Since Hannah White was 7 years old, there was one name at the top of every scouting report. “It put me in kind of a dark space because I couldn’t play soccer anymore, do something that I wanted to do,” Bethune said. Alukonis, a former UCLA assistant, recalled during a staff meeting when a fellow coach tabbed Bethune, who was …
New UCLA coach Margueritte Aozasa celebrates with her team following a season-opening win over Iowa on Aug. 18 in Westwood. “It’s also weird knowing all the players on the other team.” Women’s soccer came to both campuses in 1993 but never before have USC and sixth-ranked UCLA both welcomed new head coaches in the same season, with Aozasa replacing Amanda …