Cori Close’s word of the year for the Bruins this year is “expectant.” “We’re in a work in progress, but I really like our pieces,” the coach said. “Our expectations have not changed, and we don’t really care what anyone else thinks.” UCLA women’s basketball graduated a decorated senior class – guard Jordin Canada, forward […]
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Women’s tennis to have one extra tournament before championships
The Bruins are squeezing in one more tournament before the ITA championships. UCLA women’s tennis will send three players – seniors Gabby Andrews, Ayan Broomfield and freshman Katie LaFrance – to Jack Kramer Collegiate Tournament, which begins Thursday. “We have to be very careful with our competitions so we don’t go over our dates,” said […]
Exhibition victory shows off men’s basketball’s solid team chemistry, depth
David Singleton came off the bench – and he put up a perfect stat line. The freshman guard shot 4-of-4 from behind the arc, 2-of-2 from the free throw line, and had four assists and zero turnovers while backing up sophomore guard Jaylen Hands at the point in UCLA men’s basketball’s exhibition game Saturday night. […]
Young players feature as men’s basketball hammers NYIT in exhibition game rout
Moses Brown lit up Pauley Pavilion less than five minutes into the game with a fast-break dunk. Then he did it five more times. “(Having a guy like Brown) makes (my job) a lot easier because he can just go up to the rim and dunk it,” said sophomore guard Jaylen Hands. “Even if he […]
Battle of the Editors: Some fall sports might fall short in postseason competitions
The fall seasons are wrapping up in Westwood, and NCAA tournaments are looming. The Daily Bruin Sports editors all shared their takes on how far they think UCLA will go in the five sports that have postseason games this quarter. Football Ryan Smith, Sports editor The Bruins will not be representing the Pac-12 South Division […]
Preparing for season, the young men’s basketball team stresses defensive skills
Steve Alford and Murry Bartow go way back. Bartow – a UCLA men’s basketball assistant coach who replaced David Grace in April – served as Alford’s graduate assistant coach when Alford was a player at Indiana. But all history aside, Alford said Bartow brings in a new emphasis on defense that the Bruins were missing […]
Women’s tennis shows preseason promise in regional tournament’s endgame matches
Gabby Andrews and Ayan Broomfield elected to take a bathroom break after falling in the first set of the championship match. “We just talked about what was working and what wasn’t,” Andrews said. “They weren’t really dictating much, we just weren’t executing and we were being tentative.” The seniors came back to bring home the […]