Men’s soccer set for quarterfinals against Louisville

As the UCLA men’s soccer team prepares for a cross-country flight to Kentucky for Saturday’s showdown with Louisville in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, the team is looking at the past to remind itself that it has been in similar situations before.

Last year, the team’s season abruptly ended at the very same juncture where the Bruins presently find themselves.

UCLA men’s soccer advances to NCAA quarterfinals after defeating Dartmouth, 2-1

On a frigid Sunday night at Drake Stadium, the UCLA men’s soccer team found itself on the brink of being taken to penalty kicks, with its third-round NCAA Tournament match against the Dartmouth Big Green knotted at one goal apiece.

Indeed, 109 minutes had passed in the match, and all the Bruins had to show for their 19 shots was a solitary first-half goal by junior midfielder Eder Arreola.