UCLA beach volleyball has hired Jeff Alzina as its new volunteer assistant coach. “I hope that I can be an extra set of eyes with a little bit of extra experience and maybe a different perspective that will be their push to compete for a national championship and not just be a top-five-type team but […]
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Women’s gymnastics opens season with promising win against Ohio State
UCLA gymnastics returns all four gymnasts who scored a perfect 10 last year, while also bringing in a star-studded freshman class. The No. 5 Bruins (1-0) enter the 2018 season as the favorite to win the Pac-12 title and took down the Ohio State Buckeyes (0-1) in their season opener. “We’re in a very good […]
UCLA gymnastics falters on vault but defeats Ohio State in home opener
Coach Valorie Kondos Field was sick for the home opener, but the Bruins were still able to dominate the Buckeyes in their season opener. “We reminded them all about how we should do this for Val, and what Val loves more than anything is when people put themselves out there as big and as beautiful […]
LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball sign with agent to play basketball overseas
This post was updated Dec. 7 at 1:22 p.m. LaVar Ball told ESPN on Thursday morning that his two younger sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball, have both signed with agent Harrison Gaines with the intention of playing overseas. LaVar Ball recently pulled LiAngelo Ball from UCLA after the freshman was suspended from play indefinitely following […]
Around the League: Stanford remains undefeated in women’s volleyball, strong in men’s soccer
Women’s volleyball By Kelsey Angus, Assistant Sports editor No. 2 Stanford women’s volleyball (19-2, 12-0 Pac-12) remains the only undefeated team in the conference after wins over Arizona (9-12, 3-9) and Arizona State (10-14, 0-12) last weekend. Sophomore Kathryn Plummer won Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors for her 15-and-23 kill performances in the […]
Swim and dive wins meet over Arkansas, Washington State and UC Davis
UCLA swim and dive needed to perform better than it did at UC Santa Barbara last weekend in order to win the Bruins’ home opener. “I thought they responded really well to the tough meet we had against (UC) Santa Barbara,” said coach Cyndi Gallagher. “No one likes to lose, but if you can learn […]
Women’s volleyball loses to Washington for ninth consecutive time
UCLA women’s volleyball was outblocked by Washington 7-1 in the first set alone. “Ultimately, we need to prepare our hitters better if we’re coming into a match against Washington or Washington State, so I’m putting that on us,” said coach Michael Sealy. “We’ve got to make sure that we’re preparing better for who we’re playing.” […]