UCLA men’s soccer graduate student defender Nicholas Cavallo was drafted in the third round as the 88th overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft by the New York City Football Club.  Cavallo spent 2024 in Westwood, where he started in all of UCLA’s contests, notching one goal and two assists while playing primarily as an outside back. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student defender Nicholas Cavallo is featured running and scanning the field at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. The defender earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors and notched one goal and two assists in 2024. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

This post was updated Nov. 23 at 5:59 p.m. A sudden death overtime goal in the first round of the NCAA tournament marked the end of the Bruins’ inaugural season in the Big Ten. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA men’s soccer sit on the field after a 1-0 loss to UC Santa Barbara to mark the end of its season. The Bruins went 7-5-6 overall in their inaugural season in the Big Ten. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)

This post was updated Nov. 20 at 12:29 p.m. All hope seemed lost when UCLA fell short of the Big Ten tournament. But sometimes second chances are given. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA men’s soccer celebrate with graduate student midfielder Edrey Caceres after he scores a free kick goal against then-No. 11 Loyola Marymount. In Monday’s selection show, the team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where it will play UC Santa Barbara at Wallis Annenberg Stadium Thursday at 7 p.m. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

This post was updated Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m. It all came down to the final penalty kick.  Michigan goalkeeper Ethan Wood stood at the goal post as UCLA junior midfielder Tarun Karumanchi got set to shoot.  With a chance to play in the final on the line, Karumanchi approached the spot as he targeted the ball at the bottom left of the net – but fate would eventually land in the hands of Wood. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore defender Philip Naef puts his hands on his head as he walks in the center of the field at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. After the Bruins’ defeat in the Big Ten semifinal, they will have to wait until Nov. 18 for the NCAA tournament selection show. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)