Author Archives: Elizabeth Newman

Ranked No. 1 in the country and on a quest to win its second consecutive national championship, the UCLA men’s soccer team clearly has a powerful offense. Just ask the 20 teams who have fallen to the Bruins this season. But sophomore Evan Corey? The UCLA reserve forward was most likely not a player the […]

The season might be reaching an end, but it all starts now. Tonight, the Bruins (18-1-1) will play their first game of the NCAA tournament against Tulsa (13-5-2) at Drake Stadium. As the No. 1-seeded team in the bracket, UCLA received a first-round bye last weekend. Tulsa defeated Oakland, 3-2, in double-overtime to advance to […]

They knew it before the official seeding was announced. As the ESPNews anchor cut to the commercial break before announcing the official seeding for the 2003 Men’s Soccer NCAA Tournament, a voiceover asked the rhetorical question: “Who’s No. 1? We’ll give you a hint.” Simultaneously, clips of UCLA players netting goals left no doubt in […]

For the second year in a row, it has brought the Pac-10 conference championship back to Westwood. Now, it’s going for the record books. If the No. 1 UCLA men’s soccer team (17-1, 9-0 Pac-10) defeats the University of San Diego (12-4-2, 4-1 WCC) on the road tonight, the Bruins will tie the 1970 UCLA […]

2004 basketball recruits sign, attend first game of season Even though he’s been set on the blue and gold since last April, UCLA recruit Arron Afflalo was all smiles last night at Pauley Pavilion, just hours after announcing his official signing with the UCLA men’s basketball team for next season. Sitting for the first half […]

Amid the many posters hanging in the Morgan Center Press Room, one Sports Illustrated cover is so visually striking it is impossible to miss. The headline reads, “Return to Glory,” superimposed over a photograph of Ed O’Bannon cutting down the net after winning UCLA’s 11th NCAA title. Tonight, when O’Bannon returns to Pauley Pavilion as […]

It is safe to say that this weekend’s games are the most important of the season for the No. 1 UCLA men’s soccer team. With only three conference games left in the Bruins’ regular season, a win over Washington tonight and Oregon State on Sunday would clinch the Pac-10 conference title, which in turn automatically […]