June 11, 2012

Each week, uclabruins.com will update and highlight select UCLA players' progress during the current MLS season. Games highlighted are from June 4-10. The Bruins lead all universities with 23 alumni in MLS.

Jordan Harvey (Vancouver Whitecaps FC; Years played at UCLA: 2002-05)
Harvey scored his first goal of the season after coming on as a substitute in Vancouver's 3-1 home win over Houston on Sunday. Harvey came on in the 78th minute for Davide Chiumiento and scored the Whitecaps' insurance goal in the 88th minute, when he took a deflected cross off of a Houston defender and buried the ball far post to seal the win for Vancouver. Overall, Harvey played 12 minutes in the match.
Whitecaps record: 6-3-4, 22 points, 4th place in Western Conference
This week's Whitecaps schedule: June 16 - vs. Colorado Rapids
Harvey's 2012 MLS season stats: 10GP/6GS, 630 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 shots, 1 SOG

Note: On Tuesday, UCLA alum Andy Rose started and played all 90 minutes in Seattle's 5-0 win over Cal FC in the 4th round of the U.S. Open Cup. Rose scored the third goal of the game for the Sounders as Seattle advanced to the Quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup. Fellow UCLA alum Eder Arreola started and played 60 minutes for Cal FC.