A group of about 40 members of the UCLA women’s club lacrosse team stood around the Intramural Field waiting to meet their new coach. Their former coach left the team just a month before the regular season began. The Bruins had to scramble, calling up Paige Lin to replace a coach who was too busy […]
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Twins find separate paths intertwining through UCLA track and field
Even when walking side by side and decked out in identical UCLA track and field warm-ups, no one would ever think that the two are twins. Cody Crampton stands at 6 feet 4 inches, a high jumper. Casey Crampton measures in at 5 feet 7 inches, a team manager. Cody jumps and could possibly compete […]
Rhema Gardner to medically retire, return as team assistant
After fighting through pain in her left knee this past season, UCLA women’s basketball redshirt junior guard/forward Rhema Gardner has decided to medically retire from the sport. Gardner played in 26 of 31 games this season, averaging 1.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. In her last game on the court, Gardner filled out the […]
New and experienced UCLA fencers take part in tournament
All Dorothy Yu had were her pants, jacket, socks and shoes. That wasn’t nearly enough gear to compete in a fencing tournament. Among other things, she was missing a sword and mask. She scrambled around all morning trying to scavenge all the necessary pieces to compete at Sunday’s Okawa Fencing Tournament held at the Student […]
Pauley to host first rounds of NCAA women’s tournament
While the season may have ended for UCLA women’s basketball almost two weeks ago, that doesn’t mean Pauley Pavilion will be sitting empty and dark in the coming days. UCLA will play host for the first two rounds of the NCAA women’s tournament on March 22 and 24 for the first time since 1999. Had […]
UCLA women’s basketball ends regular season with Utah win
It wasn’t always pretty, but UCLA women’s basketball ended the regular season with a win. Heading into its final weekend before the Pac-12 conference tournament, the Bruins were looking to continue the focus and aggression that they found against the California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal last week. Instead, UCLA (13-17, 7-11 Pac-12) couldn’t […]
Women’s basketball season winding down for Nyingifa
She’s been here for six years, battled through two separate ACL injuries and is now earning a graduate degree at UCLA. Through it all, Atonye Nyingifa has played 135 games, the most in UCLA women’s basketball history, and now can finally see the end of a long, but rewarding, journey. The sixth-year senior forward still […]