The then-No. 1 UCLA men’s soccer team’s come-from-ahead loss to the unseeded Connecticut Huskies in last December’s NCAA Tournament still has a residual effect on this year’s team. Read more...
Photo: Junior defender Javan Torre is part of a UCLA defense that is No. 10 in the country in goals allowed per game (0.5). Torre said that they key to the Bruins’ standout play has been collectively buying in to certain team goals.(Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Just over a week ago, then-No. 1 UCLA men’s soccer lost to unranked San Diego. Two days later, junior forward Larry Ndjock’s name was left out of the starting lineup for the first time all season, and UCLA defeated Cal State Northridge 3-0. Read more...
Photo: After getting benched over a week ago, junior forward Larry Ndjock showed his value to the team by coming off the bench and scoring the winner in the Bruin’s 1-0 victory San Diego State on Saturday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
The UCLA men’s soccer team will be trying to erase some bad memories when it arrives in San Diego to take on San Diego State on Saturday night. Read more...
Photo: Heading into the Pac-12 opener at San Diego State on Saturday, junior midfielder Grady Howe said that UCLA’s confidence level is higher this year than it was at this time last year. (Courtesy of Erik Rehnberg)
The UCLA men’s soccer team has been a bit of an enigma on the field this season. There are the benchmark road wins at No. 21 North Carolina and No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Jorge Salcedo decided to insert freshman forward Seyi Adekoya into the starting lineup on Sunday, after UCLA had scored just one goal in its previous four games. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins were on their heels. Two days after dropping a 1-0 decision to unranked San Diego, No. 1 UCLA was clinging to its 1-0 lead against unranked Cal State Northridge in the 88th minute on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Senior midfielder Leo Stolz scored two goals in less than a minute on Sunday, when UCLA defeated Cal State Northridge 3-0 for its first home victory of the season. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
One theme has followed Chase Gasper throughout his young soccer career: better late than never. Over the past year, the UCLA freshman defender has emerged as one of the nation’s top players in his age group. Read more...
Photo: Not a heavily recruited prospect in his first two years of high school, Chase Gasper worked his way up to become one of the top high school prospects in the country last year and earned a scholarship to UCLA, his dream school. Early on this season, he has seen significant minutes for the No. 1 Bruins. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After being shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since 2009, the UCLA men’s soccer offense finally woke up on Saturday. No. 2 UCLA (4-1-2) didn’t become an offensive powerhouse overnight, but its one goal was enough to seal a 1-0 win on the road against UC Santa Barbara (2-3-1). Read more...
Photo: In the first half of UCLA’s game against UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, senior midfielder Leo Stolz scored a go-ahead goal from the top of the 18-yard box. That goal proved to be the difference in the Bruins’ 1-0 win. (Austin Yu / Daily Bruin senior staff)
