While UCLA football was busy breaking a losing tradition at Stanford Stadium, the Bruins at Wallis Annenberg Stadium weren’t able to escape their old trends. After conceding two early goals in the second and third minutes, UCLA men’s soccer (5-6-2, 1-3-1 Pac-12) fell to San Diego (10-1-1, 1-0-0 West Coast Conference) by a score of 4-1 on Thursday night. Read more...

Photo: Junior midfielder Marcony Pimentel scored UCLA men’s soccer’s lone goal of the night in its 4-1 loss to San Diego. Pimentel’s goal was good for his second of the 2019 season. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins have never fallen to the Toreros in a regular-season home match dating back to 1980. In a break from conference action, UCLA men’s soccer (5-5-2, 1-3-1 Pac-12) will face San Diego (9-1-1, 1-0-0 West Coast Conference) in its 36th meeting of all time, as the two squads have seen each other every year since the 1997 season – except for the 2015 season. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward Jefferson Alade made his first career start for UCLA men’s soccer in its last game against California on Oct. 13. Alade said the Bruins’ ability to avoid conceding early goals will be important in getting the result against San Diego on Thursday. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)

The Bruins have made their first cycle through Pac-12 competition. After an upcoming nonconference matchup against the University of San Diego (9-1-1, 1-0-0 West Coast Conference) on Thursday, UCLA men’s soccer (5-5-2, 1-3-1 Pac-12) will enter the second half of conference play Oct. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore midfielder Riley Ferch picked up two assists in UCLA men’s soccer’s 3-3 tie with California on Oct. 13. Ferch leads the team in assists with seven, but has only started in four of the Bruins’ 12 regular season games. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)

Neither the Bruins nor the Bears could hold the lead until the final whistle. UCLA men’s soccer (5-5-2, 1-3-1 Pac-12) couldn’t pull out a game-winning goal against conference rival California (6-3-1, 2-2-1 Pac-12) on Sunday evening. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior defender Matthew Powell (left) celebrates his goal in the 14th minute with sophomore midfielder Riley Ferch (right). Powell’s goal put the Bruins up 2-1 on the night, but wouldn’t last long as California equalized in the 23rd minute. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)

The Bruins have been shut out for the third time in conference play. The go-ahead goal in the 81st minute gave UCLA men’s soccer (5-5-1, 1-3-0 Pac-12) the 1-0 shutout loss against No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore midfielder Cody Sundquist played in all 90 minutes of UCLA men’s soccer’s 1-0 loss to No. 7 Stanford. He recorded two shots on the night, a quarter of the Bruins’ eight total shots. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)