PASADENA — It seemed as if the air had been punched out of the Bruins, out of the Rose Bowl and out of UCLA’s season.As time expired, junior kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 50-yard field goal went just right, and gone with it was the No. 8 Bruins’ undefeated season.“I thought (it) was a makable kick. We got […]
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UCLA men’s soccer sees new start in Pac-12 play
The UCLA men’s soccer team will be trying to erase some bad memories when it arrives in San Diego to take on San Diego State on Saturday night. Last time the Bruins were there – on Sept. 26 – they were upset by the unranked San Diego Toreros. As a result, UCLA dropped from No. […]
UCLA men’s soccer hopes to open conference play with consistency
The UCLA men’s soccer team has been a bit of an enigma on the field this season. There are the benchmark road wins at No. 21 North Carolina and No. 23 New Mexico, which seem to render UCLA a legitimate contender. Then, there are the head-scratchers, such as the scoreless efforts against No. 78 San […]
UCLA men’s soccer breaks offensive slump in 3-0 win over CSU Northridge
The Bruins were on their heels. Two days after dropping a 1-0 decision to unranked San Diego, No. 1 UCLA was clinging to its 1-0 lead against unranked Cal State Northridge in the 88th minute on Sunday. The Matadors had maintained near-constant possession deep in the final third over the past two minutes, advancing the […]
Freshman defender Chase Gasper emerges as one of nation’s top prospects
One theme has followed Chase Gasper throughout his young soccer career: better late than never. Over the past year, the UCLA freshman defender has emerged as one of the nation’s top players in his age group. On Aug. 29, he became one of 19 players from across the country named to the United States Under-20 […]
UCLA men’s soccer beats UCSB on the road after scoreless ties at home
After being shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since 2009, the UCLA men’s soccer offense finally woke up on Saturday. No. 2 UCLA (4-1-2) didn’t become an offensive powerhouse overnight, but its one goal was enough to seal a 1-0 win on the road against UC Santa Barbara (2-3-1). After the game, […]
UCLA men’s soccer out of sync on offense in consecutive ties
It’s usually not a good sign for the offenses on the field when there are more goals scored by fans in the midfield-shot contest at halftime than there are by players in the actual game. Such was the case for both No. 1 UCLA and its two opponents this weekend. UCLA’s games against Santa Clara […]