UCLA women’s club lacrosse smiles for a team photo after winning its first national championship. (Courtesy of Alan Moskowitz)
Seven times – that’s how often the Bruins appeared on the national stage, ranking amongst the top contenders in the Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates.
Yet – despite two national runner-up finishes – a championship remained just out of reach.
In professional wrestling, hot tags come when one member of a tag team falls behind and needs to bring in their well-rested teammate.
Oftentimes, it spells the end of the game – the strength of a reinforcement pushes the tag team toward victory while bringing the crowd together behind a comeback effort.
Dean West stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and two down in the sixth.
The freshman outfielder smacked a single into right field – scoring two and propelling the Bruins to their eventual victory.
Coach Armen Kirakossian had the chance to lead his squad to the impossible heading into round three of the NCAA Stanford Regional.
With only the top five teams advancing, the Bruins had to move up two spots to reach the NCAA championships – a feat last reached in the 2017-2018 season.
This post was updated May 17 at 12:13 a.m.
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