Thursday, October 26
Los Angeles, CA
7:00 PM
UCLA
vs
Washington
Sebastian Rincon (photo: Ross Turteltaub)
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
UCLA Closes Home Schedule Against Washington, Oregon State
October 25, 2023 | Men's Soccer
UCLA (6-3-3, 3-0-2) vs. Washington (5-5-5, 2-3-2)
Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 26 - 7 p.m. (PT)
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Wallis Annenberg Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Networks
TV Talent: Christian Miles
Stream: Pac-12.com / Pac-12 Now app
Audio: UCLABruins.com
Audio Talent: Nick Koop
Live Stats
UCLA (6-3-3, 3-0-2) vs. Oregon State (6-5-3, 3-1-3)
Date/Time: Sunday, Oct. 29 - 3 p.m. (PT)
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Wallis Annenberg Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Networks
TV Talent: Trey Bender
Live Stats
UCLA Closes Home Schedule Against Washington, Oregon State
The UCLA men's soccer team (6-3-3, 3-0-2 Pac-12) closes out a season-long four-game homestand this week by hosting conference rivals Washington (5-5-5, 2-3-2) on Thursday at 7 p.m. PT and Oregon State (6-5-3, 3-1-3) on Sunday at 3 p.m. PT. Both contests will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks as part of doubleheaders with the UCLA women's soccer team. Sunday also marks the Bruins' final home game of the regular season and Senior Day. Besides the P12N broadcast, fans can follow along with a live stream through Pac-12.com, an audio broadcast on UCLABruins.com (Thursday only), and live Twitter updates from @UCLAMSoccer.
Quick Hits
Last week's result against San Diego State meant that UCLA wrapped up the first half of its league schedule with an unbeaten record at 3-0-2. The Bruins are the only team without a loss in Pac-12 play this year. In addition, it's the first time UCLA has won its first five league games since 2011, when the Bruins went 10-0-0 en route to the league title. The Bruins are unbeaten in six straight league games dating back to last year, the program's longest streak since the national runner-up 2014 squad. UCLA (11 pts) enters the week second in the Pac-12 table, but has two games in hand compared to league-leading OSU (12 points).
Last Week in Review
UCLA scored a pair of second-half goals to log a 2-1 comeback win over San Diego State last Friday night at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. Tommy Silva notched the primary assist on both Bruin scores, setting up teammates Andre Ochoa and Pietro Grassi on set pieces. Ochoa rifled in a shot from the top of the 18 off a free kick to equalize in the 47th minute, and Grassi headed home an inswinging corner kick for the game-winner in the 55th.
Grassi Named to College Soccer News Team of the Week
UCLA junior center back Pietro Grassi was named to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal for UCLA and playing the full 90 in a 2-1 home win over San Diego State. It was the first-career weekly honor for Grassi, who was an all-region choice as a freshman and a Preseason All-American as a sophomore in 2022.
Notable Statistical Rankings
The Bruins head into this week's contests with strong marks, in the Pac-12 and nationally, in the following stats:
UCLA owns a 36-11-4 record all-time against Oregon State. The Bruins have had the better of the head-to-head series in Westwood, going 7-2-1 in their last 10 home games against the Beavers. The Bruins have won two of the last three, and seven of the last nine, head-to-head matchups at UCLA. However, UCLA is seeking its first season-series win over OSU since 2017. Active Bruins with strong career numbers against OSU include Jack Sarkos (3 pts in 1 GP), Tommy Silva (3 A in 6 GP), Jose Contell (1 G, 1 A in 4 GP), and Ryan Becher (1 G in 1 GP).
Last Time Out Against OSU
Jack Sarkos and Ryan Becher scored in quick succession midway through the second half to rescue the Bruins from a two-goal hole and force a 2-2 draw in Corvallis on Oct. 5 of this season. UCLA found itself behind almost immediately as OSU scored 37 seconds in and made it 2-0 with an early second-half goal. Sarkos got the Bruins back within one with a blast from the right side of the box after an OSU defensive miscue left him all alone with the keeper. Becher popped in a rebound off a corner kick to equalize in the 61st minute. UCLA matched a season high with 19 shots.
Last Time Out Against Washington
The Bruins scored three goals late in the second half to pull away and record a 4-2 win at Husky Soccer Stadium on Oct. 8. The result snapped a nine-game losing streak for UCLA against Washington. Cam Wilkerson and Sebastian Rincon led the way with three-point games, with both logging a goal and an assist. UCLA scored three unanswered goals in a 12-minute span starting in the 70th minute to put the game away. Washington had a PK stopped in the 79th minute, and scored in the final minute of regulation to get within two.
All-Time Series Against Washington
UCLA owns a 31-24-4 record all-time against Washington. The Bruins' win in Seattle earlier this year snapped a skid in the head-to-head series, as the Huskies had won nine consecutive games prior, dating to 2018. UCLA is seeking its first home win over UW since 2018, and its first season-series win since 2015. Current Bruins with strong career numbers against the Huskies include Jose Contell (1 G, 1 A in 5 GP), Tucker Lepley (2 G in 4 GP), Sebastian Rincon (3 pts in 1 GP), and Cam Wilkerson (3 pts in 3 GP)
Take Your Shot
The Bruins have tallied double-digit shots in each of their first 12 games to start the season, including a season-high 19 shot attempts on two occasions. This is UCLA's longest streak of 10+ shot games since 2016, when the Bruins closed out the season with 14 consecutive double-digit-shot efforts. The Bruins enter the week with the No. 15 shot rate in the country (15.42 per game) as well as the No. 4 shots on goal rate (7.3 per game). UCLA is 5-0-1 this when taking at least 17 shots in a game.
Offensive Breakout
The Bruins have broken out for four goals in three of the last nine games, and four times overall this season in just 12 games. This year marks the first time since 2016 that a Bruin squad has potted 4+ goals twice in a three-game span. It also marks the first time since 2016 that UCLA has had a quartet of four-goal games in a single season (the 2016 squad had five such performances). For the season, UCLA is averaging 2.2 goals per game, ranking 14th in the NCAA.
Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 26 - 7 p.m. (PT)
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Wallis Annenberg Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Networks
TV Talent: Christian Miles
Stream: Pac-12.com / Pac-12 Now app
Audio: UCLABruins.com
Audio Talent: Nick Koop
Live Stats
UCLA (6-3-3, 3-0-2) vs. Oregon State (6-5-3, 3-1-3)
Date/Time: Sunday, Oct. 29 - 3 p.m. (PT)
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Wallis Annenberg Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Networks
TV Talent: Trey Bender
Live Stats
UCLA Closes Home Schedule Against Washington, Oregon State
The UCLA men's soccer team (6-3-3, 3-0-2 Pac-12) closes out a season-long four-game homestand this week by hosting conference rivals Washington (5-5-5, 2-3-2) on Thursday at 7 p.m. PT and Oregon State (6-5-3, 3-1-3) on Sunday at 3 p.m. PT. Both contests will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks as part of doubleheaders with the UCLA women's soccer team. Sunday also marks the Bruins' final home game of the regular season and Senior Day. Besides the P12N broadcast, fans can follow along with a live stream through Pac-12.com, an audio broadcast on UCLABruins.com (Thursday only), and live Twitter updates from @UCLAMSoccer.
Quick Hits
- UCLA is 6-3-3 to this point of the season, with wins coming against Virginia Tech, Rutgers, UCI, Cal, Washington, and SDSU
- Earlier this season, UCLA had its first unbeaten (1-0-1) trip to the Pac-12 Pacific Northwest schools since 2017
- Jack Sarkos (1-2=4) was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after UCLA's trip to OSU and UW
- UCLA is unbeaten (3-0-2) in its first five league games for the first time since 2011
- Dating back to last season, UCLA has won six straight Pac-12 games (program's longest streak since 2014)
- The Bruins have scored multiple goals in six of the last seven games
- UCLA is the only Pac-12 school with a quartet of four-goal games this season
- The Bruins rank top-25 nationally in goals per game (2.17, 14th) and shots on goal per game (7.25, 4th)
- UCLA paces the Pac-12 in shots per game (15.4), shot accuracy (47%), and fewest fouls per game (9.9)
- UCLA has recorded 10+ shots in 12 straight games to start the year, the program's longest streak since 2016
- Jack Sarkos enters the week among the top in the nation in goals per game (0.73, 20th)
- Dating to Sept. 15 of last season, UCLA has allowed one goal or fewer in 21 of its last 27 games
- 19 of UCLA's 26 goals this year have been scored by players who entered the season with zero career goals as Bruins
- Sept. 4's result represented UCLA's first tie in a home game since Feb. 20, 2021 (a span of 27 home contests)
- UCLA is 5-0-2 this season when scoring first, and 1-3-1 when conceding first
- 2022: 12-7-1, reached NCAA 3rd rd. for first time since 2014, had a 10-game streak of allowing 1 GA or fewer
Last week's result against San Diego State meant that UCLA wrapped up the first half of its league schedule with an unbeaten record at 3-0-2. The Bruins are the only team without a loss in Pac-12 play this year. In addition, it's the first time UCLA has won its first five league games since 2011, when the Bruins went 10-0-0 en route to the league title. The Bruins are unbeaten in six straight league games dating back to last year, the program's longest streak since the national runner-up 2014 squad. UCLA (11 pts) enters the week second in the Pac-12 table, but has two games in hand compared to league-leading OSU (12 points).
Last Week in Review
UCLA scored a pair of second-half goals to log a 2-1 comeback win over San Diego State last Friday night at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. Tommy Silva notched the primary assist on both Bruin scores, setting up teammates Andre Ochoa and Pietro Grassi on set pieces. Ochoa rifled in a shot from the top of the 18 off a free kick to equalize in the 47th minute, and Grassi headed home an inswinging corner kick for the game-winner in the 55th.
Grassi Named to College Soccer News Team of the Week
UCLA junior center back Pietro Grassi was named to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal for UCLA and playing the full 90 in a 2-1 home win over San Diego State. It was the first-career weekly honor for Grassi, who was an all-region choice as a freshman and a Preseason All-American as a sophomore in 2022.
Notable Statistical Rankings
The Bruins head into this week's contests with strong marks, in the Pac-12 and nationally, in the following stats:
- Shots on Goal Per Game - 7.25 (1st in Pac-12 / 4th in NCAA)
- Shots Per Game - 15.42 (1st in Pac-12 / 15th in NCAA)
- Corner Kicks Per Game - 6.42 (1st in Pac-12 / 18th in NCAA)
- Fewest Fouls Per Game - 9.92 (1st in Pac-12 / 25th in NCAA)
- Goals Per Game - 2.17 (2nd in Pac-12 / 14th in NCAA)
- Assists Per Game - 2.50 (3rd in Pac-12 / 9th in NCAA)
- Points Per Game - 6.83 (3rd in Pac-12 / 13th in NCAA)
- Goal Differential - +10 (3rd in Pac-12 / 43rd in NCAA)
UCLA owns a 36-11-4 record all-time against Oregon State. The Bruins have had the better of the head-to-head series in Westwood, going 7-2-1 in their last 10 home games against the Beavers. The Bruins have won two of the last three, and seven of the last nine, head-to-head matchups at UCLA. However, UCLA is seeking its first season-series win over OSU since 2017. Active Bruins with strong career numbers against OSU include Jack Sarkos (3 pts in 1 GP), Tommy Silva (3 A in 6 GP), Jose Contell (1 G, 1 A in 4 GP), and Ryan Becher (1 G in 1 GP).
Last Time Out Against OSU
Jack Sarkos and Ryan Becher scored in quick succession midway through the second half to rescue the Bruins from a two-goal hole and force a 2-2 draw in Corvallis on Oct. 5 of this season. UCLA found itself behind almost immediately as OSU scored 37 seconds in and made it 2-0 with an early second-half goal. Sarkos got the Bruins back within one with a blast from the right side of the box after an OSU defensive miscue left him all alone with the keeper. Becher popped in a rebound off a corner kick to equalize in the 61st minute. UCLA matched a season high with 19 shots.
Last Time Out Against Washington
The Bruins scored three goals late in the second half to pull away and record a 4-2 win at Husky Soccer Stadium on Oct. 8. The result snapped a nine-game losing streak for UCLA against Washington. Cam Wilkerson and Sebastian Rincon led the way with three-point games, with both logging a goal and an assist. UCLA scored three unanswered goals in a 12-minute span starting in the 70th minute to put the game away. Washington had a PK stopped in the 79th minute, and scored in the final minute of regulation to get within two.
All-Time Series Against Washington
UCLA owns a 31-24-4 record all-time against Washington. The Bruins' win in Seattle earlier this year snapped a skid in the head-to-head series, as the Huskies had won nine consecutive games prior, dating to 2018. UCLA is seeking its first home win over UW since 2018, and its first season-series win since 2015. Current Bruins with strong career numbers against the Huskies include Jose Contell (1 G, 1 A in 5 GP), Tucker Lepley (2 G in 4 GP), Sebastian Rincon (3 pts in 1 GP), and Cam Wilkerson (3 pts in 3 GP)
Take Your Shot
The Bruins have tallied double-digit shots in each of their first 12 games to start the season, including a season-high 19 shot attempts on two occasions. This is UCLA's longest streak of 10+ shot games since 2016, when the Bruins closed out the season with 14 consecutive double-digit-shot efforts. The Bruins enter the week with the No. 15 shot rate in the country (15.42 per game) as well as the No. 4 shots on goal rate (7.3 per game). UCLA is 5-0-1 this when taking at least 17 shots in a game.
Offensive Breakout
The Bruins have broken out for four goals in three of the last nine games, and four times overall this season in just 12 games. This year marks the first time since 2016 that a Bruin squad has potted 4+ goals twice in a three-game span. It also marks the first time since 2016 that UCLA has had a quartet of four-goal games in a single season (the 2016 squad had five such performances). For the season, UCLA is averaging 2.2 goals per game, ranking 14th in the NCAA.
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