It’s more of the same for the men’s soccer team this weekend. At least, the opponents will be. Unranked UCLA (7-6-0, 3-2-0 Pac-12) will look for a different result when they travel north for a pair of matches against No. 3 Stanford (11-1-1, 4-0-1) and unranked California (5-5-2, 0-3-2). The Bruins fell to the Cardinal […]
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Men’s soccer races to 6-0 offensive rout of Cal
Monday night had to feel good for the men’s soccer team. Three days after a controversial loss to Stanford, UCLA rebounded with a spectacular offensive effort in a 6-0 rout of Cal. The Bruins (7-6-0, 3-2-0 Pac-12) stormed past the Bears (5-5-2, 0-3-2) to post their highest goal output since 2008 and their largest margin […]
Men’s soccer falls to No. 3 Stanford after controversial call
For a few gleeful seconds, Friday night was yet another stunning comeback for the UCLA men’s soccer team. Until it wasn’t. The Bruins, down 2-1 in the 85th minute, finally broke through when freshman midfielder Jose Hernandez rocketed a shot past Cardinal goalie Andrew Epstein for what most Bruin fans believed to be the equalizer. […]
UCLA’s Pac-12 leading offense takes on No. 3 Stanford
It took UCLA men’s soccer only 92 seconds to score a trio of goals in its Pac-12 home opener Monday, but – if the Stanford defense shows up as advertised – things won’t be so easy for the home team Friday night. The No. 3 Cardinal (9-1-1, 2-0-1 Pac-12) are one of the nation’s best […]
Men’s soccer breaks through Aztec defense to score 4-0 win over SDSU
For 60 minutes, the shots sailed around the goal, hitting the crossbar or being swatted away by swarming Aztec defenders. Then the floodgates opened. After an hour of watching its chances narrowly miss, the UCLA men’s soccer team (6-5-0, 2-1-0) finally capitalized – not just once, but four times – and routed San Diego State […]
Men’s soccer opens home conference schedule without key freshmen
The UCLA men’s soccer team completed its double overtime upset of then-No. 15 Washington on Oct. 4 and boarded a flight to Los Angeles for its longest-remaining homestand of the 2015 schedule. A pair of the Bruins’ youngest stars, however, didn’t make the return trip. Freshman midfielder Jackson Yueill and freshman defender Malcolm Jones flew […]
UCLA men’s soccer shoots for stronger second half of season
Pressure and a waning second-half clock have continually brought out the best of UCLA’s soccer. In an upset of then-No. 15 Washington, freshmen midfielders Jose Hernandez and Jackson Yueill scored three combined goals in the second half and overtime to propel the unranked Bruins past the Huskies. Despite injuries, growing pains and a raw game […]