Don’t dare utter the phrase “rebuilding year” around the pre-season No. 7 UCLA women’s tennis team. Never mind the fact that three of their top six players, including All-American Megan Bradley, are no longer with the team. They have been replaced by a freshman class that can rival any in the country in depth and […]
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Defense emerges as UCLA's best weapon in playoffs
DALLAS, TX- In the first three rounds of the 2002 NCAA tournament UCLA made a statement that its high-powered offense was poised to blow opponents off the field en route to a national title. The Bruins scored three and four goals respectively in their first two games, and then exploded for a seven-goal destruction of […]
UCLA takes national title with another 1-0 shutout of Stanford
DALLAS, TX- It only seems fitting that after a weekend where defense took center stage at Southern Methodist University a defender would score the one and only goal in the NCAA men’s soccer championship final. Arch rivals No. 3 UCLA and No. 9 Stanford beat each other up for 90 minutes in Sunday’s historic all […]
Men's soccer to play for NCAA title after 2-1 win over Maryland
DALLAS “”mdash; Friday’s NCAA College Cup semifinal game was not one for the lighthearted. No. 3 seed UCLA and No. 2 seed Maryland battled it out in a physical contest dominated by defense that ended in a 2-1 victory for UCLA. The Bruins will play Sunday for the NCAA Division I title against Stanford. After […]
For the love of game
Skill is what makes a soccer player good, but in Division I, it’s not enough to make a player stand out. When that skill combines with passion for the game, then a player becomes great. “When I was younger I tried to be at any soccer function there was,” senior midfielder Jimmy Frazelle said. “I […]
Men’s soccer has weekend of mixed results
Time of possession does not win soccer games. No. 2 UCLA (11-2-2, 6-1 Pac-10) found that out the hard way on Friday. Despite the fact that the Bruins completely dictated the pace of the game, Washington counterpunched their way to a 2-1 double overtime victory. UCLA came back and handled Oregon State 2-0 on Sunday. […]
Men’s soccer wants to get even with Washington, Oregon State
The No. 4 UCLA men’s soccer team travels to two Pacific Northwest venues that have not been kind to it in the past. Today the Bruins battle Oregon State (10-3-0) in Corvallis where UCLA has been upended two consecutive times, and Sunday they visit a Washington (4-5-1) team that has sent the Bruins home unsatisfied […]