Author Archives: Lauren Sweeney

After a three-game home stand, the UCLA women’s water polo team has proven they know how to bounce back from defeat ““ three times. The Bruins suffered their first loss of the season to Stanford last Sunday, falling 8-4. “Definitely Stanford has a talented team and it wasn’t a fluke,” senior center forward Kacy Kunkle […]

UCLA women’s water polo heads to the University of California Berkeley and the University of the Pacific in Stockton this weekend to show two more teams why they are seven-time national champions and why they are currently ranked No. 1. Play begins at 7 p.m. tonight against No. 4-ranked Cal under the lights at Spieker […]

Unity among teammates is undoubtedly desirable for any sport, but for the 17 women on the UCLA women’s water polo team, unity is of primary importance. Coach Adam Krikorian agrees that this year’s team is especially close-knit. “Some of it has to do with sheer numbers,” Krikorian said. “We have a pretty small group, and […]

Later this week, the UCLA men’s soccer team will leave the warm Southern California weather to play in the College Cup in snowy St. Louis, Mo. UCLA will face Virginia on Friday for the semifinals in chilly conditions, with a forecast of snow, showers and wind. The high is predicted to be 30 degrees, compared […]

MEN’S SOCCER Sunday, 10 a.m. v. Duke Durham, N.C. On a soccer field the best view is that of the goalkeeper. Involved in the game from whistle to whistle and positioned at the far end of the field, a goalkeeper sees everyone and everything. Watching UCLA play Clemson last Sunday in the third round of […]

With a team loaded with freshmen, the UCLA men’s soccer team is in what many would call a rebuilding year. However, these freshmen come out to prove every game that, rookies or not, they can play with the best of ’em. They’ll have to do just that this Wednesday when they play their first NCAA […]

The UCLA men’s soccer team has been working this week to ensure that what happened last weekend against Cal doesn’t repeat this weekend against No. 22 San Diego State and San Diego. To do this, coach Jorge Salcedo has done the unexpected ““ he cut down practice time. The method may seem unorthodox, but looking […]