As riots raged through downtown Istanbul, Turkey, Javan Torre sat in his hotel room, away from the chaos at the center of the city. Despite the unrest nearby, Torre was focused on something else. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore defender Javan Torre will try to turn his international experience to success at UCLA.
Ryan Hollingshead’s success on the field was matched by his success in the classroom. Read more...
Six months after he watched UCLA’s season come crashing to a halt with a 5-2 loss to San Diego in the second round of the NCAA tournament, men’s soccer assistant coach Eddie Soto stood on a beach in the Bahamas, his feet buried in the sand. Read more...
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Today, in a matter of minutes, UCLA men’s soccer made its mark on the 2013 Major League Soccer SuperDraft held in Indianapolis, Ind. Two Bruins, redshirt senior midfielder/forward Fernando Monge and senior midfielder/forward Ryan Hollingshead, were taken almost back-to-back. Read more...
Fernando Monge admitted there were times when he wasn’t sure he would be able to play soccer after college. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior midfielder/forward Fernando Monge had a career year in 2012, totaling 11 points in 19 starts for the UCLA men’s soccer team. Monge was recently invited to participate in the MLS combine, which will be held from Jan. 11-15 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
After a thrilling overtime win against a top 10 opponent and five days to bask in the victory, it would have been easy for UCLA to lose the sense of urgency that had been driving its five-game win streak. Read more...
Every so often, there is just an overwhelming number of hot topics enveloping the UCLA sports scene. The end of the quarter represents a crossroads of sorts for fall and winter sports, so we're opening the floor to basketball, football, soccer and water polo in this edition of the weekly showdown between DB Sports senior staff. Read more...
