May 15, 2008 BRUINS RELEASE SLATE
Men to face 5 former NCAA champs
The UCLA men's soccer team will play one of its most challenging schedules yet, facing five of the seven schools to win NCAA championships this decade (North Carolina, Indiana, Maryland, UC Santa Barbara and Wake Forest).
May 14, 2008 MORE BRUINS
UCLA adds three recruits
UCLA has added three more players to the freshman class, signing midfielder/forward Eder Arreola (Chino Hills, CA/Edison Academic Center), forward Prince Lapnet (Silver Spring, MD/Archbishop Carroll HS) and defender Victor Yanez (Riverside, CA/Patriot HS) to national letters of intent.
Feb. 15, 2008 ADDING BRUINS
UCLA men sign seven
The UCLA Bruins have signed seven players to national letters of intent. Joining the freshman class of 2008 will be midfielder/defender Chris Cummings, midfielder Daren Flitcroft, defender Oscar Reyes, midfielder/defender Andrew Rose, goalkeeper Joseph Scachetti, midfielder Christian Vazquez and defender Zach Zerrenner.
Feb. 13, 2008 NEW RECRUITS
Bruin women sign seven
Seven players have signed national letters of intent to join UCLA’s women’s soccer team. Headlining the group are four players with youth national team experience, while two more are Region-IV ODP Team members. All seven players will be freshmen in the fall of 2008.
Feb. 6, 2008 A NEW ARENA
Kenny named assistant at UCLA
Former Major League Soccer player Kenny Arena has been hired as an assistant coach for the UCLA men’s soccer team. Arena was an assistant coach at George Mason last season and a volunteer coach for the University of Virginia in 2006.
Jan. 24, 2008 SUPPLEMENTING WITH BRUINS
Owens picked up by DC United, Folk by Galaxy
UCLA senior defenders Brandon Owens (Murrieta, CA) and Greg Folk (Woodland Hills, CA) were selected by DC United and the Los Angeles Galaxy, respectively, in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft.
Dec. 21, 2007 THE YEAR’S TOP STORIES
No. 10---UCLA advances to fifth straight College Cup
Starting today, LASoccerNews.com will count down the top 10 stories of the year. Today we look at the UCLA’s fifth straight trip to the Women’s College Cup
Dec. 18, 2007 HONDA FINALISTS
USC’s Olsen, UCLA’s Cheney on list of four
USC goalkeeper Kristin Olsen and UCLA forward Lauren Cheney have been named finalists for the 2007-08 Honda Sports Award, the Collegiate Women Sports Awards announced today. One of the highest honors for a female athlete, the Honda Award is presented to the top woman collegiate athlete in each sport every year.
Dec. 15, 2007 BRUIN ALL AMERICANS
Cheney, DiMartino, Adams honored
CARY, NC---Three UCLA players, Lauren Cheney (Indianapolis, Ind), Christina DiMartino (Massapequa, NY) and Danesha Adams (Shaker Heights, Ohio) were named to the 2007 NSCAA/adidas Women’s NCAA Division I All-America Team.
Dec. 13, 2007 FAR WEST SELECTION
Zaher named for second time
For the second consecutive season, UCLA senior defender Mike Zaher (Las Vegas, NV/Bishop Gorman HS) was selected to the NSCAA All-Far West Region third-team.
Dec. 14, 2007 ON TO THE COMBINE
UCLA’s Zaher, Owens will show off for MLS
UCLA senior defenders Brandon Owens and Mike Zaher have been chosen as two of 54 college seniors from 33 Division I schools who have been invited to participate in the 2008 adidas MLS Player Combine. The annual player combine will be held at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on Jan. 11-15, 2008.
Dec. 7, 2007 END OF THE RUN
USC ends Bruins title bid 3-2
COLLEGE STATION, TX--Despite taking a beating in the first half, physically and on the scoreboard, USC’s Trojans showed they would not let an early setback keep them from a championship game appointment on December 9. USC rebounded from a first-half 1-0 deficit to throttle the skillful Bruins 2-1 Friday. Amy Rodriguez scored both USC goals.
Nov. 30, 2007 BRUINS ADVANCE
UCLA will face USC in NCAA semifinal
Forward Danesha Adams headed in a corner kick in fourth minute of double-overtime on Friday, sending the top-seeded UCLA women’s soccer team to a thrilling 3-2 victory over second-seeded Portland on a rain-soaked evening at Drake Stadium.
Nov. 29, 2007 WEST COAST CLASH
Bruins host Portland in quarters
The top-seeded UCLA women (19-1-2) host second-seeded Portland (18-3) this Friday in an NCAA Quarterfinal showdown at Drake Stadium beginning at 7:00 p.m. The winner will advance to next week's NCAA College Cup in College Station, Texas.
Nov. 29, 2007 MAKING THE LIST
Adams, DiMartino and Cheney are Hermann semifinalists
ST.LOUIS---Three members of the UCLA Bruins have been name semifinalists for the women's Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy. Danesha Adams, Christina DiMartino and Lauren Cheney are all on the list of 15 players. Notre Dame also had three players named to the list.
