PASADENA “”mdash; You knew it wasn’t the sun playing tricks on your eyes because the sound of victory was unmistakable. BONGGG! Yes, that ball did swerve left and crash head-on into the upright. Yes, that was a heap of the boys in baby blue dogpiling at midfield. And yes, after UCLA beat Cal 23-20 in […]
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W. volleyball: Bruins win, lose in Arizona games
The stink of an upset loss left almost as suddenly as it came. One night after unranked Arizona smacked down the No. 8 UCLA women’s volleyball team in four games, the Bruins came back and swept Arizona State Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion. Still, UCLA (13-3, 5-2 Pac-10) has to be worried about the way […]
UCLA’s starting offense needs less Olson, more Moore
Keep it up, Karl. No, really, keep it up. Never mind that UCLA barely beat bottom-dwelling Arizona 24-21. The bottom line is, the Bruins won, and a win is a win is a win is a win. The more important achievement that came out of this game was that UCLA coach Karl Dorrell was able […]
Patience is a virtue when it comes to Bruin football
PASADENA ““ As the final seconds ticked off in Saturday’s 46-16 thrashing of Washington, UCLA coach Karl Dorrell tilted his head up and pointed to the heavens. Much like the Bruin nation had done all week, I wondered if this guy knew what the heck he was doing. First he didn’t know where to stand […]
M.volleyball: Volleyball team recruits setter
Sophomore setter Beau Peters is enrolled at UCLA after transferring from Long Beach State. He adds much-needed depth to the position after the Bruins lost three-year starter Rich Nelson to graduation. “We’re excited to get him,” UCLA head coach Al Scates said. “I’m confident we’ll have a great setter with whoever is starting.” Peters will […]
Hibernating Bruins must wake up and smell desire
It’s enough to make you want to puke. And then down another before running down Westwood Boulevard wearing only your UCLA foam finger. Yes, your very own Bruins just routed, spanked, beat the living Montezuma’s Revenge out of those San Diego State Aztecs. Twenty to 10! That’s like, two touchdowns! And then some! But folks, […]
W.volleyball: Women’s volleyball kills Oregon State
Their smiles might have faded momentarily, but their strength remained. For the members of the UCLA women’s volleyball team, depth was the key to beating Oregon State 30-20, 29-31, 30-24, 30-24 Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. But it wasn’t necessarily pretty for the Bruins (9-2, 1-1 Pac-10), who dropped their first game all season to […]