A new season has begun. UCLA swimming and diving (1-0) took home a 156-144 victory over Utah (0-4) in its first meet of the year Saturday. “Utah had put up some really good times (last week) against USC, so I knew that we were going against a lot of great competition,” said swimming coach Cyndi […]
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Mac May kills it on court as one of women’s volleyball’s youngest starters
Michael Sealy sees a difference in Mac May this year. “She always had an amazing arm and hit hard, but when she was on the left her freshman year, she didn’t hit with a lot of range as far as down the lines and sharp crosscourt,” the coach said. “She showed early on (this year), […]
Around the League: Pac-12 competition remains tight in football, women’s volleyball
FootballRyan Smith, Sports editor Despite being a month into Pac-12 play, no team has been able to create any separation in the the conference standings. Then-No. 7 Washington (5-2, 3-1 Pac-12) entered this past weekend as one of two unbeaten schools in the Pac-12, but fell to then-No. 17 Oregon (5-1, 2-1) 30-27 in a […]
Dribble for the Cure: Student-athletes rebound and rebond with participants
Jalen Hill never lost sight of 4-year-old Leone Parks. From the start of Dribble for the Cure, the UCLA men’s basketball redshirt freshman forward stuck beside the young cancer patient, pushing his stroller and listening to his every word. “He just wanted to talk the whole time,” Hill said. “He talked about what he does […]
Around the League: Pac-12 soccer teams, women’s volleyball find their places in top-25 NCAA ranks
Women’s soccer Gabriel McCarthy, assistant Sports editor The Pac-12 occupies top spots in the NCAA women’s soccer rankings. The conference features five teams in the top 25 of the women’s soccer rankings, with Stanford (12-0-1, 5-0-0 Pac-12) and USC (11-1-1, 4-1-0) occupying the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively. The Cardinal have held the […]
Women’s volleyball’s loss to Oregon third sweep out of five games
The Bruins couldn’t spark any momentum. No. 17 UCLA women’s volleyball (7-5, 2-3 Pac-12) was swept by No. 20 Oregon (10-5, 3-2) Friday night, with its only leads across all three sets being 1-0 and 3-2 in the first set and 1-0 and 2-1 in the third set. “There’s not going to be some magic […]
Women’s volleyball aims to strike against Cal after getting served by Stanford
Pac-12 play isn’t getting any easier for the Bruins. After falling in straight sets to No. 2 Stanford on Wednesday night, No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (6-4, 1-2 Pac-12) will face unranked California (8-5, 0-2) in Berkeley on Friday night. The Bruins have not lost to the Golden Bears since 2013, but coach Michael Sealy […]