For the second consecutive season, the turning point for the UCLA men’s soccer season could hinge on a match against Washington at Drake Stadium. Last Oct. 27, the then-No. 4 Bruins entered with a 2-1-3 conference record, the then-No. 3 Huskies a 4-0-2 mark. UCLA was in dire need of a win after failing to […]
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Oregon defeats UCLA 42-30
PASADENA — Just seven minutes into the second half, the game was all but over. Oregon senior cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu stepped in front of a pass from redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley for an interception. Two plays later, the Ducks were in the endzone with a 34-10 lead. A week after an upset loss to […]
Oregon leads UCLA 21-10 at halftime
PASADENA — What started as a slowly falling rockslide against UCLA in its first-half 21-10 deficit to Oregon snowballed into a near-avalanche by half’s end, save for a late second-quarter touchdown drive by the Bruins. The first rock to fall came midway through the first quarter. Hundley, who never saw the rush coming, was sacked cleanly, […]
Men’s soccer’s high-ranked defense set to face Cal’s prolific offense
The difference between the Cal football offense and the Cal men’s soccer offense seems, on paper, to be about as marginal as the difference between the spelling of football and fútbol. Whereas Cal football’s air-raid offense has produced the second-highest points-per-game total in the FBS this year, the No. 22 Cal men’s soccer team enters […]
Uncharacteristic rivalry meet ends in Trojans edging out Bruins
PASADENA — There were a few oddities about Thursday’s cross country dual meet between UCLA, USC and Cal Poly Pomona. First: It was UCLA’s lone “home” meet of the season, yet the team was a bit out of its element. “We’ve never practiced at (the Rose Bowl golf course) – ever,” said coach Forest Braden, adding […]
Men’s soccer improves defense after goal-setting team meeting
The then-No. 1 UCLA men’s soccer team’s come-from-ahead loss to the unseeded Connecticut Huskies in last December’s NCAA Tournament still has a residual effect on this year’s team. Not an irremediable pain, but rather an indelible reminder to never allow that situation to happen again. The season-ending loss – which included the UCLA defense failing […]
Larry Ndjock provides spark off bench in UCLA’s 1-0 victory over SDSU
Just over a week ago, then-No. 1 UCLA men’s soccer lost to unranked San Diego. Two days later, junior forward Larry Ndjock’s name was left out of the starting lineup for the first time all season, and UCLA defeated Cal State Northridge 3-0. “When you lose a game, there’s things you need to do to […]