Venturing into rival territory reveals similarities between UCLA, USC

Since it seemed like a popular enough question posed by USC students, I feel like I have to clarify that I did not venture through USC’s campus because I lost a bet. Instead, fellow Daily Bruin Sports staffer Matt Joye and I decided to explore Trojan territory to figure out the answer to the question: […]

No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer faces Harvard in NCAA second round

On one side stood the UCLA women’s soccer captain, senior midfielder Sarah Killion. On the other side stood another captain, albeit one from the men’s team, redshirt senior goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. Killion booted the ball to the left of goal, Edwards dove right. As the team continued wrapping up its Wednesday practice before its […]

Former Bruin athlete bridges crosstown rivalry

Alana Munger almost never applied to USC’s medical school. After graduating cum laude with an undergraduate degree in physiological sciences at UCLA and spending five seasons on the women’s soccer team as a goalkeeper, the crosstown rivalry almost got to the Bruin alumna. But after considering other schools like Ohio State and UCSD, Munger decided […]

Football scouting report: USC

Offense: Junior WR Nelson Agholor (No. 15) UCLA has faced a wealth of talented and tough-to-defend wide receivers this season. Cal junior Bryce Treggs, Arizona State redshirt junior Jaelen Strong, Colorado junior Nelson Spruce and Utah senior Dres Anderson are all daunting players to cover. UCLA’s secondary may face its toughest challenge yet Saturday in […]

UCLA goalkeeper conquers records, credits success to staunch back line

UCLA women’s soccer already has the No. 1 defense in the country with its 0.187 goals against average. But the team has still managed to convince critics that it possesses the ability to keep the back of its net untouched. Friday’s 5-0 win over the University of San Diego didn’t just kick off UCLA’s journey […]

Scoring medley sends UCLA women’s soccer past first round of NCAAs

The UCLA women’s soccer team has three goals it wants to accomplish going into every game. “Every game we have a goal to score off a set piece, in the run of play and off a counterattack,” said junior forward Taylor Smith. It took the team just 11 minutes and 35 seconds for the team […]

UCLA men’s, women’s cross country qualify for NCAA championships

UCLA cross country has been running a race for 29 years. This past weekend, it finally crossed the finish line. For the first time since 1985, both of UCLA’s men’s and women’s cross country teams were able to qualify for the NCAA championships. A breakout performance on Friday at the NCAA West Regional – where […]