Looking at junior pitcher Anjelica Selden’s statistics so far this season, you would think that she has had an extremely impressive beginning to the season. But by the standard of greatness she has set over the past two years, it’s been a relative struggle early on. In 57 2/3 innings pitched this season, Selden is […]
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New focus on play in the paint pays off for Bruins
Coach Ben Howland made a concerted effort to work on getting the ball inside in practice last week. The results came to fruition in both of last week’s games for UCLA. After scoring 54 points in the paint against California, the Bruins doubled up Stanford’s scoring output in the paint 32-16. Against Cal, many of […]
Softball takes down Wildcats, avenges loss
Coming into Sunday’s matchup with Northwestern, UCLA sported an 0-3 record against ranked teams. When the No. 12 Bruins (10-5) defeated the No. 7 Wildcats (10-5) on Sunday to close out the Palm Springs Classic, it gave the team a much-needed emotional lift. The Bruins defeated the Wildcats 8-6 on the strength of senior shortstop […]
Bruins work the paint to get the edge over Golden Bears
If there’s one thing that has become apparent in UCLA’s last couple of games, it’s that everyone seems to be brimming with confidence offensively. Early in the Pac-10 season, there would be times when sophomore point Darren Collison or junior guard Arron Afflalo would have to carry the scoring load on their backs in the […]
Stepping up on defense
Josh Shipp’s breakout game against Arizona on Saturday was a statement in more ways than one. It wasn’t just the fact that Shipp scored 24 points, but the sophomore played one of the better defensive games of the season as well. Shipp drew the assignment of stopping freshman sensation Chase Budinger for most of the […]
UCLA overwhelms Arizona defense
TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; Looking around McKale Center, one could hardly make out any other color but red. On senior day in the ‘Cats’ last home game of the season, 14,611 screaming fans were amped up to see their beloved Arizona Wildcats beat UCLA. Darren Collison, Josh Shipp and company weren’t intimidated. No. 5 UCLA (23-3, […]
No. 9 UCLA turns up the heat in the Desert Classic
The UCLA softball team entered the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas this weekend preaching consistency. After a weekend that featured flashes of brilliance and one disappointing loss, the No. 9 Bruins still find themselves searching in the early part of the season. UCLA (7-4) won four of their five games and set a […]