Author Archives: Manny Redruello

Men’s golf finishes second in USC Invitational

At this point, it’s safe to say that beginner’s luck is out of the question ““ Patrick Cantlay is for real.

The freshman on the UCLA men’s golf team picked up his second individual victory of the year Tuesday after back-to-back second place finishes in his last two events.

“The fact that we have a freshman playing as well as Patrick is outstanding,” sophomore Pontus Widegren said.

Introducing the scout team: the men behind the women

You’ve seen them walking around campus, but you probably haven’t noticed them.

They practice in Pauley Pavilion as often as five days a week, but they don’t sport the famed blue UCLA backpacks.

They are part of the women’s basketball program, but they’re men.

Who are these mysterious warriors of the court, those who practice but never play and are said to put the “men” in “women’s” basketball?

Unknown to most except the close followers of UCLA athletics, the women’s basketball practice squad, known as the scout team, is a group of approximately a dozen undergraduate male students who practice with the women’s basketball team and simulate its opponents.

That’s right, guys playing with girls.

Because of a lack of women on campus able to play at or near a Division I level, nearly all collegiate women’s basketball teams utilize male scout teams.

Softball pushes through injuries, first loss to face Cal State Northridge

These days, the UCLA softball team is busy.

After playing five games over the weekend, the Bruins head to Northridge today for a game against the Cal State Northridge Matadors before heading to Cathedral City for another five-game weekend series.

Last weekend, No.