Packed into a small gym and having to listen to screaming hecklers, the members of the UCLA men’s volleyball team chose to ignore it all Wednesday night in Northridge. Instead of becoming fazed in the intense atmosphere of the Matadome, the Bruins maintained their concentration and played off the known weaknesses of their opponent. Using […]
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M. volleyball: UCLA gets to show off its depth at CSUN
Just because a team is ranked No. 1 in the nation does not mean all of its victories come easily. The UCLA men’s volleyball team learned that earlier this year, when the Bruins won in a five-game thriller against then-No. 4 Cal State Northridge in the championship game of the UCSB Elephant Bar Classic. This […]
Swimming: Strack soars to win despite scoring snafu
It seemed like just another meet, another event where she came up just a little short. But well after the meet was over, when the results of the three-meter diving competition Saturday against Cal were finally corrected, senior Janine Strack had her first win of her UCLA career. “Janine’s win really is a testament to […]
Swimming: UCLA swimmers lose two but get qualifying marks
The Bruin swimmers swam fast this weekend, but not fast enough. Despite dominating all of her events in both meets, Kim Vandenberg could not carry the team alone as the No. 11 Bruins fell to both No. 5 Stanford on Friday (176-124) and No. 10 Cal on Saturday (161-139). UCLA has now fallen to 2-22 […]
Swimming: Swimming to avenge prior losses against Cal, Stanford
UCLA’s swimmers and divers may not have another home meet remaining on their schedule, but when they travel to the Bay Area this weekend, it will feel just like one. With many of the No. 11 Bruins from Northern California, they expect to have at least as much support from the crowd as either of […]
Swimming: Butterflying past the competition
As Kim Vandenberg steps up on the block this Friday and glances over her shoulder, she will recognize an all too familiar face. Stanford’s Dana Kirk, a 2004 Olympian and Vandenberg’s arch-nemesis, has been a thorn to the UCLA junior’s side in the past. This year, however, Vandenberg has a quiet confidence about the match-up. […]
Swimming: UCLA swim and dive team dominates UCSD at weekend meet
Domination was the recurring theme during the No. 11 UCLA swim and dive meet this weekend against UC San Diego. Records were broken. In fact, eight of them fell victim during the meet. Despite not competing for the last five weeks, UCLA (5-1, 2-1 Pac-10) came out blazing, improving its record to 10-0 all-time over […]