The distance between the penalty spot and the goal on a college soccer pitch is exactly 12 yards. When a kick is taken, the keeper has but a fraction of a second to react and attempt to cover an area 24 feet wide and 8 feet high – a difficult feat at best. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. (left) made the game winning save in the penalty shootout against UNC ensured that the Bruins would progress to the next round of the College Cup. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
With finals week approaching at UCLA, the men’s soccer team is set to face one of the nation’s most difficult tests. The Bruin defense has already gotten its toughest assignment out of the way in the third round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday, holding the nation’s No. Read more...
Photo: Forward Andrew Tusaazemajja is one of four seniors who will be playing his final game at Drake Stadium on Saturday in the Elite Eight match against North Carolina. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Entering the 2014 season, a big reason for UCLA men’s soccer being ranked No. 4 in the country was its bevy of returning starters – most notably the 2013 Pac-12 Player of the Year Leo Stolz and all-conference goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. Read more...
Entering the weekend, Cal men’s soccer was to UCLA men’s soccer essentially what Stanford football was to UCLA football. The Golden Bears had gone 2-0 against the Bruins during the regular season – the only team to defeat UCLA twice – and hadn’t lost at Drake Stadium since 2011. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore midfielder Brian Iloski sets up for a 35-yard strike that bulleted to the back of the net, giving the Bruins a 2-0 lead in the 35th minute of their 3-2 win over the Golden Bears in the third round of the NCAA tournament Sunday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
In the NCAA men’s soccer tournament, one bad game or one unlucky bounce in the box could immediately end a team’s season. This is especially the case in overtime, when the first team to score automatically wins and advances to the next round. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Abu Danladi played a key role in UCLA’s 2-1 win over San Diego in the second round of the NCAA tournament this past Sunday. Danladi assisted senior midfielder Leo Stolz’s golden goal in the 97th minute. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The NCAA Tournament second-round match between No. 2 UCLA and unseeded San Diego teetered precariously atop a knife’s edge as the minutes ticked away. The clock passed 90 minutes tied 1-1, and sudden-death extra time began – but still neither team could prevail. Read more...
Photo: Senior midfielder Leo Stolz would not allow his UCLA career to end on Sunday night against the San Diego Toreros in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Stolz delivered both of the Bruins’ goals in their 2-1 win, including a golden goal in the 97th minute. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s soccer has been decimated by injuries throughout this season, forcing the team to adapt and learn on the fly. Players have had to change positions, formations have been altered and new roles established. Read more...
