The UCLA men's soccer team's season ended abruptly over a month ago in the College Cup semifinals in Alabama, but several members of the team kick-started their professional careers by getting drafted into Major League Soccer over the past week. Sophomore midfielder Kelyn Rowe (3rd overall to the New England Revolution) and junior forward Chandler Hoffman (13th overall to the Philadelphia Union) were chosen in the first round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. Read more...

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Sophomore midfielder Kelyn Rowe was picked third overall in the Major League Soccer draft by the New England Revolution. Rowe is one of six Bruins who will begin their MLS careers.

HOOVER, Ala. "“ Soccer's penalty shootout is merciless. It is perhaps the cruelest tiebreaker in all of sports, pitting five of each teams' players against the opposing goalkeepers, but even more so against themselves and their own composure. Read more...

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(From left) Andy Rose, Fernando Monge, Kelyn Rowe and Ryan Hollingshead watch, dismayed, as UNC celebrates their victory Friday night.

However, most importantly, this time around, UCLA found a way to leave Kentucky victorious by virtue of a 1-0 double overtime win. Read more...

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Sophomore forward Reed Williams scored the game-winning goal in the 102nd minute to put UCLA into the College Cup.

The No. 13-seeded Bruins play the No. 12- seeded Louisville Cardinals in a rematch of last year’s NCAA quarterfinals. Read more...

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Junior Chandler Hoffman and UCLA hope to beat Louisville on Saturday.

No. 13-seed UCLA knocked off an upstart Rutgers side 3-0 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night at Drake Stadium, one week after ending Delaware's first tournament run in over 40 years. Read more...

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UCLA celebrates sophomore forward Victor Chavez’s goal against Rutgers in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins advance to take on the Louisville Cardinals in the quarterfinals. UCLA fell to Louisville last year in the quarterfinals 5-4 and in the opening game of the season this year 2-0.

If the NCAA Tournament played out as expected, the UCLA men's soccer team would have played its last home match against Delaware Sunday. Read more...

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