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Men's Soccer Set for Final Conference Roadtrip

Men's Soccer

Both games this week will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network

Opens in a new window Game Notes

UCLA at #11 Washington
Seattle, Wash. (Husky Soccer Stadium)
Thursday, Nov. 3 - 5:00 pm PT
TV - Pac-12 Network (Aaron Heinzen, Cobi Jones)
Live Stats - gohuskies.com

UCLA at Oregon State
Corvallis, Ore. (Lorenz Field)
Sunday, Nov. 6 - 1:00 pm PT
TV - Pac-12 Network (Aaron Heinzen, Chris Sullivan)
Live Stats - osubeavers.com

UCLA Set for Final Conference Roadtrip
The UCLA Bruins (8-6-1, 3-4-0) will travel north this week for the team's final conference roadtrip of 2016 when they head to No. 11 Washington on Thursday, Nov. 3, followed by Oregon State on Sunday, Nov. 6. Both matches will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network.

Last Time Out
The Bruins snapped a three-match losing skid as they defeated Coastal Carolina, 3-1, in the final non-conference match of the season. Seyi Adekoya scored the game-winning goal, while Jose Hernandez sealed the win with a last-minute goal. Felix Vobejda scored the match's opening goal and has scored in three consecutive matches for UCLA.

UCLA vs. Top 20
UCLA's match against No. 11 Washington will be the team's eighth against a Top 20 opponent this season. With wins over No. 1 Akron (6-1), No. 13 UCSB (2-1 in OT) and No. 13 San Diego State (1-0), a tie against No. 4 Maryland (1-1), and losses to No. 12 Stanford (3-2), No. 16 Washington (4-0) and No. 16 Stanford (3-0), the Bruins are 3-3-1 this year against Top 20 teams and 17-10-6 since 2013.

In the Rankings
The Bruins continue to receive votes in the Top 25 NSCAA rankings, but jumped from 24th to 22nd in the Soccer America poll and are also receiving votes in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.

Bruins Named to TDS Midseason List
A total of eight UCLA players were named to Top Drawer Soccer Midseason lists of Top 100 players in the nation, including three in the top 30. Jackson Yueill is no. 7, Jose Hernandez is ranked No. 27 and Brian Iloski is tabbed at No. 30. Seyi Adekoya ranks no. 45 and Michael Amick was pegged at No. 100. In addition, three Bruins were ranked on the TDS Midseason Top 100 Freshman as Reggie Cannon is No. 8, Matthew Powell was ranked No. 11 and Kevin Silva was tabbed No. 53.

National Leaders
At the start of the week, Jackson Yueill ranked seventh in the nation in assists per game (0.53) and 13th in total assists (8). As a team, UCLA ranked 21st in assists per game (1.80), 22nd in points per game (5.40) and 29th in scoring offense (1.80).

Conference Leaders
At the start of the week, Brian Iloski, Jose Hernandez and Felix Vobejda each were tied for fourth in Pac-12 play in points per game at 0.86. Vobejda is also tied for third in goals scored with three, while Iloski and Hernandez are right behind tied for fifth with two goals. As a team in conference games, the Bruins rank third in points per game (4.29), third in total goals (10) and tied for third in shutouts (2).

Scouting the Huskies
Washington comes into Thursday's match still in the hunt for the Pac-12 title after handing conference-leader Stanford it's first conference loss of the season on Sunday. The Huskies improved to 5-2-0 in Pac-12 play after the overtime victory. Washington is ranked second in the conference in points, goals and goals-against average. The Huskies are led by Handwalla Bwana with a team-high 11 points and Mason Robertson who has a team-best four goals.

The Series with Washington
UCLA is 28-13-4 all-time against Washington. Coming into the season The Bruins were riding a five-game winning streak over the Huskies until a 4-0 in Westwood on Sept. 29 ended the streak.

Scouting the Beavers
Oregon State enters the weekend having won its first Pac-12 match of the season on Sunday against California, 1-0, and are now 1-4-2 in conference play. OSU is led by Timmy Mueller with a team-best 10 points and four goals.

The Series with Oregon State
UCLA is 29-5-3 all-time against Oregon State that includes a 2-0 victory this season at Drake Stadium. The Bruins have won four out of the last five contests with the Beavers.

Starting Three
Three Bruins have started all 15 games for UCLA this season - defender Reggie Cannon; and midfielders Erik Holt and Jose Hernandez. Two players have surpassed 1,300 minutes this season - Holt with 1,378 and Hernandez with 1,349. Cannon follows closely behind with 1,279 minutes of action.

Amick Nominated for Senior Class Award
Senior defender Michael Amick has been selected as one of 30 candidates for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award for men's soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as a NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

Yueill Ties School Record for Assists
Sophomore midfielder Jackson Yueill tied the school record for assists in a game with four in the Bruins' 6-1 win over Akron on Sept. 5. Yueill, who was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week after that feat, had all four of his assists in the second half, including assists on the three goals that UCLA scored in a NCAA-record 32-second span. Yueill ranks fifth in the nation and first in the Pac-12 in assists per game with an average of 0.60 and is ninth nationally and first in the Pac-12 in total assists with six. In just over one season, Yueill has already totaled 12 career assists.

Danladi's Dandy Debut
Junior forward Abu Danladi did not play in the team's first three games of the season due to a hamstring injury, but he made an epic season debut on Sept. 5 against Akron. Just eight minutes into his first game, he scored his first goal of the year, and then 11 seconds after that, he scored his second. Only two other players in NCAA history have scored two consecutive goals in a shorter time span.

Record-Setters
In just one half of action against top-ranked Akron on Sept. 5, UCLA set or tied several records. The Bruins set an NCAA record by scoring three goals in 32 seconds (Abu Danladi, 52:28 and 52:39; Blayne Martinez, 53:00). The previous record was 43 seconds, set by Syracuse in 1989. Danladi's two goals, 11 seconds apart, gave him the distinction of having the third-fastest consecutive goals in NCAA history. Only Robby Christner of Oregon State (:08 in 2008) and Jon Hall of American (:09 in 1987) scored two goals faster. UCLA now has three players in the Top 11 in this category. Julio Umana scored two goals in 15 seconds in 1994 vs. CSUN, and Eddie Lewis scored two in 20 seconds in 1994 vs. Davidson. Additionally, Jackson Yueill tied the UCLA record held by Michael Stephens (2008) and Zak Ibsen (1991) for most assists in a game with four.

Henderson Inducted into UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame
On Sept. 30, former U.S. National Team standout Chris Henderson became the eighth representative from men's soccer to be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. Henderson was selected to Soccer America's All-Freshman team in 1989, and as a sophomore in 1990, he earned first-team NSCAA All-America honors while leading the Bruins to their second NCAA title. He was one of just three collegiate players to earn a spot on the 1990 U.S. World Cup team and was the youngest player in the tournament. Henderson, who totaled 79 caps for the U.S. National Team, was also a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team and an alternate for the 1994 and 1998 World Cup squads. After playing professionally in Europe, Henderson played in Major League Soccer from 1996-2001 and retired as the league's all-time leader in games played with 317.