No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer (7-4, 3-1 Pac-12) has a little less than a month left in its regular season, but its roster has been plagued with injuries up to this point. Several starters and substitutes have sat out multiple games due to injuries this fall. Despite the injury bug, UCLA is still tied in […]
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Men’s soccer wins fifth shutout game of season with victory over Oregon State
Add one more to the Bruins’ shutout tally. UCLA men’s soccer (7-4, 3-1 Pac-12) grabbed its second consecutive 1-0 win Sunday afternoon against Oregon State (5-4-2, 1-2). Senior midfielder Kike Poleo scored the lone goal in the 79th minute. Poleo and freshman midfielder Matt Hundley had a give-and-go sequence in the box before Poleo’s shot […]
Men’s soccer rolls over Huskies, scores first shutout of conference play
After splitting the two Bay Area matches last weekend, UCLA men’s soccer (6-4, 2-1 Pac-12) got its fourth shutout of the season against Washington (5-5, 0-2) in a 1-0 victory. Thursday was the Bruins’ first shutout in conference play and freshman defender AJ Vasquez credited the defensive performance to the entire starting nine, rather than […]
Men’s soccer allows first goal of the season in 1-0 loss to San Francisco
The Bruins entered Sunday night’s match not having allowed a goal this season. That scoreless streak came to a close when San Francisco (2-0-1) scored what would be the difference in a 1-0 win over No. 8 UCLA men’s soccer (2-1-0). The goal came in the 51st minute when midfielder Sean Bowman found the back […]
Men’s soccer wins home opener in 2-0 shutout against San Diego
In the two games the Bruins have hosted in Wallis Annenberg Stadium, the opposing team has failed to score a goal. Tuesday night, No. 8 UCLA men’s soccer (2-0-0) won its home opener 2-0 against University of San Diego (0-1-1) after UCLA women’s soccer won its home opener 1-0 on Aug. 17. Junior transfer forward […]
New players dominate in men’s soccer’s 4-0 season opener win at Coastal Carolina
After finishing last year with a losing record, UCLA men’s soccer turned in a shutout victory in the season opener. UCLA (1-0-0) is now 7-5-3 under coach Jorge Salcedo in openers after Friday night’s 4-0 win against No. 18 Coastal Carolina (0-1-0), with the last loss coming in 2013. The Bruins have opened the season […]
Softball makes mid-game turnaround against Florida to advance to semifinals
Game two of the Women’s College World Series had a similar feel to game one for the Bruins. After No. 3 seed UCLA softball (58-5) completed its 13th comeback win of season 24 hours ago, the Bruins upset No. 2 seed Florida (56-10) for another come-from-behind 6-5 win. The victory was UCLA’s first 2-0 start […]