Tuesday, December 30

Men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo: Bruin for life

Visit coach Jorge Salcedo when he’s home and chances are he’ll be watching a soccer game. Almost everything in his life is about soccer and the UCLA men’s soccer team that he has coached for the past 10 years. Read more...

Photo: From a ball boy to a player to an assistant coach and now to coach, Jorge Salcedo has been involved in the UCLA men’s soccer program nearly his whole life. The team has become his extended family, and at every level he’s been with the Bruins, aside from currently as a coach, he’s won an NCAA championship. Now, with his team seeded No. 1 overall in the NCAA tournament, Salcedo looks to win one more championship.




UCLA soccer senior Reed Williams looks forward to shaking off slump

Seventeen games played. Six hundred and eighty minutes on the field. One goal scored. Senior forward Reed Williams is in a slump. Scoring goals is what forwards live for, and it’s something that used to come naturally for Williams. Read more...

Photo: After tying for the team lead in goals last season, senior forward Reed Williams has had a limited role for the Bruins this year, having scored just one goal so far.




Men’s soccer heads north with Pac-12 title hopes at stake

After UCLA and California last faced off in mid-October, the consensus among UCLA players and coaches alike was that the better team lost. The Bruins controlled possession and created clearer scoring opportunities, but they were ultimately undone by fluky deflections and a Cal golden goal in the first minute of overtime. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore midfielder Jordan Vale and the Bruins are looking to improve their chances of winning the Pac-12 with a rematch against Cal and Stanford.



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