Less than two minutes into the quarterfinals of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, redshirt sophomore guard Kari Korver knocked down her first 3-pointer, giving UCLA women’s basketball an early 3-2 lead. A minute and 22 seconds later, she dropped a second from NBA range only to have it waved off by a moving screen. But […]
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UCLA track and field finishes with 18 wins at NAU Team Challenge
UCLA track and field leapt out to a fast start in its first meet of the 2015 season, the NAU Team Challenge. Competing against programs from Northern Arizona University, UC Irvine, Cal State Long Beach, Southern Utah University and Cal State Bakersfield, the Bruins finished with 18 wins in the invitational’s 30 events. In the […]
3 UCLA men’s soccer seniors selected in MLS SuperDraft
Three UCLA men’s soccer seniors saw their names picked at the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. After earning many postseason awards including the MAC Hermann Trophy and Soccer America Men’s Player of the Year, senior midfielder Leo Stolz was drafted by the New York Red Bulls with the No. 18 draft in the first round Thursday. Tuesday […]
Men’s and women’s cross country qualify for NCAA, make UCLA history
It’s been 29 years since the UCLA men’s and women’s cross country teams have both made the NCAA championships. This year, both Bruin teams will be at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind. The men’s team will be competing in the 10K while the women’s team will be running in the 6K. […]
UCLA swim hopes to knock off records in Santa Barbara meet
Coach Cyndi Gallagher reached into her bag and pulled out a UCLA vs. UCSB meet record sheet from a folder. “We tell (our swimmers) the meet records,” Gallagher said. “That’s really what they go for.” As the UCLA swim team prepares for its meet this weekend against UCSB and BYU, much of the attention is […]
Junior Katy Campbell brings nationals experience to the UCLA swim team
There’s a U.S. national champion and member of the U.S. national team in the pool for the UCLA swim team. Over two months ago, junior Katy Campbell surprised at the meet by scratching into the finals – finishing just outside the final eight, but a swimmer scratched out – and winning the 1500 meter freestyle […]
UCLA swim prepares for long season ahead with high intensity practice
Despite a resounding 143-104 win over Washington State last Friday, the UCLA swim team is only starting to make a splash. With an unusually late start to the school year and an unusually early meet, the Bruins only had a bit more than three weeks between the start of their preseason on Sept. 15 and […]