Things finally went the Bruins’ way. After spending back-to-back weekends falling just shy of two upset bids over No. 4 Stanford, No. 25 UCLA men’s soccer pulled off its biggest upset of the 2015 season in a 4-2 victory over No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defender Chase Gasper said the Bruin program has had all the pieces to be an elite program despite season slipups. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A crucial cross-country road trip awaits the men’s soccer team. No. 25 UCLA (7-7-1, 3-3-1 Pac-12) will visit No. 6 Akron (12-2-2, 3-0-1 Mid-American Conference) in the Bruins’ last nonconference matchup Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Seyi Adekoya is tied for the team with freshman midfielder Jose Hernandez for the lead in goals this season, with nine. A second-team All-Pac-12 selection last year as a freshman, Adekoya has started nine of the Bruins’ 15 games. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A pair of games over the weekend were supposed to offer redemption and rejoicing for the men’s soccer team. Friday night was a second chance for an upset after unranked UCLA lost a nail-biter to No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Seyi Adekoya scored in the 66th minute to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead against the No. 3 ranked Cardinal. UCLA conceded a goal four minutes later to end the lead. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s more of the same for the men’s soccer team this weekend. At least, the opponents will be. Unranked UCLA (7-6-0, 3-2-0 Pac-12) will look for a different result when they travel north for a pair of matches against No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Edgar Contreras (left) and junior Michael Amick leap for the ball against California. The defenders helped the Bruins to a 6-0 shutout of the visiting Golden Bears. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Monday night had to feel good for the men’s soccer team. Three days after a controversial loss to Stanford, UCLA rebounded with a spectacular offensive effort in a 6-0 rout of Cal. Read more...
Photo: Freshman midfielder Jackson Yueill scored the fourth goal in UCLA’s 6-0 rout against Cal on Monday night at Drake Stadium. The Bears were only able to get three shots on goal against the Bruins. With this win, the Bruins improve to 7-6 for the season and 3-2 for Pac-12 play. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
For a few gleeful seconds, Friday night was yet another stunning comeback for the UCLA men’s soccer team. Until it wasn’t. The Bruins, down 2-1 in the 85th minute, finally broke through when freshman midfielder Jose Hernandez rocketed a shot past Cardinal goalie Andrew Epstein for what most Bruin fans believed to be the equalizer. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Abu Danladi scored UCLA’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss to No. 3 Stanford. The Bruins dropped their second Pac-12 game of the season. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin staff)
It took UCLA men’s soccer only 92 seconds to score a trio of goals in its Pac-12 home opener Monday, but – if the Stanford defense shows up as advertised – things won’t be so easy for the home team Friday night. Read more...
Photo: Senior midfielder Jordan Vale said Bruins will have to look to get around Cardinal’s hard-pressing defense. Stanford has only allowed five goals the whole season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
