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 […]
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M.soccer: Taylor-made
Along with 8-claps and the fight song, it happens practically every time the UCLA men’s soccer team competes at Drake Stadium. “Goal! Scored by nuuumber nine, Matt Taylor!” The announcer must be tired of calling the senior forward’s name almost every game the Bruins play. Taylor has a penchant for finding a way to the […]
M.soccer: Men’s soccer beats Rutgers to put winning streak at 13
The downpour of steady rain Friday night hardly dampened the men’s soccer team’s 13-game winning streak. The No. 1 Bruins defeated Rutgers 2-0 in conditions UCLA hardly ever has to face. Despite the slippery field and unusual weather conditions ““ which could have been an advantage for the Scarlet Knights (9-5-3, 4-3-3 Big East), who […]
M. soccer: Bruins to square off with Rutgers
While the rest of UCLA’s student body dons costumes tonight, the UCLA men’s soccer team will be wearing the same white jerseys they’ve worn nearly every weekend since mid-August. Tonight, the No. 1 Bruins (14-1, 7-0 Pac-10) will host Rutgers (9-4-3, 3-3-3 Big East) in one of UCLA’s last two non-conference games before the start […]
M. soccer: Captain comeback
After yet another shot, unexplainably, Lawson fell. And he knew something was wrong. “From the moment I injured myself I had the words going through my head. … I knew more or less I wasn’t going to be able to get right back up and play,” he said. “It hurt … and to be honest, […]
M. soccer: Men’s soccer looking to repeat last weekend’s defeats of Cal, Stanford
It wasn’t too long ago that the UCLA men’s soccer team faced off against California and Stanford. In fact, the Bruins posted home victories over the Bay Area schools just last weekend. Now the No. 1 Bruins (12-1, 5-0 Pac-10) are looking to continue riding their wave of success and have the same results this […]
M. soccer: Men’s soccer confirms No. 1 title
UCLA’s pair of games this past weekend only reaffirmed the obvious: the men’s soccer team belongs at their No. 1 spot in the national rankings. Friday night, the Bruins (12-1, 5-0 Pac-10) outscored Cal (5-6-2, 1-2-1) in front of 1,067 spectators at Drake Stadium to win 4-2. On Sunday, they kept their record intact with […]