Now, this is surprising to me. UCLA, a storied program and one that was competing for a national title carried a player with ZERO experience on their star studded team.
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ucla-admissions-soccer-recruit-20190319-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ucla-admissions-soccer-recruit-20190319-story.html
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Her fellow freshmen were heralded as the second-best recruiting class in the nation. It included the top recruit in the country, a member of the Canadian national team, and five players on the U.S. youth national team. A university press release quoted head coach Amanda Cromwell saying, "When all is said and done, this class may be one of the best."
Isackson did not play competitive soccer before matriculating at UCLA, prosecutors say, and yet for an entire season she was listed as a midfielder on the roster of a team that finished the 2017 season as runner-up to national champion Stanford.