On a team filled with fresh faces, the Bruins have a few wrinkles to iron out. Still, UCLA overcame a sloppy start to build a 60-32 halftime lead over Montana State. Senior guard Norman Powell led all scorers with 14 points and four different Bruins scored in double figures as UCLA finished the half on […]
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Men’s soccer practices with the pros during bye week for season finale
A bye week can provide needed time for rest and recuperation in the middle of the season and UCLA men’s soccer received that gift over the past week. But sometimes a bye can provide a little too much of a break – to the point that it breaks a team’s rhythm. By the time the […]
Hindsight is 20/40: A look back at UCLA men’s basketball’s last two national titles
1974-1975 (28-3, 12-2 Pac-8) Before the 1975 NCAA title game, John Wooden told his players in the locker room that regardless of the outcome, that would be the last college game he would ever coach. Wooden held true to his word, retiring after the game. The Bruins held true to the standard that Wooden set […]
Bruins use bye week to recover from tough loss, heal injured players
Last time UCLA men’s soccer took the field for a match, coach Jorge Salcedo called it the most disappointing result of the year. It was a game defined by a lapse in mental focus on UCLA’s part, which led to Cal scoring the game’s only goal in the 47th minute. “It was a very frustrating […]
UCLA defeats Washington 44-30, extends winning streak
SEATTLE — It might’ve taken three months, but UCLA is finally looking like, well, UCLA. Or at least, what many thought the team would look like at the onset of the season. The Bruins defense turned in a solid performance while the offense was as sharp as it had been all season as No. 18 […]
UCLA leads Washington 31-10 at halftime
SEATTLE — It’s a ground and pound affair at Husky Stadium as No. 18 UCLA and host Washington have combined for four rushing touchdowns in the first half, with the Bruins leading 31-10. Redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley got things going with a 4-yard touchdown run to cap a 7-play, 55-yard drive on UCLA’s second […]
‘No. 1’ proves to be a double-edged sword for UCLA men’s soccer
The number one has more or less defined UCLA men’s soccer’s season so far. To start, the No. 1 national ranking has proven to be ominous for the Bruins (10-4-4, 5-2-2 Pac-12). In the five games this year which UCLA has held the No. 1 ranking, the team is 2-3-3. This past week, UCLA was […]