The Bruins were waiting for a breakthrough. Mired in a three-game skid, the unranked UCLA men’s soccer team was searching for answers, and it found them in the second half of Friday’s 4-1 victory over Cal Poly. Led by sophomore forwards Seyi Adekoya and Abu Danladi, the Bruins (2-3-0) scored four unanswered goals to fly […]
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Men’s soccer midfielder finds consistency during senior season
Jordan Vale’s soccer career was forever changed by a single question. “What can he do to get on the team?” George Vale asked, directing the query to his son’s youth soccer coach standing in front of him. The answer was simple: 7-year-old Jordan needed to become left-footed. Days, months and years of training followed and […]
Men’s soccer falls to Riverside in third straight defeat
Freshman goalkeeper Dakota Havlick lay facedown on the goal line, the ball lay motionless against the netting and Drake Stadium roared. The cheers weren’t for the home team. Moments earlier, Havlick fumbled what would become his final save attempt of the night, tipping the ball into UCLA’s own goal and giving visiting UC Riverside the […]
UCLA men’s soccer falls twice in East Coast matchups
UCLA men’s soccer faced its first true test of the 2015 season last weekend, taking a season-opening victory and its No. 1 national ranking to the East Coast for a pair of top-15 matchups. After two disappointing losses, the Bruins (1-2) return to Westwood with a losing record and a guarantee of a sharp tumble […]
Freshman’s strike proves vital as UCLA men’s soccer wins season opener
In the 62nd minute of the UCLA men’s soccer season opener, freshman defender Malcolm Jones rebounded his own missed shot and volleyed it into the back of the net. The goal, the first of Jones’ college career, broke a scoreless tie that had persisted throughout the majority of the game. Jones’ score would prove to […]
Men’s soccer has much to prove after narrow 2-1 USF exhibition win
A lot of expectations surround UCLA men’s soccer this season. The team’s many deep postseason runs recently, coupled with a No. 1 ranking from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, have singled the Bruins out as a title contender. UCLA’s two exhibition matches, however, showed that the team still has a lot to prove […]
Veteran core, influx of youth offer men’s soccer chance at redemption
A second straight year of penalty kick eliminations for UCLA men’s soccer hasn’t seemed to diminish the expectations that surround the Bruins. Instead, it has fueled them as they prepare for the upcoming 2015 season. “The disappointment has really given us a lot of motivation in the offseason,” said coach Jorge Salcedo. “You’re going to […]