The UCLA Bruins women’s soccer team will be widely represented when the NWSL opens their 2020 season on June 27. In fact, 17 former Bruins will be on a league roster when the schedule opens up at the end of the month, headlined by a couple of groundbreaking players, World Cup winners and Olympic Gold Medalists.
Those 17 players from UCLA on a NWSL roster on opening weekend are:
Lauren Barnes
Abby Dahlkemper
Caprice Dydasco
Zoey Goralski
Darian Jenkins
Sydney Leroux
Hailie Mace
Kaiya McCullough
Sam Mewis
Megan Oyster
Mallory Pugh
Katelyn Rowland
Ashley Sanchez
Taylor Smith
Rosie White
Sarah Woldmoe
McCall Zerboni
Dahlkemper, Mace and Rowland play for the North Carolina Courage who open the season as the defending league champions and play the Portland Thorns FC.