It was supposed to be a road trip that solidified the No. 4 UCLA women’s soccer team’s position atop the Pac-10, and after an impressive 2-0 victory over No. 9 Cal on Friday, it looked like it was going to be exactly that. But an uninspired 0-0 draw at unranked Stanford on Sunday left a […]
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Bruins attempt to re-energize before facing Bay Area teams
The familiar sports cliche says that the next game is always the most important. For the No. 4 UCLA women’s soccer team (14-1-1, 4-0-1 Pac-10), that’s doubly true. When the Bruins take on No. 9 California (11-2-2, 4-0-1) in Berkeley today, the conference championship could very well be on the line. And UCLA, the Pac-10 […]
Turning it on with a tip-off
It wasn’t midnight, and it wasn’t mad, but it was a start. Approximately 800 students showed up yesterday to support the UCLA men’s and women’s basketball teams at the UCLA Basketball Tipoff Party, organized by the Den, featuring scrimmages, a dunk contest, a 3-point contest, and speeches by coaches Ben Howland and Kathy Olivier. “First […]
Time to be a fan of UCLA
On the car ride home from the Rose Bowl on Saturday, my roommate said something that made me really happy to hear. “This is the kind of year that will probably make me a hardcore UCLA fan for the rest of my life,” he said. For a guy who’s generally one of the biggest grumps […]
USC wins exhaust Bruin fans
Being a sports fan is an exhausting undertaking. Especially on college football Saturdays. There’s just so much to deal with. First there’s the pre-game hype, then the tailgating, the game itself, the post-game hype (or perhaps the explanation and excuses), and all the other games around the country that you have to care about for […]
No comebacks necessary for UCLA
The goal was to play two complete matches. Two 3-0 victories later, the No. 4 UCLA women’s soccer team (13-1, 3-0 Pac-10) can consider its weekend mission accomplished. With impressive showings at Oregon and Oregon State on Friday and Sunday, respectively, the Bruins shook the habit of forcing themselves to come back in matches, something […]
UCLA heads up north in search of better first half
UCLA women’s soccer coach Jill Ellis has two primary goals for her team this weekend when it travels to take on Oregon and Oregon State. Aside from two wins, of course. Though the No. 4 Bruins (11-1, 1-0 Pac-10) boast a seven-match winning streak, the team has fallen behind in the first half in the […]