As the clock dwindled down Sunday night in Seattle, the Bruins found themselves in familiar situation: fighting to get back into a match after a defensive miscue gave up a goal in the first half. But UCLA men’s soccer (11-9-1) couldn’t pull off one last comeback, falling 1-0 to No. 11 Seattle University (18-3-1) and […]
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Bruins end NCAA Tournament run with 1-0 loss to Redhawks
There were plenty of chances. However, as has been the case all season, the UCLA men’s soccer team simply could not figure it out when it mattered. UCLA struggled to finish Sunday night against No. 11-seed Seattle in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, losing 1-0 to conclude the 2015 season with a record […]
UCLA men’s soccer advances to second round with win over Cal Poly
Jorge Salcedo started walking. And walking. And walking. And walking. Eventually, the UCLA men’s soccer coach reached his team on the far side of midfield as it huddled together in preparation for the second half of its game against Cal Poly. Salcedo quickly turned around, making the long, cold walk back to the bench after […]
Men’s soccer kicks off NCAA Tournament play against Cal Poly
With all but three starters returning from last year’s NCAA runner-up team and the preseason No. 1 ranking, expectations were high for UCLA men’s soccer. Then the losses piled up. Their season and post-season fate hung in the balance multiple times – against Stanford, against Cal, against Akron. Each time they had an answer and […]
Men’s soccer to host Cal Poly in NCAA Tournament
The men’s soccer team will end up hosting a postseason match after all. On Monday morning, the NCAA released the Division I men’s soccer bracket, and while UCLA (10-8-1, 5-4-1 Pac-12) missed out on a national seed, the Bruins will still get to host Cal Poly (11-4-5, 5-1-4 Big West Conference) Thursday night. The winner […]
Men’s soccer falls to last-place SDSU, awaits tournament bid
Things were finally looking up for the men’s soccer team. With three straight victories and a date with last-place San Diego State for its regular season finale Saturday night, No. 16 UCLA appeared to be well on its way to a first-round bye and hosting privileges in the NCAA Tournament. Then the offense went dormant, […]
Men’s soccer to face San Diego State in playoff-deciding game
If everything goes according to plan, the UCLA men’s soccer team will be hosting a playoff game at Drake Stadium next weekend. In order to do so, No. 16 UCLA (10-7-1, 5-3-1 Pac-12) will need to travel to San Diego State and beat the unranked Aztecs (7-8-3, 1-7-1) Saturday night in the last regular-season game […]