Two-time UC Irvine All-American CoCo Goodson was chosen in the second round, 12th overall, by the Philadelphia Independence in Friday's Women's Professional Soccer League draft.

A total of 11 Big West players were honored on the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I All-West Region Team as presented by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

The Long Beach State women's soccer team's historic run came to an end on Friday evening as it fell to top-seeded and third-ranked Duke, 2-0, in front of 2,192 fans at Koskinen Stadium.

The winningest team (18-5-1) in Long Beach State history takes an eight-match winning streak into Friday's quarterfinal matchup at third-ranked Duke with the opportunity to become the first Big West program to advance to the NCAA Women's Soccer College Cup.

Freshman Ashley Roese made her first career goal one to remember as she scored the game-winner in the 56th minute to put the 21st-ranked Long Beach State women's soccer team in the NCAA Elite Eight with a 1-0 victory over San Diego on a rainy Sunday afternoon at UCLA's Drake Stadium.