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)
This weekend, the men’s soccer team has a chance to not only solidify its playoff hopes, but also to announce its arrival on the scene as an NCAA Tournament dark horse. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Michael Amick said that the Bruins’ win over the then-No. 6 Akron Zips last Sunday was important in the context of the playoff picture. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When Seyi Adekoya slotted home a back-heel pass past the Akron goalie in the eighth minute of Sunday morning’s game, the sophomore forward and league-leading scorer gave his team a rare early lead. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Javan Torre said that the UCLA men’s soccer team is focused on setting the tone of the game for the whole match. Torre and the Bruins have begun scoring more goals in the first half after a slow start to 2015. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Things finally went the Bruins’ way. After spending back-to-back weekends falling just shy of two upset bids over No. 4 Stanford, No. 25 UCLA men’s soccer pulled off its biggest upset of the 2015 season in a 4-2 victory over No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defender Chase Gasper said the Bruin program has had all the pieces to be an elite program despite season slipups. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A crucial cross-country road trip awaits the men’s soccer team. No. 25 UCLA (7-7-1, 3-3-1 Pac-12) will visit No. 6 Akron (12-2-2, 3-0-1 Mid-American Conference) in the Bruins’ last nonconference matchup Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Seyi Adekoya is tied for the team with freshman midfielder Jose Hernandez for the lead in goals this season, with nine. A second-team All-Pac-12 selection last year as a freshman, Adekoya has started nine of the Bruins’ 15 games. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A pair of games over the weekend were supposed to offer redemption and rejoicing for the men’s soccer team. Friday night was a second chance for an upset after unranked UCLA lost a nail-biter to No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Seyi Adekoya scored in the 66th minute to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead against the No. 3 ranked Cardinal. UCLA conceded a goal four minutes later to end the lead. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
