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)
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...
