The Bruins have climbed into a tie for first place in the Pac-12, while the Aztecs have yet to find their footing in the standings since conference play began. No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer (7-4-0, 3-1-0 Pac-12) will hit the road to play San Diego State (5-5-1, 1-3-0) on Saturday, fresh off back-to-back shutout wins […]
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Men’s soccer aims for conference success through upcoming critical home games
Coach Jorge Salcedo said he knows the key to winning the Pac-12 this year. “I think every single Pac-12 home game is crucial to our overall conference season,” Salcedo said. “We had an up-and-down nonconference season at home, so we really have to get off to a good start on Thursday.” UCLA men’s soccer (5-4, […]
Stanford men’s soccer reigns in Pac-12, but UCLA hopeful approaching home games
After the first week of conference play, the Pac-12 standings have already taken a familiar shape – everybody is looking up at Stanford. UCLA men’s soccer (5-4, 1-1) split its first two conference games with a 2-1 win at California (5-3-2, 1-1) on Thursday and a 3-0 loss at Stanford (5-1-3, 2-0) on Sunday. The […]
Stanford sweeps UCLA men’s soccer in Bruins’ second Pac-12 game of season
UCLA men’s soccer has not won a game against Stanford since 2013. That streak was extended Sunday. The Bruins (5-4, 1-1) fell to the Cardinal (5-1-3, 2-0) 3-0 at Stanford, unable to build on their momentum from Thursday’s win over California to start Pac-12 play. UCLA’s defense kept Stanford from getting off a shot on […]
Men’s soccer views start of conference play as clean slate for season
The Bruins will face off against their first two Pac-12 opponents this week, after ending nonconference play on a skid. Fresh off consecutive losses to unranked teams CSUN and UC Santa Barbara, UCLA men’s soccer (4-3) will travel to the Bay Area to face California on Thursday, followed by Stanford on Sunday to kick off […]
Seven qualifying track and field athletes look to NCAAs starting Wednesday
Seven qualifying UCLA track and field athletes boarded a plane for Eugene, Oregon, on Monday, with the NCAA championships just two days away. This year’s nationals squad is a mix of experience levels, with one freshman, two sophomores, two juniors and two seniors. For four of the seven Bruins, this will be their first time […]
Thrower Justin Stafford rebounds from injury with NCAA spot, UCLA top-10 record
When junior thrower Justin Stafford entered the weight room at Saddleback College on April 13, 2015, everything was going according to plan. Stafford’s goal of making it to a Division I track and field program was coming to fruition. The day before, he had finished first among freshmen in the hammer throw and discus at […]