Fall 2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Tucker Lepley
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 135
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Ardrey Kell HS
Career Highlights
2023 United Soccer Coaches - Third Team All-American
2023 TopDrawerSoccer - Third Team All-American
2023 College Soccer News - Third Team All-American
2023 All-Far West Region First Team
2023 First Team All-Pac-12
2023 Team MVP
2023 Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team
2022 Team MVP
2021 All-Far West Region Second Team
2021 College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team
2021 Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI First Team
2021 Team MVP
UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 22, 2022)
2023
Appeared in and started all 18 games for the Bruins โฆ Tallied three goals and two assists on the year, totaling eight points โฆ After the season was named a Third Team All-American by United Soccer Coaches, TopDrawer Soccer, and College Soccer News โฆ Garnered First Team All-Far West Region accolades, and First Team All-Pac-12 to conclude the season โฆ Was invited to the 2023 adidas MLS College Showcase at the end of the season โฆย Listed at No. 25 on TopDrwaer Soccer postseason rankings of the top college soccer players โฆ Played all 90 minutes in nine of UCLA's contests in 2023, and played at least 75 minutes in 17 of 18 games throughout the season ... Led the Bruins to an unbeaten 6-0-4 mark in Pac-12 play, and helped UCLA earn its first Pac-12 title since 2014 ...ย Scored in wins at UC Irvine, vs. California, and at San Diego State โฆ Also earned assists in the Bruins' season opener against Virginia Tech, and notched an assist at UC Irvine ... In games Lepley scored or assisted UCLA went 4-0 on the season โฆ Prior to the season was one of 11 players selected to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team.
2022
Appeared in eight games for the Bruins, starting four ... Recorded three goals and one assist for seven points ... Started the last four games of the season in a row for UCLA, including each of the team's three NCAA Tournament contests ... Recovery from an injury delayed his season debut to Oct. 20 ... All of his points came over a five-game span to close the season ... Scored the game-winning goal in the second half as UCLA upset No. 12 Clemson, 2-1, in the NCAA Tournament Second Round on Nov. 20ย ... Was named the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Weekย after his efforts against the Tigers ... Had a season-high three points against then-No. 1 Washington on Nov. 3 ... Played 79+ minutes in each of his starts, including the full 90 in UCLA's final two NCAA Tourney games ... Appeared in the Fall 2022 edition of Bruin Blue Magazine ... Before the season, was named to the United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch list for midfielders ... Listed at No. 68 in TopDrawerSoccer'sย preseason Men's Top 100 Players to Watch List.ย
2021 (Fall)
Started all 19 of the team's games, one of just six Bruins to do so ... Led the team with 17 points (5-7-17) ... His sevenย assists also paced the team, while his fiveย goals were one off the team lead ... Ranked first among Pac-12 freshmen, and sixth among all league players, in total pointsย ... Voted Team MVP at the team's end-of-season banquet ... Named to the Far West All-Region Second Team after the season ... Named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team, and the TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI First Team ... Listed at No. 6ย in TopDrawerSoccer's postseason rankings of the top freshmen in college soccer ... Played 1,652 minutes, most among the team's midfielders and second-most overall ... Led the team with 18 shots on goals and a 62% shots-on-goal percentage ... His 29 shots were one behind Jose Contell's team-high ... Earned a spot on the College Soccer News Team of the Week after potting the game-winner against San Diego State on Oct. 8 ... Picked up his debut collegiate goal on Opening Day, scoring against Lipscomb (Aug. 26) ... Recorded points in back-to-back games on four occasions ... Was on the scoresheet for 10 of UCLA's 19 games ... Played the full 90 in 12 contests ... Also scored goals against California (Sept. 19), UC Riverside (Sept. 25), and San Diego State (Nov. 12) ... Had a season-high three points on Nov. 12, notching a goal and an assist in a 4-1 Bruin win at SDSU ... Set up Jose Sosa's opening goal in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a perfect ball through the 18 ... Assisted on both goals in a 2-1 UCLA win over then-No. 14 Loyola Marymount on Oct. 14 ... First freshman to lead UCLA in scoring since Matt Hundley in 2018.ย
2020-21
Utilized a redshirt year.ย
High School/Club
Played club soccer with Sporting Kansas City ... Played for both the U17 and U19 clubs ... Trained with and played for Sporting KC II ... Ranked the No. 26 midfielder in the country and the No. 69 player nationally in Top Drawer Soccer's IMG Academy 150 ... Has three caps at the youth level with the US National Team ... Recently selected to the U17 National Team for the Nike Friendlies in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., a round-robin tournament featuring Turkey, the Netherlands, and the United States U16 and U17 squads ... Also earned a call-up for the U19 USYNT for a tournament in Spain ... Named an All-American by the United Soccer Coaches.ย
Personal
Full Name: Tucker Lee Erman Lepley ... Parents are Erm Lepley,ย Jan Jones, and stepfatherย Derickย ... Has one brother, Mason, and three sisters: Kate, Carson, and Casey ... Also has a stepsister, Laney, and stepbrother, Addison ...ย Decided to attend UCLA because "the athletics and academics are unmatched, and it felt like home" ... Admires his grandparents and Neymarย ... Hobbies and interests include fashion, shoes, and working out ... Casey is his twin sister ... Majoring in sociology.ย
