If redshirt junior goalkeeper Earl Edwards is the brick wall anchoring down the defense, the UCLA men’s soccer team has three quality backup goalkeepers behind the wall ready to provide support in case of any damage to the brick and mortar. After starting 15 games and earning four shutouts last season, Edwards is the unquestioned […]
Category Archives: Men’s Soccer
UCLA defeats SDSU with two late-game goals
With 1:18 left on the clock and game tied at 1-1, senior midfielder Victor Munoz streaked down past midfield before placing a perfect through pass into the right side of the penalty box for junior midfielder Leo Stolz. Stolz danced around with the ball, dribbling past two defenders before lofting a high arching rainbow pass […]
Soccer looks to defend Pac-12 title as conference play begins
With a Pac-12 three-peat on the line this season, the UCLA men’s soccer players think that the chinks in the armor that popped up throughout non-conference play have all been fixed so the team can withstand the challenges of Pac-12 conference play. A Saturday noon game at Drake Stadium against San Diego State will mark […]
UCLA soccer hands UC Riverside its first loss, a 3-0 shutout
Jorge Salcedo knows which buttons to push and when to push them. The UCLA men’s soccer head coach was making all the right moves on Thursday night, maneuvering his team to a comfortable 3-0 win over previously undefeated UC Riverside (5-1-2). Although some later changes failed to bear fruit, it seemed as if every earlier […]
UCLA men’s soccer aims to maintain intensity
At the end of practice Tuesdayafternoon, after the coaches left the field, the players on the UCLA men’s soccer team huddled together to discuss what seems to be on everyone’s minds: avoiding another letdown. No. 13 UCLA takes on visiting UC Riverside today , and will try to carry over the same focused mentality that […]
Men’s soccer beats Matadors after Anteater loss
The UCLA men’s soccer team returned to Westwood with a mixed bag of experiences after a quick road trip around California. The Bruins had trouble mustering up any offensive rhythm against unranked UC Irvine (4-1-2) Thursday night. After being outshot 7-1 on shots on goal, No.11 UCLA fell to the Anteaters, 3-1.
UCLA men’s soccer gains fresh talent with No. 1 recruiting class
After a guided tour of UCLA’s campus, a look inside the Bruins’ athletic locker room and a meal at the dining hall, Nathan Smith found himself in coach Jorge Salcedo’s office, face-to-face with Salcedo himself. It was then that the coach offered Smith, who was later ranked as the No. 5 high school recruit by College Soccer […]