Often times when teams aren't able to control every aspect of their destiny, they tend to fail to compete at the highest level. When the California Bears clinched the Pac-10 title with a 3-2 victory against Stanford last week, things could have gone south for UCLA with a lackadaisical effort. "Unfortunately, even though our record is outstanding, we hoped that we could (control our destiny) after Thursday," coach Jorge Salcedo said. But for captain junior Andy Rose, UCLA had more to prove and always something to play for. "Obviously, the fact that we couldn't win the Pac-10 was in the back of our mind, but to be honest, we're just playing for that top seed," he said. With the NCAA Selection Committee revealing the seedings this afternoon, UCLA could have easily overlooked a San Diego State team that has given the Bruins some trouble in the past. Read more...

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Reed Williams netted his fourth goal of the year during UCLA’s 3-1 victory over San Diego State. The Bruins ended the regular season with a four-game winning streak.

Fresh off of two vital road victories in Washington and Oregon this past weekend, the UCLA men's soccer team heads down south to play in its final match of the regular season against San Diego State on Saturday. UCLA is currently riding a three-game winning streak, with all of the victories coming on the road. Read more...

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Freshman forward Victor Chavez, seen here during UCLA’s 1-0 win against Stanford on Oct. 22. The Bruins finish their regular season Saturday.

With one game remaining on the regular season slate, the UCLA men's soccer team is in prime position to lock down one of its season goals. Read more...

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Redshirt junior Brian Rowe and the Bruins will be Pac-10 champions if they secure a victory against San Diego State on Saturday and California loses to Stanford.

The last time that the Bruins and the Beavers met, it was more than a month ago, and it wasn't much of a match. Read more...

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Shawn Singh scored his first goal of the season in UCLA’s 3-0 win Sunday.

The UCLA men's soccer team took a break from their rigorous Pac-10 conference schedule and traveled 17 miles up the 405 Freeway to take on the Cal State Northridge Matadors on Wednesday. However, the Bruins did not get a respite from the trials of tough competition. Read more...

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Freshman forward Victor Chavez, seen here Oct. 1 at home against Washington, scored two goals in UCLA’s 2-1 away win over Cal State Northridge Wednesday night. Chavez’s second score came on a bicycle kick in the 13th minute.

In its past two matches against California, UCLA has mustered close to 50 shots.
The yield: one goal. There are fewer things more frustrating than not being able to finish opportunities in front of the goal. Read more...

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Redshirt junior goalkeeper Brian Rowe makes a leaping save during UCLA’s 1-0 loss to Cal on Sunday. The Bruins were unable to convert for a goal despite firing off 25 shots against the Bears and will look to rebound against Cal State Northridge today.