In a meeting between the nation’s two top-ranked public institutions, the UCLA Bruins (3-4, 0-1 Pac-12) lost 2-0 to the visiting the California Golden Bears (6-2, 1-0). California entered its Pac-12 opener riding a four game win streak, in which the team was averaging 2.25 goals per game. From the opening whistle, both sides applied […]
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UCLA men’s soccer ends nonconference play with 2-1 victory against CSUN
UCLA men’s soccer (3-3) will be entering Pac-12 conference play with an even record following Sunday night’s 2-1 victory against crosstown neighbor Cal State Northridge (5-4). Coming off a 3-0 shutout loss to the No.8 Clemson Tigers (7-1), the Bruins fell behind early to the CSUN Matadors. In the 17th minute, CSUN freshman forward Daniel […]
Men’s soccer loses 3-0 to No. 8 Clemson
On the East Coast for the second time this season after a winless trip last time out, the UCLA Bruins (2-3) faced off against the No. 8 Clemson Tigers (6-1). UCLA lost 3-0, the second shutout of its season. Coming into the contest, the Tigers allowed just 0.66 goals per game over their first six […]
Top-ranked women’s water polo to battle Wagner in NCAA first round
It has been eight years since UCLA, the team with the most NCAA women’s water polo championship titles, last won the crown. But once again, the Bruins have only three games and seven teams separating them from their eighth national championship title. No. 1 UCLA (22-1, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) begins its NCAA postseason […]
Far from home, Dutch water polo player Lizette Rozeboom shines at UCLA
A thick Dutch accent rang through the air at Spieker Aquatics Center as the UCLA women’s water polo team was practicing its drills in the winter of 2015. Lizette Rozeboom, a sophomore attacker from the Netherlands, was simply following directions when her teammates began laughing. “We did a drill where we had to yell, ‘One […]
Women’s water polo takes MPSF tournament with victory over Stanford
UCLA women’s water polo hadn’t trailed to a top-three team in more than nine quarters. That changed Sunday – for a grand total of two minutes and 23 seconds. From there on, the No. 1 Bruins (22-1, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) held the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal (20-3, 5-1) scoreless for the rest of […]
UCLA women’s water polo seizes scoring opportunities, defeats USC 11-7
Maddie Musselman didn’t miss until halfway through the third quarter. The freshman attacker had guarded the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation’s top scorer – Stephania Haralabidis – on defense, driven through an aggressive Trojan blockade on many of UCLA’s offensive possessions, battled to transition from one end to the other for more than 20 minutes of […]