The Bruins will face off against their first two Pac-12 opponents this week, after ending nonconference play on a skid. Fresh off consecutive losses to unranked teams CSUN and UC Santa Barbara, UCLA men’s soccer (4-3) will travel to the Bay Area to face California on Thursday, followed by Stanford on Sunday to kick off […]
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Bruins lose momentum with double loss, overpowered by Gauchos
Coming off their worst season in 69 years, the Bruins were on pace to bounce back in 2018. But back-to-back upset losses have stopped them fresh in their tracks. No. 23 UCLA men’s soccer (4-3) fell to unranked UC Santa Barbara (5-3) 3-1 Saturday night, sending the Bruins into Pac-12 play just one game over […]
Inconsistency reigns as men’s soccer flies, falls through rankings
As the Bruins approach conference play, their season has been a roller coaster ride through the rankings. No. 23 UCLA men’s soccer (4-2) opened the preseason outside of the United Soccer Coaches’ top 25. But after a road victory against then-No. 18 Coastal Carolina in the season opener, UCLA leaped to the No. 8 spot. […]
Mohammed Kamara dribbles around the world before scoring a home with UCLA soccer
Keka stretches on the side of the field and slips off his cleats after morning practice in the California sun. It’s been a long way here. Keka is the moniker of junior forward Mohammed Kamara, a junior college transfer who has burst onto the soccer scene in Westwood for UCLA, tying opposing defenders into knots […]
Men’s soccer defense falters to CSUN in 2-1 loss following a comeback win to Omaha
After a second-half comeback Wednesday, the Bruins were unable to repeat the magic Sunday night. No. 11 UCLA men’s soccer (4-2) beat Omaha 2-1 (1-4) but lost to Cal State Northridge 2-1 (6-2) in its final homestand before conference play. The Bruins came back and beat the Mavericks after falling behind 1-0 in the 54th […]
The Rundown: Sept. 10
Soccer Gabriel McCarthy, assistant Sports editor The Bruins had one more player named to national team rosters and another receive recognition. UCLA women’s soccer junior midfielder Jessie Fleming was named a 2017 Canadian U-20 Player of the Year in Ottawa, Canada this past week. She has won the award for three consecutive years. Fleming has […]
Men’s soccer vanquishes Maryland in 1-0 shutout victory
Another clean sheet and another Mohammed Kamara goal led to another Bruin victory on the East Coast. UCLA men’s soccer (3-1-0) went on the road and took down a winless Maryland (0-2-2) squad Saturday morning. After dropping a game against San Francisco on Sunday, the Bruins beat the Terrapins the same way they beat their […]