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 […]
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M. soccer: Men’s soccer beats USD with 2 goals from Barrett
It would have been easy for the Bruins to let up. After all, UCLA did clinch its third consecutive Pac-10 conference title last weekend and the University of San Diego was in dire need of a win to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive. But coming off a one-goal loss to a pitiful Oregon State […]
W. basketball: Women’s basketball loses exhibition opener
With higher expectations placed on the women’s basketball team for the first time in the last half-decade, even the most meaningless exhibitions still hold significance. After a disappointing 73-60 loss to Love & Basketball at home on Sunday, coach Kathy Olivier and Bruin players aren’t casting off the exhibition as an aberration, but rather understand […]
M. soccer: Men’s soccer relies on defense’s consistency for wins
All season long, one aspect of the men’s soccer team has remained consistent ““ its defense. And not surprisingly, the team has ridden the unit to its success. Holding its opponents to just 12 goals all season and posting five shutouts, the Bruins’ defense has drawn comparisons to the play of the UCLA squad that […]
W. basketball: Measuring up
It’s a Cinderella story indeed. But for Stephanetta Bingley, it’s no longer a fairy tale. It’s reality. At 5-foot-2, Bingley did something last week that her friends and coaches in high school said she could never do ““ walk onto the UCLA women’s basketball team. “To play at UCLA is a dream come true,” the […]
M. soccer: Bruins extend winning streak to 5 with victory over UCI
The Bruins have been waiting for this all season. A moment to finally break out. And now it seems the No. 6 UCLA men’s soccer team is doing just that. Riding a five-game winning streak behind the resurgence of forward Chad Barrett, the Bruins recorded a 1-0 road shutout against UC Irvine this Saturday. “I’m […]
M. soccer: Salcedo began as bruin soccer player, progressed to be head coach
He recalls running around when he was 6 years old in little UCLA T-shirts and sweat suits. That’s what the pictures in his family albums show. He remembers shagging balls for the team at age 12 while trying to absorb every minute of Bruin soccer possible. That’s what he did in his spare time when […]