It was only a scrimmage, but UCLA women’s soccer showed everything it had as the team fought to a 2-2 draw against No. 16 BYU. The large contingent of fans on the North Athletic Field – the future home of UCLA soccer – did not have to wait long before the action came. In UCLA’s first offensive […]
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Women’s soccer ready to be tested, looks toward 2016 season
What 2015 season? With all head coach Amanda Cromwell and the UCLA women’s soccer team have done since last year’s more-than-disappointing end, it’s easy to forget that the program that won a national championship three years ago and followed up with a powerful 21-1-2 season descended into an 8-10-1 mire. The coaching staff landed the […]
Women’s basketball alumna Nirra Fields named to Canadian Olympic team
Nirra Fields is headed to the Olympics. The UCLA alumna, one of five first-time Olympians on the roster, was named to the Canadian women’s basketball team Friday morning. This will be her third stint with the senior national team, having played on it in the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. In […]
Bruin track and field athletes unable to advance to Rio 2016
Not a single Bruin who competed in the recent nine-day United States track and field Olympic trials spectacle will wear the stars and stripes in Rio de Janeiro. Former UCLA running star Meb Keflezighi will now be the sole representative from UCLA’s program after the 41-year-old qualified in the marathon back in February. One Cal Poly […]
Two UCLA athletes commended with Pac-12 medals
The Pac-12 Networks aired a one-hour show Wednesday evening to highlight two seniors – one male and one female – from each of the conference’s schools who best exemplified a commitment to athletics, academics and leadership. The 24 student-athletes in focus were the winners of the 2016 Tom Hansen conference medals, and for UCLA, gymnastics’ […]
Track and field seniors to end collegiate careers at NCAA championship
Five months of intensive running, jumping and throwing will culminate in one weekend for UCLA’s best track and field athletes. The Bruins have made their way to Eugene, Oregon, to compete in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and for four of them, it will be their last meet ever wearing the UCLA jersey. […]