With the 2021-2022 season for UCLA Athletics beginning this month, the Daily Bruin Sports staff takes a look at the expectations for all 21 varsity teams, discussing the best- and worst-case scenarios for each club along with one key storyline surrounding each roster.

For the second time this season, the Bruins saw red.
UCLA men’s soccer (1-6-2, 0-5-2 Pac-12) fell 3-0 to No. 9 Stanford (7-1-1, 5-1-1) at Wallis Annenberg Stadium on Sunday – finishing the 90 minutes of regulation with 10 men on the pitch.

The Bruins have a top-10 test ahead of them after finding the back of the next for the first time after seven scoreless halves in their last matchup.

Men’s soccer
Emily Vu, Daily Bruin contributor

The last time the Bruins earned a point in Pac-12 competition was over a month ago. On Wednesday, they have an opportunity to earn all three.

The Bruins are on track to break a new record in program history – a losing record.
UCLA men’s soccer (1-5-1, 0-4-1 Pac-12) dropped all three points to California (2-3, Pac-12 record) in a 2-0 loss in Berkeley on Saturday, marking the fourth consecutive result of this sort for the Bruins.

With half of the 2021 season in the books, the Bruins have an opportunity to record their first Pac-12 conference win Saturday.
UCLA men’s soccer (1-4-1, 0-3-1 Pac-12) will travel to Witter Rugby Field to face California (1-3-0) and kick off its final back-to-back road trip of the season.

Away from home, the Bruins fell once again.
In Saturday’s afternoon contest against No. 3 Stanford (5-0-0, 3-0-0), UCLA men’s soccer (1-3-1, 0-2-1) took a 4-0 defeat at Laird Q.

Despite the loss Friday, the Bruins still have new recruits at their disposal.

Last week against Loyola Marymount, a scoring opportunity came for UCLA men’s soccer (1-1) off a free kick taken by junior transfer and forward Kevin Diaz in the 87th minute.

This post was updated Feb. 8 at 5:52 p.m.
Gymnastics isn’t the only UCLA squad that has had to practice flexibility this offseason.
After the postponement of its matchup against Westmont on Wednesday because of COVID-19 precautions, UCLA men’s soccer now looks to San Francisco for its 2021 home opener.

As college sports continue to be pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional leagues have restarted. Each Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will highlight a few standout alumni performances from the past week in ongoing leagues as we await the return of university athletics.