finishing strong.

“At this stage of the season, every game is important,” junior forward Katherine Bjazevich said. “We've got to win every single game the rest of the way. We've got to show Oregon and Oregon St. that we’re the better team by dominating and outplaying them, and I think that will prepare us for the post season.”