Jorge Salcedo started walking. And walking. And walking. And walking. Eventually, the UCLA men’s soccer coach reached his team on the far side of midfield as it huddled together in preparation for the second half of its game against Cal Poly. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Larry Ndjock battles Cal Poly defender Trenton Matson for the ball during UCLA’s 2-0 victory Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)

With all but three starters returning from last year’s NCAA runner-up team and the preseason No. 1 ranking, expectations were high for UCLA men’s soccer. Then the losses piled up. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Abu Danladi had six goals and 10 assists during the Bruins’ regular season. UCLA enters the NCAA tournament Thursday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The men’s soccer team will end up hosting a postseason match after all. On Monday morning, the NCAA released the Division I men’s soccer bracket, and while UCLA (10-8-1, 5-4-1 Pac-12) missed out on a national seed, the Bruins will still get to host Cal Poly (11-4-5, 5-1-4 Big West Conference) Thursday night. Read more...

Things were finally looking up for the men’s soccer team. With three straight victories and a date with last-place San Diego State for its regular season finale Saturday night, No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Abu Danladi had five shots in Saturday night’s loss to San Diego State, but none of the UCLA players were able to find the back of the net. The Bruins finished the regular season with a 10-8-1 record overall. (Daily Bruin file photo)

If everything goes according to plan, the UCLA men’s soccer team will be hosting a playoff game at Drake Stadium next weekend. In order to do so, No. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Larry Ndjock said the team knows this upcoming weekend is important in terms of NCAA Tournament seeding and hosting rights. UCLA will travel to San Diego State for its final regular-season game. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Cobi Jones is a former UCLA midfielder who played for the men’s soccer team from 1988 to 1991. Initially a walk-on, Jones led the team to a national championship in 1990 and went on to play for the L.A. Read more...

Photo: Now a commentator for Fox Sports and the Pac-12 Network, Cobi Jones walked on to the UCLA men’s soccer team in 1988 and developed into a team leader for the 1990 national championship team. (Pac-12 Network)

It was a freshman who stole the show on Senior Night. Freshman midfielder Jackson Yueill scored both of UCLA’s goals, as the No. 19-ranked Bruins (10-7-1, 5-3-1 Pac-12) defeated unranked Washington (7-5-6, 3-3-3) on Sunday night 2-1. Read more...

Photo: Freshman midfielder Jackson Yueill scored two goals Sunday night against Washington. The win over the Huskies leaves the Bruins finishing second in the Pac-12. (Helen Kwak/Daily Bruin)