The UCLA men’s soccer team had not gone three straight conference games without a win since 2009, but on Monday night, that streak came to an end. In what was a true test of mettle and guts, No. 5 UCLA (7-3-3, 2-1-2 Pac-12) could only fashion a 2-2 draw against No. 3 Washington. While the […]
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No. 5 UCLA men’s soccer ties Oregon State with late-game goal
It’s a unique situation when a team can, at the same time, feel disappointed to have fallen short of victory and relieved to have avoided defeat. Such was the case Friday afternoon for the No. 5 UCLA men’s soccer team, which played out a 1-1 draw against Pac-12 rival Oregon State. Based on the number […]
Men’s soccer determined to bounce back against Oregon State
After last match’s overtime loss to No.1 California, the UCLA men’s soccer team can get away from where it happened, traveling out of Drake Stadium, and out of California, to Oregon. UCLA will go up north to play Oregon State today, hoping to put behind a game many coaches and players believed to be one […]
UCLA midfielder becomes No. 1 goal-scorer after transition to offense
Throughout practices and games, Leo Stolz hears his name called out more often than any other player on the UCLA men’s soccer team. Whenever he has the ball, which is often, Stolz is constantly attacking and probing the defense. But the junior midfielder wasn’t always the center of attention on the soccer field. For nearly […]
UCLA men’s soccer loses a close contest with Cal
Two of the top teams in the country battled to the bone over the course of 90 minutes, but nothing was decided. Extra time beckoned, with the game and Pac-12 supremacy hanging in the balance. And then it was over. The No. 6 UCLA men’s soccer team gave up a golden goal in the first […]
UCLA men’s soccer emerges with victory against Stanford
In the 89th minute, after a wild scrum for the ball ensued near Stanford’s back post, junior defender Aaron Simmons emerged from the pack, streaking down the right side, pumping his fist and screaming in jubilation. Simmons had just broken a scoreless tie in the waning moments of Thursday’s game, heading a ball toward the […]
Younger players work to assist UCLA men’s soccer team against Stanford
Nine games into the season, the No.1-ranked recruiting class in the nation has lived up to the lofty expectations and has already made a significant impact to the UCLA men’s soccer team. When UCLA (6-2-1,1-0-0 Pac 12) hosts Stanford (6-2-1, 1-1-0) tonight, coach Jorge Salcedo said that he’s expecting an energetic team that fights for […]