Men's Soccer Pulls Out Big Win Against UCSB
by Bellerophon on Sep 17, 2011 8:45 AM PDT
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PrintDespite some early struggles (losing to Louisville and UC Davis, while only tying Santa Clara), the men's soccer team, ranked #16, has put together a 3 game winning streak, capping it with a major victory over #6 UC Santa Barbara. In a wide-open game, the Bruins found themselves down at half by a score of 1-0.
With Brian Rowe making key saves, the Bruins found back via junior striker Chandler Hoffman's impressive hat-trick, burying his third in the 70th minute to give UCLA the lead at 3-1. UCSB made it tight by striking back late in the game, but with Rowe in goal, the Bruins were able to hold on to pick up a major win over a top-10 program and get their season back on track.
As ESPN noted, Hoffman has been on fire in front of the net:
Hoffman, who has seven goals in the Bruins' first six games (after scoring 13 in 13 Premier Development League appearances for Orange County Blue Star this summer), tied a school record by tallying in his fifth successive game.
"It's been really good to find the back of the net," Hoffman said in a video posted on UCLA's athletics web site. "My parents were here tonight, so it's always fun to score when they're here. It's always fun to beat UCSB."
For a full recap of yesterday's action against the Gauchos, you can check out the official site's recap here. The official box score is here.
UCLA gets back at it against the San Diego Torenos on Sunday evening in San Diego, looking to extend their current winning streak.
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This was a big win
Good for the team for playing to its potential. Building a 3-1 advantage late on SB shows what this team is capable of, and what we have been hoping for from this roster. Let’s see them maintain this now.
greg in denver, U.C.L.A. guy for life - BruinsNation.com
Maybe...just maybe...
…this team has finally found it’s stride.
As has been the norm this season, the Bruins started slow and IMHO the decision to sub off Lee from the RB position replacing him with Hollinghead put the team in the hole as within minutes UCSB exploited that move.
Second half was much better as Salcedo effectively went with the 2010 lineup moving Rowe back to the middle (from RH) and slotted Matchet into the RB position mercifully pushing Hollinghead forward to RH. Victor Chavez gave an inspired effort after subbing on setting up one of Hoffman’s goals with a stellar effort.
Second half was perfect but for another dumb play giving up a UCSB PK within minutes of scoring the third goal effectively allowing SB right back into the game. Rowe in goal and the back like did an adequate job (but for the first half substitution) on UCSB’s studs in Opoku and Garza.
Salcedo’s post-game video comments were somewhat curious….allright…IMHO disingenuous, given Hollingshead’s “stinker”. Chavez’s spark and Brian Rowes play in goal IMHO would of been more logical candidates for a “call-out”.
Hopefully no let down today playing against a fresh legged USD team ….“on-paper” the Bruins are a much better side.
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