Just like last season, the Bruins came out of the UC Santa Barbara Invitational without a loss. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (5-0 Pac-12) left Santa Barbara with five wins against ranked opponents – No. 18 CSUN, No. 6 Irvine, No. 24 Cal Baptist, No. 9 Michigan and No. 17 UCSB. In the first […]
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Men’s soccer to enter NCAA tournament, gears up for first match against Portland
The Bruins are in the NCAA Tournament thanks to an at-large bid. The 45th tournament appearance for UCLA men’s soccer (10-8, 5-5 Pac-12) will start with a match against Portland (11-3-3, 3-3-1 WCC) on Thursday afternoon. In the 15 seasons coach Jorge Salcedo has been at UCLA, he has taken the Bruins to the tournament […]
Men’s soccer’s senior celebration marred by scoreless performance against SDSU
On a night when the seniors were celebrated, and the Bruins had a chance to pull off a season sweep, they failed to score on any of their chances and pick up a win in the last game of the regular season. UCLA men’s soccer (10-8, 5-5 Pac-12) ended the regular season with a 1-0 […]
Final home games give UCLA men’s soccer opportunity to learn from past games
The home stretch of the schedule starts with a chance at a sweep for the Bruins. UCLA men’s soccer (9-6, 4-3 Pac-12) starts its final regular season homestand Thursday night against California (5-8-2, 1-6-0) before playing No. 6 Stanford (9-2-4, 5-1-1) on Sunday. The Bruins outlasted the Golden Bears in Berkeley 2-1 in September in […]
Back-to-back losses deal major blow to men’s soccer’s Pac-12 hopes
The Bruins took a step back this weekend. UCLA men’s soccer (9-6-0, 4-3-0 Pac-12) failed to pick up a win in either of its matches against now-No. 23 Washington (10-7-0, 5-4-0) and Oregon State (10-4-3, 6-2-1), and are now seven points back of first place in the Pac-12. In Thursday’s 2-0 loss against the Huskies, […]
Shutout in Seattle ends four-game win streak for men’s soccer
In a match that mirrored the first meeting between the Bruins and Huskies, goals were hard to come by. UCLA men’s soccer (9-5, 4-2 Pac-12) snapped its four-game win streak with a 2-0 loss against Washington (9-7, 4-4) on a rainy Thursday night. Just under 75 minutes into the match, the Bruins were on pace […]
Men’s soccer takes break from conference play to take on Loyola Marymount
The Bruins take a break from Pac-12 competition this weekend when No. 22 UCLA men’s soccer (8-4) hosts Loyola Marymount (5-8) on Saturday. The matchup against the Lions, however, presents a different challenge – playing against an alum. LMU’s head coach Paul Krumpe graduated from UCLA in 1986 and won a national championship both as […]