LOS ANGELES – The No. 5 University of Iowa women’s soccer team fell to UCLA, 3-0, on Thursday night at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. The Hawkeyes move to 10-3-3 on the season and 6-2-2 in Big Ten Conference play.

UCLA’s Kara Croone would give the Bruins a, 1-0, advantage in the second minute.

Junior Sofia Bush was called for a red card in the fifth minute as the Hawkeyes would be forced to play the rest of the match with 10 players.

Graduate student goalkeeper Taylor Kane marked a new career-high six saves in the first 45 minutes as the Hawkeyes trailed the Bruins, 1-0, at the break.

UCLA’s Emma Egizii would extend the Bruin lead in the 60th minute as the Hawkeyes faced a, 2-0, deficit.

The Bruins would add their third goal in the 73rd minute to push the lead to, 3-0.

Kane would finish with seven saves in the second half. 

MATCH NOTES

• Bush earned a red card in the fifth minute as the Hawkeyes would have to play the rest of the match with 10 players.
  • It marked the first Iowa player to have a red card since Monica Wilhelm against Michigan on Oct. 2, 2022.
• Kane’s 13 saves marked a career high.
  • It marked the most saves by a Hawkeye in a single match since Emily Moran on Oct. 31, 2010 (14).
  • The 13 saves tie the seventh most in a single match in program history.
  • The 13 saves are the most amongst a goalkeeper playing for a power four conference team on the season.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes stay in Los Angeles where they take on USC on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. (CT). The match will be streamed live on B1G+ (subscription required).