UCLA women’s gymnastics competed in its first meet of the season Monday night, and landed a winning performance. The Bruins pulled away after a strong first rotation and rarely faltered, defeating the Oregon State Beavers 196.000 to 195.450. The team scored a total of 49.075 on uneven bars – just below the team’s average of […]
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UCLA gymnastics adds new twist to 2015 season
It’s the season of somersaults, jumps and handstands but with more pizzazz. “We don’t just have the talent. We got personalities, and they all got their own unique stamp. I think people are going to fall in love with them individually,” said coach Valorie Kondos Field. UCLA gymnastics gears up for its upcoming season as […]
Women’s volleyball to play Penn State for spot in regional finals
With only the top 16 teams left in the NCAA tournament, the UCLA women’s volleyball team will face its biggest challenge yet. “It’s going to take a lot but I think we can do it,” said senior middle blocker Zoë Nightingale. After two consecutive wins in the first and second rounds of 2014 NCAA women’s […]
Women’s volleyball aims to bridge Brooklyn squad into NCAA second round
First up for UCLA women’s volleyball: LIU Brooklyn. The No. 12 seed Bruins will host the Blackbirds in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Division I women’s volleyball championship. UCLA played LIU Brooklyn earlier this season on Aug. 30 at the Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic, in which the Bruins claimed a three-set win […]
UCLA women’s volleyball hosts first two rounds of NCAA championships
With a five-set win against USC last Friday, the women’s volleyball team hopes to continue its momentum on the court for the NCAA Tournament. “We don’t have a goal, no expectations, no overall goals,” said coach Mike Sealy. “Just try to play our best.” On Sunday, the NCAA announced 2014 Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship […]
Brothers’ passion for freestyle football inspires, trascends norms
There’s white lab coats and long lab hours, then there’s freestyle football. Peter and Daniel Azzam are brothers pursuing their dreams in the medical field as fourth-year physical sciences and third-year neuroscience students, respectively. They are also professional freestyle football athletes. The brothers started Bruin Freestyle Soccer Academy at UCLA in fall 2013, a club […]