Dear Santa, I’m writing to you early this year because this is really important. I don’t mean to sound presumptuous, but this is probably the most important request you’re going to receive this entire holiday season. I know you’re usually a stickler about not giving Christmas presents before Dec. 25, and I respect that, but […]
Author Archives: David Regan
Women’s soccer focuses on Cup
Entering last season’s College Cup, Danesha Adams was excited. A freshman on college soccer’s grandest stage, there were plenty of emotions running through her mind, and she simply couldn’t help feeling a bit overwhelmed. And once again, with the No. 4 UCLA women’s soccer team (21-1-2) set to make its third consecutive College Cup appearance […]
Mixed match for freshman
UCLA coach Ben Howland didn’t need to say anything to Darren Collison before Tuesday’s game against Albany. With sophomore point guard and team leader Jordan Farmar slated to miss the game due to an ankle injury, Collison already knew. “When Jordan’s out, I know I have to step my game up,” he said. After a […]
Working for improvement
The UCLA men’s basketball team left the Big Apple with something of a big problem. Well, a big man problem, to be more precise. After their third-place finish in the NIT Season Tip-Off last week, the No. 16 Bruins (4-1) left New York with the knowledge that a lot of work still has to be […]
Freshman shows his age in shaky game
NEW YORK “”mdash; Freshmen are often expected to play at a level beyond their years. Sometimes they do just that. But there will invariably be times when they play exactly like the freshmen they are, and coaches like to call those times “learning experiences.” UCLA freshman forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had that kind […]
[Online Exclusive]: UCLA defeated by No. 11 Memphis 88-80
NEW YORK “”mdash; There was very little holiday spirit emanating from the UCLA locker room Wednesday night. After an 88-80 loss to No. 11 Memphis (3-0) in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off, the No. 16 Bruins (3-1) looked like a team that had lost its last game of the season rather than its […]
Defense shines during postseason
When senior defender Jill Oakes says that the defense of the UCLA women’s soccer team is in a groove, it’s something of an understatement. Consider for a minute what the No. 4 Bruins (20-1-2) have done in the first three rounds of the NCAA tournament. In three matches, UCLA has outscored its opponents 16-0 and […]