UCLA Prepares for Sweet Sixteen Match at Vermont

No. 19 UCLA (12-6-1) at No. 7 Vermont (15-3-2)
NCAA Tournament – Third Round
Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 26 – 4:00 p.m. (PT)
Location: Burlington, Vt. (Virtue Field)
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats

UCLA VISITS VERMONT FOR THIRD ROUND NCAA OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

After defeating California Baptist at home and No. 6 seed Clemson on the road last week, UCLA travels to face No. 7-ranked Vermont for an NCAA Tournament Third Round game on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 4:00 p.m. PT (7:00 p.m. local). The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ (subscription required). Fans can also follow along with live stats on uclalivestats.com, and live updates on Twitter from @UCLAMSoccer.

QUICK HITS

• UCLA is 12-6-1 overall on the year, and is appearing in the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014

• The Bruins are making their 47th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament, going 76-42 and winning four titles

• UCLA allowed one goal or fewer in 10 consecutive games from Sept. 15 to Oct. 29, has given up = 1 GA in 13 of the last 14 games

• The 10-game streak with one goal against or fewer was the program’s longest since 2005

• Jose Sosa and Tommy Silva were named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team (four others were honorable mentions)

• UCLA ended the regular season with an RPI of 26 • 15 different players have recorded a point so far for UCLA, including 10 separate goalscorers

• UCLA’s eight shutouts on the season are tied for No. 21 in the country

• UCLA is 9-0 this season when scoring first, and 3-6 when conceding first

• In all competitions, the Bruins are averaging just 4.14 shots on goal against

• 2021: 11-7-1, reached second round of NCAA Tournament, +8 goal differential (all best since 2015)

NEXT UP

The winner of Saturday’s UCLA-Vermont game will go on to face the winner of (3) Syracuse vs. (14) Cornell, on either Dec. 2 or 3. Syracuse (15- 2-4) is hosting Cornell (14-3-1) starting at 11:00 a.m. PT on Sunday.

BRUINS IN THE NCAA POSTSEASON

• UCLA earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament after going 10-6-1 overall in the regular season and finishing fourth in the Pac-12

• Last year, the Bruins defeated UC Santa Barbara at home in the first round before dropping a 2-1 heartbreaker at Duke

• This is UCLA’s 47th appearance in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer…