For about 32 minutes of last night’s slugfest against the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners, the Bruin women’s basketball team proved it can play with anyone. The other eight minutes the Bruins can chalk up to a learning experience. It was a tale of two UCLA teams at Pauley Pavilion last night, as Oklahoma (4-0) beat […]
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Bruins to face No. 3 team
If the typical early season nonconference lineup filled with bad teams can be called a cupcake schedule, then UCLA’s should be called meatloaf. It might still be food, but it’s tough to eat meatloaf for breakfast. The No. 20 Bruins (2-1) will face off against No. 3 Oklahoma tonight at Pauley Pavilion, their second game […]
UCLA outplays UCR on Highlander turf
Coming off a 23-point loss at Tennessee on Thursday, the No. 20 Bruins looked to rebound and regroup against UC Riverside, which has never beaten a ranked team. And behind Amanda Livingston’s first career double-double, UCLA (2-1) grabbed a 70-60 victory on Saturday for its first away win of the year, extending the Highlanders’ losing […]
Battle for the Elite Eight
WOMEN’S SOCCER Today, 7 p.m. v. Florida Drake Stadium Over the past few years, the women’s soccer team has suffered disappointment when tourney time comes at the end of the season. The Bruins have advanced to the national championship two of the past three seasons only to fall just short of the title. However, with […]
Lady Volunteers capitalize on turnovers to hand Bruins first loss of season
Heading into the house of the No. 5 Tennessee Lady Volunteers last night, the women’s basketball team had hopes of being competitive with one of the top teams in the country. UCLA came out with an 83-60 learning experience. The Bruins (1-1) were handed their first loss of the season in the loud and intimidating […]
Bruins face national powerhouse Tennessee
The concept of wading into a swimming pool instead of jumping into the deep end must be very foreign to the women’s basketball team. The Bruins dive straight into their tough schedule this afternoon against the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville ““ no easy task at the end of season, much less in their […]
Super size the college football season
In college football, every game matters. One loss can turn your season from Touchdown Jesus into a shiftless bum on the side of a library in a split second, and one win can carry your year from nothing to magical before you can say “shake and bake.” However, as you may have noticed, college basketball […]