The difference between the Cal football offense and the Cal men’s soccer offense seems, on paper, to be about as marginal as the difference between the spelling of football and fútbol. Whereas Cal football’s air-raid offense has produced the second-highest points-per-game total in the FBS this year, the No. 22 Cal men’s soccer team enters […]
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Men’s soccer improves defense after goal-setting team meeting
The then-No. 1 UCLA men’s soccer team’s come-from-ahead loss to the unseeded Connecticut Huskies in last December’s NCAA Tournament still has a residual effect on this year’s team. Not an irremediable pain, but rather an indelible reminder to never allow that situation to happen again. The season-ending loss – which included the UCLA defense failing […]
Larry Ndjock provides spark off bench in UCLA’s 1-0 victory over SDSU
Just over a week ago, then-No. 1 UCLA men’s soccer lost to unranked San Diego. Two days later, junior forward Larry Ndjock’s name was left out of the starting lineup for the first time all season, and UCLA defeated Cal State Northridge 3-0. “When you lose a game, there’s things you need to do to […]
UCLA men’s soccer sees new start in Pac-12 play
The UCLA men’s soccer team will be trying to erase some bad memories when it arrives in San Diego to take on San Diego State on Saturday night. Last time the Bruins were there – on Sept. 26 – they were upset by the unranked San Diego Toreros. As a result, UCLA dropped from No. […]
UCLA men’s soccer hopes to open conference play with consistency
The UCLA men’s soccer team has been a bit of an enigma on the field this season. There are the benchmark road wins at No. 21 North Carolina and No. 23 New Mexico, which seem to render UCLA a legitimate contender. Then, there are the head-scratchers, such as the scoreless efforts against No. 78 San […]
UCLA men’s soccer breaks offensive slump in 3-0 win over CSU Northridge
The Bruins were on their heels. Two days after dropping a 1-0 decision to unranked San Diego, No. 1 UCLA was clinging to its 1-0 lead against unranked Cal State Northridge in the 88th minute on Sunday. The Matadors had maintained near-constant possession deep in the final third over the past two minutes, advancing the […]
Freshman defender Chase Gasper emerges as one of nation’s top prospects
One theme has followed Chase Gasper throughout his young soccer career: better late than never. Over the past year, the UCLA freshman defender has emerged as one of the nation’s top players in his age group. On Aug. 29, he became one of 19 players from across the country named to the United States Under-20 […]