Seyi Adekoya’s touch failed him as he approached the Oregon State 18-yard box. The ball got away from the freshman forward, bouncing through defenders into the right side of the box. Read more...
Photo: Seyi Adekoya’s goal against Washington was a dream come true for the freshman, who wanted to score against his hometown team all season. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The wind swirled, the skies let loose and stony grey clouds frowned down from what had moments before been a golden afternoon. Though the sun would peek out from behind the dark curtains a few more times, it would only offer a momentary respite, quickly banished by clouds and rain. Read more...
Photo: (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Since the start of 2013, the Washington men’s soccer team has lost all of five games. As of Thursday night, UCLA has handed them three of those defeats. Read more...
For freshman forward Seyi Adekoya, the game against Washington brings with it some added significance. “I mean, I’m from Washington and I know a lot of these guys, know a lot of these players,” said the Seattle native. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Seyi Adekoya will be back at home this weekend when No. 6 UCLA travels to Seattle, Wash. to face No. 4 Washington. The winner of the game will be the sole leader of the Pac-12. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This past weekend, the UCLA men’s soccer offense had a different look to it. First, there was the new starting forward combination of athletic freshmen Seyi Adekoya and Abu Danladi, which the team couldn’t utilize for the first month of the season because of injuries Danladi sustained. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Seyi Adekoya is part of a two-forward duo with Abu Danladi, which coach Jorge Salcedo calls one of the most athletic in the country. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
What looked like the breakthrough performance for UCLA men’s soccer’s most prized recruit was cut short before the spotlight got warm on Sunday night. Abu Danladi – the Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2013 – was limited in the first 12 games of the season, battling incessant lower-body injuries that kept him off the field and prevented him from revealing his full potential. Read more...
Photo: After battling injuries earlier in the season, Abu Danladi (left) finally gave the Bruin fans a glimpse of what the highly touted recruit would be able to bring to UCLA. Danladi’s showcase was put to an untimely stop, however, as the forward was sidelined for the rest of the game by a left-hamstring injury after scoring his second goal in the 39th minute. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
On Thursday night, UCLA men’s soccer finally caught a glimpse of its full potential, and saw the opposing team – the No. 1 Washington Huskies – crumble in the Bruins’ wake. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Seyi Adekoya was one of three freshman forwards in the starting lineup for UCLA against Washington on Thursday, and scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 25th minute. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
