Redshirt senior goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. got the accolades on Saturday night, winning “Man of the Match” after his pair of clutch stops in the penalty shootout secured a 3-3 (7-6) victory for the men’s soccer team. But for the majority of Saturday’s NCAA quarterfinal, a freshman played a key role for the Bruins. While […]
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Men’s soccer beats UNC in shootout, moves on to College Cup
The distance between the penalty spot and the goal on a college soccer pitch is exactly 12 yards. When a kick is taken, the keeper has but a fraction of a second to react and attempt to cover an area 24 feet wide and 8 feet high – a difficult feat at best. When a […]
Men’s soccer strives to replicate success from previous test against UNC
With finals week approaching at UCLA, the men’s soccer team is set to face one of the nation’s most difficult tests. The Bruin defense has already gotten its toughest assignment out of the way in the third round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday, holding the nation’s No. 1 offense from Cal slightly below its […]
Men’s soccer seniors surpass previous season, lead team to Elite Eight
Entering the 2014 season, a big reason for UCLA men’s soccer being ranked No. 4 in the country was its bevy of returning starters – most notably the 2013 Pac-12 Player of the Year Leo Stolz and all-conference goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. The senior attacking midfielder was the leading scorer on the UCLA team from […]
Men’s soccer puts pause to Golden Bears’ tracks in NCAA tournament
Entering the weekend, Cal men’s soccer was to UCLA men’s soccer essentially what Stanford football was to UCLA football. The Golden Bears had gone 2-0 against the Bruins during the regular season – the only team to defeat UCLA twice – and hadn’t lost at Drake Stadium since 2011. Just like Stanford football, Cal was […]
Bruins set to face Golden Bears, overcome last year’s overtime demons
In the NCAA men’s soccer tournament, one bad game or one unlucky bounce in the box could immediately end a team’s season. This is especially the case in overtime, when the first team to score automatically wins and advances to the next round. “You need that little bit of luck,” said redshirt senior goalkeeper Earl […]
UCLA men’s soccer thrives under pressure in OT win against San Diego
The NCAA Tournament second-round match between No. 2 UCLA and unseeded San Diego teetered precariously atop a knife’s edge as the minutes ticked away. The clock passed 90 minutes tied 1-1, and sudden-death extra time began – but still neither team could prevail. UCLA had fallen behind in the first half and showed its resolve […]