

The center back was the lone underclassman to make the list, and is one of just two honorees from the Pac-12 Conference. UCLA sophomore Pietro Grassi was one of 38 players tabbed to the Hermann Trophy Watch List before the season. GRASSI NAMED TO HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST UCLA's three honorees were the most in the country (no other school had more than one). UCLA was well-represented on TopDrawerSoccer's Team of the Week, as left back Tommy Silva made the top XI while center back Aaron Edwards and forward Jose Contell were honorable mentions. The top six, and nine of the top 10, scorers from a year ago (on points)īRUINS ALL OVER THE TOPDRAWER TEAM OF THE WEEK.UCLA returns the vast majority of its offensive production from a season ago, including: Including exhibition games, UCLA has allowed just 6 SOGs total in five games.UCLA was the only school in the country with 0 SOG against over the season's first week.UCLA allowed 0 SOG twice in a three-game span in 2011.First time allowing 0 SOG in consecutive games since at least 1999 (the years in which single-game box scores are available).First time allowing zero shots on goal in a game since Oct.Not only did the Bruins not allow a goal last week, they didn't even allow a shot on goal: UCLA was one of just 36 teams in the country with no goals against in the season's first week (only 10 of which played multiple games).

Washington and Oregon State, respectively) For the first time ever under fourth-year head coach Ryan Jorden.Last week, UCLA recorded back-to-back shutouts. UCLA had eight unique players record a point against the Flames, the most in a single game since Oct.

Riley Ferch's five points matched the most by a Bruin since Milan Iloski potted five goals in that Oct.6, 2019, matching the most single-game goals under fourth-year HC Ryan Jorden It was the program's most in a single game since Oct.The Bruins' five-goal output on Friday against Liberty was one of the program's most-prolific in recent memory: It's the second consecutive year jumping out of the gate for the Bruins, whose 6-2-0 start last fall was the program's best eight-game start since 2009. UCLA is 3-0-0 to start a season for the first time since 2002, and just the second time this millennium. That was the first of three unanswered goals to close the game for the Bruins, who limited Liberty to just three shot attempts in the second half. The Bruins never trailed in the contest, but it was a back-and-forth contest until Ferch's brace-clinching goal made it 3-2 just before the halftime whistle. Riley Ferch (2G, 1A) and Constantinos Michaelides (1G, 1A) led the Bruins to a season-high in goals against the Flames.

The Bruins held the Hokies without a shot on goal, and Jose Contell provided an 81st minute winner - finishing off a Tommy Silva cross from the left wing at the penalty spot - to seal the result. 28 before breaking out offensively in a 5-2 win against Liberty on Sept. UCLA has played a pair of home contests over the last week, taking down Virginia Tech 1-0 on Aug.
