Pressure and a waning second-half clock have continually brought out the best of UCLA’s soccer. In an upset of then-No. 15 Washington, freshmen midfielders Jose Hernandez and Jackson Yueill scored three combined goals in the second half and overtime to propel the unranked Bruins past the Huskies. Read more...
Photo: Freshman midfielder Jose Hernandez is one of two rookies anchoring the Bruin offense thus season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The jacket came off in the 80th minute. The celebration came in in the 107th. With the Bruins losing 2-1 midway through the second half, junior midfielder Felix Vobejda was brought down in the box and – much to the dissatisfaction of UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo – the referee’s’ whistle remained silent. Read more...
Photo: Freshman midfielder Jose Hernandez scored the game winning goal in overtime against Washington Sunday. The goal was off a penalty kick caused by hand ball inside the box. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s soccer enters Pac-12 play this weekend trending in the opposite direction of its first conference opponents. Having lost four of their last five games and mired in their worst start in the past decade, the unranked Bruins (4-4-0) rebounded with a pair of comeback wins last week. Read more...
Photo: Freshman midfielder Jackson Yueill said that UCLA will need to get its footing early on against Oregon State and Washington. Yueill has seven points so far in 2015. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When the UCLA men’s soccer captain Leo Stolz, the team leader in assists and scoring, left for the MLS draft, seven goal-scorers have stepped up to fill the offensive void. Read more...
Photo: Senior Larry Ndjock said that UCLA really wanted to set the rhythm of its games against Virginia Commonwealth and UC Irvine last weekend. The forward scored his second penalty kick goal Friday afternoon, helping the Bruins to a 2-1 win. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
I was done with my story, but I had so many questions. As the stunned home crowd sat in silence, the Drake Stadium scoreboard was painfully clear: UC Irvine 3, UCLA 0. Read more...
Photo: Freshman midfielder Jose Hernandez led UCLA to a dramatic finish Sunday night against UC Irvine. The Bruins won in overtime after coming back from a 3-0 deficit. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As the moon emerged over Drake Stadium from behind the Earth’s shadow, it certainly would have been poetic if the practically nonexistent Bruin offense made its own long-awaited arrival. Read more...
Photo: Freshman midfielder Jose Hernandez leads his teammates in celebration after his overtime goal capped the Bruins’ remarkable comeback from a 3-0 deficit against UC Irvine on Sunday night.(Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins have made plenty of history this season, and they desperately want to put an end to it. The early-season free fall began when then-No. Read more...
Photo: Junior midfielder Felix Vobejda said that the Bruins are optimistic things will turn around after a rough start to the 2015 season. Unranked UCLA has lost four of its last five games, falling all the way from No. 1 in the country. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
