CARY, N.C. — As overtime wound down in the 105th minute of Friday’s NCAA semifinal between UCLA and Providence, neither team looked likely to break through. Then, a Bruin corner deflected off a defender, arcing high in the air, where UCLA freshman defender Chase Gasper waited for it to descend. Standing at the top of the box, […]
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UCLA trails UC Riverside 36 to 28 at halftime
After falling behind at halftime Sunday against San Diego, UCLA men’s basketball found itself in a similar situation Wednesday, trailing UC Riverside 36-28 at halftime. A layup from junior forward/center Tony Parker gave the Bruins a 2-0 lead 35 seconds into the game. They didn’t lead again after that. UCLA got off to a bit of a slow start, […]
Men’s soccer strives to replicate success from previous test against UNC
With finals week approaching at UCLA, the men’s soccer team is set to face one of the nation’s most difficult tests. The Bruin defense has already gotten its toughest assignment out of the way in the third round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday, holding the nation’s No. 1 offense from Cal slightly below its […]
Daily Bruin Sports looks at three remaining teams in NCAA playoffs
No. 2 men’s soccer No. 2 seed UCLA men’s soccer is in the midst of its deepest postseason run since 2011, and is coming off arguably in its best offensive performance of the season in the third round match against No. 15 seed Cal last weekend. Though the Bruins (13-4-4) have been without one of […]
Men’s soccer seniors surpass previous season, lead team to Elite Eight
Entering the 2014 season, a big reason for UCLA men’s soccer being ranked No. 4 in the country was its bevy of returning starters – most notably the 2013 Pac-12 Player of the Year Leo Stolz and all-conference goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. The senior attacking midfielder was the leading scorer on the UCLA team from […]
Men’s soccer puts pause to Golden Bears’ tracks in NCAA tournament
Entering the weekend, Cal men’s soccer was to UCLA men’s soccer essentially what Stanford football was to UCLA football. The Golden Bears had gone 2-0 against the Bruins during the regular season – the only team to defeat UCLA twice – and hadn’t lost at Drake Stadium since 2011. Just like Stanford football, Cal was […]
UCLA loses to Stanford 31-10, falls out of Pac-12 title race
PASADENA—Needing a win over a 6-5 Stanford team playing without its best offensive player to clinch the Pac-12 South title, No. 8 UCLA was widely picked by experts to cruise to a win. Instead, the Bruins were faced with adversity. After tumbling to an 11-point halftime deficit, UCLA continued to slide in the second half, […]