Women’s basketball searching for team identity as it readies for Notre Dame

Almost one month into the season, the UCLA women’s basketball team still hasn’t found what it’s looking for: an identity. But senior guard Thea Lemberger isn’t worried. No identity, no problem. “I think we’re growing, and still trying to find our identity,” Lemberger said. “There has been a lot of ups and down, but we’re […]

Victory Bell resonates with Bruins past and present

Three days after UCLA defeated USC last year, a contagious energy and buzz filled the J.D. Morgan Center, the likes of which the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame hadn’t seen in almost six years. A crowd of people gathered inside, awaiting the arrival of the prize given to the winner of the UCLA-USC game: the […]

UCLA men’s soccer opens NCAA tournament against Elon

On a chilly November night in 2012, the UCLA men’s soccer team took the Drake Stadium field for its second-round NCAA tournament game. Playing the San Diego Toreros, the Bruins found themselves in a deadlocked game 60 minutes in. Then, the tide quickly began to shift. In the 65th minute, San Diego slapped in the […]

Women’s basketball looks for redemption against No. 10 Oklahoma

It’s been almost eight months to the date, but members of the UCLA women’s basketball team haven’t forgotten what happened. Sixth-year senior forward Atonye Nyingifa can still remember the barrage of 3-pointers. Senior guard Thea Lemberger can still remember the disappointment of a downtrodden UCLA women’s basketball team afterward. And coach Cori Close can still […]

UCLA women’s basketball aims to execute against No. 12 UNC

Senior guard Thea Lemberger raced down the sideline. Back and forth she went, wincing with every other stride, struggling with every other sprint down the court. She was just one of the many UCLA women’s basketball players running up and down the court as part of the various conditioning drills to finish Thursday’s practice. Despite […]

Robin Anderson loses singles title to freshman top seed

Junior Robin Anderson’s second go-around at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in 2012 couldn’t have gone any better. The junior finished in first place and took home the singles title last year. This year, she wasn’t quite as fortunate. Anderson, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, fell 6-3, 6-2 in the singles final […]

UCLA men’s soccer emerges with victory against Stanford

In the 89th minute, after a wild scrum for the ball ensued near Stanford’s back post, junior defender Aaron Simmons emerged from the pack, streaking down the right side, pumping his fist and screaming in jubilation. Simmons had just broken a scoreless tie in the waning moments of Thursday’s game, heading a ball toward the […]