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UCLA Falls To Indiana, 5-1
September 05, 2010 | Men's Soccer
Sept. 5, 2010
Preseason All-American Will Bruin recorded a hat trick to lead No. 20 Indiana to a 5-1 win over No. 5 UCLA at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic.
Indiana (1-1) struck first in the ninth minute of the game, when Alec Purdie sent a ball to Bruin to the left side of the goal. Bruin follwed with a low shot from close range for his first of three goals on the day. UCLA tied the game at 25:26 on a goal by Ryan Hollingshead. Kelyn Rowe sent a ball into the box that was bounced around. Hollingshead settled the ball and finished for his second goal in as many games. But Indiana reclaimed the lead just half a minute later after being awarded a penalty kick on what was called a foul in the penalty box. Andy Adlard converted the penalty kick to give Indiana the 2-1 lead.
UCLA had a good opportunity to even the score again early in the second half, when Rowe made a nice move and sent a shot from the right side in the 50th minute, but Indiana goalkeeper Luis Soffner made a save on the play. Andrew Tusaazemajja also had a shot opportunity in the 53rd minute, but his header went wide. The Hoosiers blew open the game shortly thereafter, scoring two goals in a 1:10 span. Nikita Kotlov took a shot from 12 yards out that was saved by UCLA goalkeeper Brian Rowe, but the rebound came to Purdie, who scored with a shot to the lower right corner at 56:06. Bruin struck again with his second goal at 57:16 after making a run up the middle and getting past UCLA's defense before sending a shot past Brian Rowe into the lower left. Bruin's third goal came at 67:40 off an assist by Adlard.
Despite the growing deficit, the Bruins did not give up. At 81:48, Eder Arreola had what appeared to be a sure goal cleared off the line by Indiana defender Caleb Konstanski. After the resulting corner kick, Zack Zerrenner's shot was saved by Soffner.
UCLA (1-1) returns to action on Thursday with a home game against UC Riverside at Drake Stadium at 7 pm.
2010 adidas/IU Credit Union Classic All-Tournament Team
David Bingham, California
A.J. Soares, California
Davis Paul, California
Servando Carrasco, California
Andy Adlard, Indiana
Caleb Konstanski, Indiana
Alec Purdie, Indiana
Ryan Hollingshead, UCLA
Brian Rowe, UCLA
Chris Sutton, Notre Dame
Michael Rose, Notre Dame
Will Bruin, Indiana - Offensive MVP
A.J. Soares, California, Defensive MVP
