Backstopped by goalkeeper CiCi Peterson and led by backs Krista Boling, Bethany Bogart, Karissa Hampton, and Kathryn Lee, the UCLA defense has allowed just eight goals all year and just two since Nov. 1.
Parity seems to be coming to women's soccer .
Also, two of the Carolina's three postseason losses have come in the past five years. The Bruins have a deep forward line , which coach Jillian Ellis runs through liberally, always keeping fresh legs on the field, allowing UCLA to put a lot of pressure on an opposing defense. It does have to be mentioned though that there may be no team in the nation with more depth than Carolina, even with the injury earlier this season to Susan Bush, and coach Anson Dorrance may be able to match Ellis' substitution moves and neutralize that speed advantage. All rights reserved worldwide.