Senior Ally Carda has thrown two no-hitters in her career, the most recent coming Sunday in Las Vegas as part of a 6-0 win over Boise State. While no-hitters are certainly exciting in the short term, it is unclear whether Carda’s stellar performance will hurt or help UCLA (9-2) in the long term. Carda pitched […]
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UCLA softball cashes in during five-game trip to Las Vegas
This weekend at the Wilson/DeMarini Desert Classic in Las Vegas, the smart money was on No. 12 UCLA (9-2) to win big against five unranked opponents. The team did not disappoint, going 5-0 after senior pitcher Ally Carda recorded her second career no-hitter in the fifth and final game of the weekend. “It’s always kind […]
No. 12 UCLA softball begins five-game weekend set against unranked teams
Friday morning in Las Vegas, UCLA softball’s work will be winding up just as the work week is winding down. The No. 12 UCLA (4-2) starts a five-game weekend set at the 2015 Wilson/DeMarini Desert Classic hosted by UNLV with a 9 a.m. game on Friday against Northwestern (2-3). UCLA will go on to play […]
UCLA softball remains optimistic about weekend outcome
Following a four-day, six-game stretch in which UCLA went 4-2, coach Kelly Inouye-Perez seemed unfazed and even optimistic by the lackluster result. “I’m inviting adversity this year,” Inouye-Perez said. It’s not hard to see where Inouye-Perez is coming from, following a season in which her team coasted through the regular season, only to end up […]
Samurai exhibits at LACMA
http://youtu.be/NbyAGrtylmw Samurai: Japanese Armor and Art of the Samurai are two exhibits currently on show at LACMA. The first exhibit focuses on Japanese Armor, and showcases armor and weapons spanning seven centuries of Samurai warfare, and is available for viewing until Feb. 1, 2015. The second features ancient Japanese Swords, Paintings, Prints, and Textiles, and […]