The Bruins have gone international. The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is set to kick off Thursday in Paraguay as four former UCLA men’s soccer athletes will compete on the sand for Team USA, as will one former Bruin coach from the sidelines for the U.S. Read more...
Photo: (Nghi Nguyen/Daily Bruin)
When Germany found the back of the net seven times to beat Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Marcony Pimentel sat there crying. The junior midfielder for UCLA men’s soccer (6-9-3, 2-6-2 Pac-12) said he hadn’t cried for the Brazilian national team since he was a child. Read more...
Photo: Before arriving in Westwood for his first season with UCLA men’s soccer, junior midfielder Marcony Pimentel played soccer in two of the world’s largest soccer nations. Playing mostly on the streets in Brazil and then a formal academy setting in Germany, Pimentel learned about different aspects of the game from each nation, advancing his identity as a soccer player. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor, Nghi Nguyen/Daily Bruin).
After the 2017 season, the Bruins finished with a winning percentage of .417 – their worst since 1948. Two years later, the 2019 season has come to an end, and the Bruins have managed to post a .417 percentage again. Read more...
Photo: First-year coach Ryan Jorden and UCLA men’s soccer posted just six wins in their 2019 season, the lowest number of wins for the program since 1955. The Bruins faced off against multiple top-10 opponents over the year, including Washington and Stanford – seeded No. 6 and No. 7 in the NCAA tournament, respectively. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
Almost 88 minutes into the match, the Bruins had taken 11 shots – none of which found the back of the net. But in the final minutes, they finally broke through. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore midfielder Cody Sundquist tallied UCLA men’s soccer’s only goal in its 1-0 shutout over San Diego State on Saturday. Sundquist’s goal was his second of the season, after tallying a goal against CSUN on Sept. 15. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
Junior forward Milan Iloski is a UCLA record-breaking soccer player. Assistant Video producer Samuel In plays soccer on the weekends. Same thing, right? They talk about Iloski’s greatest achievements as In tries to block Iloski’s shots. Read more...
Despite missing out on an at-large tournament bid, the Bruins have a chance to finish their season on a high note. UCLA men’s soccer (5-9-3, 1-6-2 Pac-12) will take a trip down south to visit San Diego State on Saturday (4-11-2, 1-8-0), as the two squads face off for the second time this season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore midfielder Riley Ferch will enter UCLA men’s soccer’s last regular season game against San Diego State tied for the conference lead in assists. Ferch has picked up nine on the season, despite starting just once in August and September combined. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins have just one game left in their Pac-12 schedule. But the game will come against an opponent who isn’t even a true member of the conference, illustrating the underlying problems of Pac-12 men’s soccer. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s soccer will face off against San Diego State for its last Pac-12 match of the 2019 season. SDSU is a full member of the Mountain West Conference, with the Aztecs’ men’s soccer team the only team from SDSU to compete in the Pac-12. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin staff)
