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)
It’s usually not a good sign for the offenses on the field when there are more goals scored by fans in the midfield-shot contest at halftime than there are by players in the actual game. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Larry Ndjock was second on UCLA with five shots on goal over the weekend, but neither he nor his teammates were able to score in two 0-0 ties. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The soccer ball bounced into the center of the New Mexico 18-yard box to Christian Chavez’s right. The keeper stood far to his left; there was nothing but the wide-open net before the freshman forward – a goal scorer’s dream. Read more...
The UCLA men’s soccer team did not ease its way into the new season as most teams do by playing a couple unranked, lower-tier opponents. Instead, the Bruins stormed their way into the national spotlight this weekend by defeating two top-25 teams on the road in three days. Read more...
Photo: Senior midfielder Leo Stolz picked up right where he left off as the 2013 Pac-12 Player of the Year, scoring the deciding goal in UCLA’s second game of the season against North Carolina on Sunday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
The No. 4 UCLA men’s soccer team started off its season strong on Friday night, defeating No. 11 Wake Forest on the road, 3-1. In the first 13 minutes, the Bruins built a 1-0 deficit, but quickly showed their resilience and skill, scoring two goals over the next 10 minutes of play. Read more...
