Coming into the season-opening Campbell/Cartier Tournament this weekend in San Diego, UCLA softball coach Sue Enquist was most concerned with the defensive performance of her team. What Enquist got was an offensive explosion. The Bruins (5-0), who did not score more than nine runs in a game all season long last year, reached the nine-run […]
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Softball heads into season with strong team dynamic
After falling just short in its bid for a national title last season, the UCLA softball team begins a new title hunt today. The Bruins are traveling to San Diego to participate in the Campbell/Cartier Tournament, where they will begin by facing Sacramento State at 3 p.m. today and end the day by taking on […]
Basketball steps ahead in rankings
Coming off of a week that saw the UCLA men’s basketball team win convincingly against Arizona State and Arizona, the Bruins moved up just one spot from No. 14 to No. 13 in the latest Associated Press poll released Monday. The Bruins would have moved up more, but most of the teams ranked ahead were […]
Call of NFL has coaches shuffling
Just one day after putting together what UCLA football coach Karl Dorrell called the most successful recruiting class of his tenure, the Bruin coaching staff received some more big shake-ups. Offensive coordinator Tom Cable accepted a job with the Atlanta Falcons, to become the organization’s offensive line coach. Cable, who served as the Bruins’ offensive […]
Bruins hope to improve a poor road record this weekend in Arizona
As the Bruins travel to Arizona to face the No. 18 Arizona State Sun Devils tonight and the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, one pesky number looms large over their heads. The Bruins (14-8, 7-4 Pac-10) are 2-7 on the road this year, including a loss to a mediocre UC Santa Barbara team. Compare that to […]
Quinn named Pac-10 player of the week
There have been many instances in the past three years where junior guard Noelle Quinn has shown how valuable of a player she is to the UCLA women’s basketball team. Her performance in last weekend’s victories over Stanford and California was just her latest display of excellence. On Monday, Quinn was named U.S. Bank Pac-10 […]
For freshman, growing pains slight
Part of the reason that the UCLA women’s tennis team has been able to start off strong has been the quick adjustments that its younger, inexperienced players have made. One of those players is freshman Ashley Joelson, who, as a member of the No. 3 doubles team and the No. 5 or 6 singles player, […]