The Bruins offense surged Sunday night, courtesy of junior forward Milan Iloski’s record-setting performance. But on the defensive side, the Bruins continued to concede goals. UCLA men’s soccer (5-4-1, 1-2 Pac-12) has failed to tally a home shutout so far this season, allowing an average of 2.2 goals per game. Read more...

Photo: Junior defender Ruben Soria – a transfer out of Santa Monica College – has started nine of the Bruins’ 10 games in 2019. Soria and the Bruins’ backline have tallied only one shutout this season, against Northwestern away from home.(Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)

The Bruins have a chance for their first conference win Sunday night. Pac-12 play resumes for UCLA men’s soccer (4-4-1, 0-2 Pac-12) against San Diego State (3-4-1, 0-2) at Wallis Annenberg Stadium after a brief, two-game break from conference play against UC Irvine and UC Riverside, the latter of which the Bruins defeated by a score of 3-1 Tuesday night. Read more...

Photo: Freshman defender Constantinos Michaelides tallied his first collegiate goal in UCLA men’s soccer’s win over UC Riverside on Tuesday. Micahaelides – a native of Cyprus – has started seven of the Bruins’ nine games in 2019. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)

First-year coach Ryan Jorden isn’t the only new Bruin in Westwood. Jorden and his team of assistant coaches were active in the recruiting season, bringing in 10 new players – either freshmen or transfers – to UCLA men’s soccer (4-4-1, 0-2-0 Pac-12) for the 2019 season. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Marcony Pimentel transferred to UCLA from Pittsburgh after playing two seasons with the Panthers. Before entering collegiate action, Pimentel spent six years in Germany at the SC Freiburg Academy, making appearances for Germany’s U-17 national team. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The Bruins haven’t seen their local foe, the Highlanders, in four years. UCLA men’s soccer (3-4-1, 0-2 Pac-12) will take the pitch for its second consecutive home match Tuesday, facing off against UC Riverside (5-2-2, 0-0 Big West). Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior defender Matthew Powell said UCLA men’s soccer will need to take advantage of more opportunities that come the Bruins’ way against UC Riverside on Tuesday. Powell has recorded six shots on the season. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)