Author Archives: Bryan Chu

Even before the Bruins met their opponents Sunday, they were written off. With No. 4 Texas coming into Pauley Pavilion on the heels of beating No. 1 Tennessee, few people gave UCLA even the slightest chance to score an upset. But as sophomore Noelle Quinn stepped up to the free-throw line with her team up […]

Their season was as fleeting as this weekend’s November rain shower. On Saturday the Bruins still had a season to cling to. On Sunday they didn’t. But for three Bruins on the men’s soccer team, the 2-1 loss at the hands of St. John’s caused more than a few emotional tears; it was more of […]

Having not played a match in almost two weeks, the UCLA men’s soccer team didn’t know how it would perform once the playoffs began. And while they were not atop their game, it didn’t matter, because the Bruins had a safety net behind them. Starting in his first collegiate playoff game, sophomore goalie Eric Reed […]

From afar, their personalities clash. It’s a rarity to find them together, except for on the court. But that doesn’t mean they don’t love each other and have mutual respect for one another. If anything, the sheer attitude of competitiveness and the penchant to win are what draw UCLA juniors Nikki Blue and Lisa Willis, […]

Just two days removed from the announcement of its No. 6 seeding in the NCAA tournament, the men’s soccer team has taken practice to a new level. The ill-will and anger exuding from many of the players toward the selection committee have since been erased as UCLA concentrates on its second-round bout with the winner […]

One of the nation’s strongest schedules and a third consecutive conference championship weren’t enough for UCLA to impress the NCAA men’s soccer committee. The third-ranked Bruins, a perennial men’s soccer powerhouse, did not earn a top-four seed like they had hoped. Instead, the NCAA committee relegated them to the No. 6 seed ““ a result […]

It was supposed to be an easy victory against a second-rate team. But instead, things got a little heated during the UCLA men’s soccer team’s final regular season game against UC Davis. Yellow cards flew as Bruins and Aggies lay sprawled on the field. But if anything, the pain the Bruins inflicted and endured in […]