No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer (7-4, 3-1 Pac-12) has a little less than a month left in its regular season, but its roster has been plagued with injuries up to this point. Several starters and substitutes have sat out multiple games due to injuries this fall. Despite the injury bug, UCLA is still tied in […]
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Men’s soccer wins fifth shutout game of season with victory over Oregon State
Add one more to the Bruins’ shutout tally. UCLA men’s soccer (7-4, 3-1 Pac-12) grabbed its second consecutive 1-0 win Sunday afternoon against Oregon State (5-4-2, 1-2). Senior midfielder Kike Poleo scored the lone goal in the 79th minute. Poleo and freshman midfielder Matt Hundley had a give-and-go sequence in the box before Poleo’s shot […]
Men’s soccer rolls over Huskies, scores first shutout of conference play
After splitting the two Bay Area matches last weekend, UCLA men’s soccer (6-4, 2-1 Pac-12) got its fourth shutout of the season against Washington (5-5, 0-2) in a 1-0 victory. Thursday was the Bruins’ first shutout in conference play and freshman defender AJ Vasquez credited the defensive performance to the entire starting nine, rather than […]
Men’s soccer aims for conference success through upcoming critical home games
Coach Jorge Salcedo said he knows the key to winning the Pac-12 this year. “I think every single Pac-12 home game is crucial to our overall conference season,” Salcedo said. “We had an up-and-down nonconference season at home, so we really have to get off to a good start on Thursday.” UCLA men’s soccer (5-4, […]
Stanford men’s soccer reigns in Pac-12, but UCLA hopeful approaching home games
After the first week of conference play, the Pac-12 standings have already taken a familiar shape – everybody is looking up at Stanford. UCLA men’s soccer (5-4, 1-1) split its first two conference games with a 2-1 win at California (5-3-2, 1-1) on Thursday and a 3-0 loss at Stanford (5-1-3, 2-0) on Sunday. The […]
Stanford sweeps UCLA men’s soccer in Bruins’ second Pac-12 game of season
UCLA men’s soccer has not won a game against Stanford since 2013. That streak was extended Sunday. The Bruins (5-4, 1-1) fell to the Cardinal (5-1-3, 2-0) 3-0 at Stanford, unable to build on their momentum from Thursday’s win over California to start Pac-12 play. UCLA’s defense kept Stanford from getting off a shot on […]
After dual losses, victory over Cal puts men’s soccer back on the right foot
The Bruins may be just one game into the conference schedule, but they currently sit atop the Pac-12 standings. UCLA men’s soccer (5-3-0, 1-0-0) went on the road and took down California (4-3-2, 0-1-0) 2-1 on Thursday afternoon. UCLA took a 1-0 lead in their last two games against CSUN and UC Santa Barbara, and […]