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)

Three days after its four-goal onslaught sunk Cal Poly, the UCLA men’s soccer team got a taste of its own medicine. The unranked Bruins (2-4-0) returned to the pitch Monday evening to face the visiting Gauchos (4-2-1) in a showdown that has been historically lopsided. Read more...

Photo: Junior midfielder Felix Vobejda said that coach Jorge Salcedo told the team they have too much talent to play the way they did Monday night. (Daily Bruin file photo)