This past weekend, the UCLA men’s soccer offense had a different look to it. First, there was the new starting forward combination of athletic freshmen Seyi Adekoya and Abu Danladi, which the team couldn’t utilize for the first month of the season because of injuries Danladi sustained. In its debut on Thursday, the new lineup […]
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UCLA cross country finishes strong at Wisconsin adidas Invitational
Friday’s Wisconsin adidas Invitational was likely one of the most competitive meets that UCLA cross country competed in during this regular season. Entering the meet, coach Forest Braden said that it was one of the biggest regular season meets in recent UCLA cross country history. There were 19 ranked men’s programs there and 22 ranked […]
Freshman Abu Danladi flashes star potential in win over Oregon State
What looked like the breakthrough performance for UCLA men’s soccer’s most prized recruit was cut short before the spotlight got warm on Sunday night. Abu Danladi – the Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2013 – was limited in the first 12 games of the season, battling incessant lower-body injuries that kept […]
UCLA defeats Cal 36-34, snaps losing streaks
BERKELEY — After back-to-back losses to Utah and Oregon and seven consecutive losses to Cal in Berkeley, UCLA finally broke the streaks. UCLA got ahead early, then held off a second-half push by Cal to win 36-34. The Bruins jumped out to an early 7-0 lead until fumbles by redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley and redshirt […]
UCLA leads Cal 24-14 at halftime
BERKELEY — Through two quarters of play, the only ones stopping the UCLA offense are the Bruins themselves, as Cal has converted twice off of two UCLA first-half turnovers, with UCLA leading 24-14 at the break. The two high-flying offenses were grounded to begin the game however, as both squads were forced to punt on […]
Cross country looks to assert self at Wisconsin meet ahead of playoffs
If there’s any indication of how big this weekend’s Wisconsin Adidas Invitational is, it’s this: UCLA coach Forest Braden was already thinking about it even as the Bruins faced crosstown rival USC Trojans last week. “(We’re) looking forward to Wisconsin in a week – and that’s going to be a big test for us,” Braden […]
Explosive UCLA offense silences No.1 Washington Huskies
On Thursday night, UCLA men’s soccer finally caught a glimpse of its full potential, and saw the opposing team – the No. 1 Washington Huskies – crumble in the Bruins’ wake. With a starting lineup featuring their three highly-touted freshman forwards – Seyi Adekoya, Christian Chavez and Abu Danladi – together for the first time […]