COLLEGE SOCCER NOTEBOOK: UCLA MEN DROP TO 17TH AFTER SLOW START.Byline: LINDSAY CZARNECKI Special to the Daily News After being ranked first in the nation in the preseason polls, the winless UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX men's soccer teamhas plummeted to 17th in the NSCAA/adidas rankings. "I think everyone else is (surprised) and I'm not and we're not," coach Jorge Salcedo Jorge Salcedo (born September 27, 1972 in Cerritos, California) is an NCAA soccer coach for UCLA. Personal Salcedo grew up in Cerritos, California and attended Cerritos High School. He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. said. "We're disappointed but not surprised... the matches were physical and we played three very tough teams." UCLA has played only top 20 teams, losing to Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame and Indiana and tying Creighton. The Bruins play their first home games this weekend and face No. 12 Ohio State at 7 p.m. tonight and Penn State at 2 p.m. Sunday at Drake Stadium. "They cant wait," Salcedo said of his players. "Every Thursday or Friday we've been on the road so the guys will get to sleep in their own beds and be in a comfortable environment and surroundings." Sophomore goalkeeper Brian Perk was named Pac-10 Player of the Week after recording a shutout in a 0-0 tie against Creighton. Perk's Pac-10 honor was also shared on the women's side by UCLA senior Danesha Adams. Adams tallied 10 points in two games last weekend as the Bruins went 2-0 in their own tournament. Forward Kara Lang is with the Canadian National Team Canadian National Team or Team Canada can mean various things:
The No. 6 Bruins play a couple in-state road games as they face San Diego at 7:30p.m. tonight and Cal-State Northridge at 3 p.m. Sunday. USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ready to play host: The No. 24 Lady Trojans (3-1) host the USC Tournament this weekend and will play Georgia today and Nebraska Sunday. The freshman have made their mark so far as Meghan Ohai leads the team in goals with three while Ashli Sandoval is the USC's assist leader with three. Waves searching for firsts: The Waves women's team have yet to put the ball behind the opponent's goalkeeper this season and hope to end that streak this weekend as it starts a seven-game homestand. The Waves (0-3-1) play UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas today and Denver Sunday. Northridge update: The Matadors women's team hosts Baylor and UCLA this weekend and will have to go through either of them on their quest for their first victory of the season. The men (1-1-1) hope what happens in Las Vegas will be a pair of wins as they clash with UNLV and Cleveland State this weekend. LMU LMU Ludwig Maximilians Universität (München) LMU Loyola Marymount University LMU Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) LMU Lincoln Memorial University LMU Location Measurement Unit update: This weekend's away trip will be crucial for the LMU men as they face ranked opponents in No. 16 Creighton and No. 24 St. Louis. Goalkeeper Patrick Lane has started to earn his keep after posting his first collegiate shutout against No. 17 New Mexico last weekend. The LMU women will also host their own tournament this weekend and will face Lamar and Michigan. lindsay.czarnecki@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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