The NCAA Tournament draw party Monday afternoon was a big celebration for the men’s soccer team, who received the No. 8 overall seed, getting a first-round bye and the home-field advantage in the second and third rounds. UCLA (10-5-4) will host either Harvard (13-4) or Binghamton (9-6-5) in the second round on Nov. 15. If […]
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Men’s soccer awaits tournament draw
It was a weekend of disappointment and hope for the men’s soccer team. On Friday, UCLA had a chance to finish second in the Pac-10 by beating visiting No. 22 San Diego State, but instead the Bruins played to a 1-1 tie, finishing the conference season in a disappointing fourth place. Sunday, the Bruins (10-5-4, […]
Inspiring number of Bruins go north to Cal
The Bruins certainly have their work cut out for them as they head to Cal to face off against the conference leaders. They’ll see the conference leader in rushing in Marshawn Lynch. They’ll see the conference leader in interceptions in Daymeion Hughes. And they’ll see the conference leader in passing efficiency in Nate Longshore. It’s […]
Weekend to determine NCAA seed
The Bruins have a lot on the line this weekend when they host No. 22 San Diego State and unranked San Diego to close out the regular season. Not only are the final Pac-10 standings, and the Bruins’ seed in the NCAA Tournament, up in the air, but so is the team’s morale. “(Today’s) game […]
Bruins’ future looking grim
The Bruin locker room was a ghost town after UCLA’s 37-15 loss to Washington State on Saturday. Oh, there were people there, but it didn’t make much of a difference. It’s normally a crowded, bustling place where you’re bumping into people to move around, but on Saturday it was as empty as people’s chosen professions […]
Men’s soccer misses goal of Pac-10 title
The Bruins’ hopes for the Pac-10 title slipped away Sunday when they fell to visiting Cal 4-1, after having tied Stanford 1-1 on Friday night. The entire weekend ended up being a repeat of the No. 18 Bruins’ (9-5-3, 4-3-2 Pac-10) trip up to the Bay Area, where they tied Stanford and lost to No. […]
Bolstered by his brother’s memory
It was raining in Vegas. It never rains in Vegas. Mike Zaher, now a junior on the men’s soccer team, was miles away from his desert hometown, playing for the 2002 U.S. Regional Team in Cocoa Beach, Fla. when he got an early-morning phone call from his dad. His older brother Joe had been in […]