No. 13 seed UCLA men’s soccer (9-3-5, 6-0-4 Pac-12) will face off against crosstown foe Loyola Marymount (8-4-6, 2-3-2 West Coast Conference) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 5 p.m.

The road from conference play to the postseason can be treacherous for some teams, but coach Ryan Jorden said nothing is different for the Bruins as they head into their first NCAA tournament matchup.

No. 13 seed UCLA men’s soccer awaits the winner of Loyola Marymount and UC Irvine’s first-round contest. The Pac-12 Champions have earned a spot in their third tournament in a row, with their first top-16 seed and first round bye since 2014.

With the tags still on the Bruins’ Pac-12 champion hats bouncing up and down, chants of, “Olé, olé olé olé, UC, LA,” rang out until the lights were shut off.

The Bruins are guaranteed a share of the Pac-12 title. Now, they have a chance to secure it outright.
No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer (8-3-5, 5-0-4 Pac-12) will play its final match in the Pac-12 at San Diego State (6-6-5, 0-6-3) on Friday.

This post was updated Nov 7 at 1:11 p.m.
For five games a shark was locked away in its tank.
Jack Sarkos spent the past two weeks on the bench with a knee injury while his teammates kept pace, remaining the only undefeated team in conference play and inching closer to the title.  

Up a man the entire second half, the Bruins were only able to come away with a draw in the first match of their last road trip of the regular season.