North Carolina’s Nikki Washington and Casey Nogueira and Jessica McDonald of Phoenix College scored to give the USA a 3-0 win over Argentina to all but assure itself of a berth in the semifinals of the women’s soccer competition at the Pan-American Games. The USA was dealt a blow, however, when star Lauren Cheney was ejected with a straight red card in the 68th minute after retaliating for a hard foul by the Argentines.
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UCLA ranks No. 1 in women’s recruiting classes
UCLA has SoccerBuzz’s 2007 top women’s soccer recruiting class in its annual rankings, ahead of Florida State, North Carolina, Boston College and California. Lauren Barnes and Kylie Wright head the Bruins’ 10-player class. The last two years, UCLA’s recruiting class was No. 2 in the country.