The softball season doesn’t start for another three months, but UCLA has already been hard at work, playing in a series of five exhibition matches over the last three weeks. The Bruins normally practice among themselves during the offseason – and no more than the NCAA-mandated 20 hours per week. However, fall ball presents the […]
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Around the League: UCLA men’s soccer set to end season with lowest win rate in 70 years
Men’s soccerNicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor With No. 4 Stanford’s (14-1-2, 8-0-1 Pac-12) 5-1 drubbing of UCLA (7-9-1, 4-5-0) last week, the Cardinal clinched their fourth consecutive Pac-12 title. The Cardinal have been at the top of the conference all year, and was the only Pac-12 team to have remained in the national top-25 teams […]
Men’s soccer to face top conference competitors Stanford, California
In what will likely be the Bruins’ most challenging weekend of the year, UCLA men’s soccer (7-7-1, 4-3-0 Pac-12) will face two of the Pac-12’s top teams – No. 4 Stanford (12-2-1, 6-0-1) and unranked California (9-5-0, 4-3-0). First they face the Cardinal. As the most dangerous team in the conference, Stanford has outscored its […]
Men’s cross country third, women eighth in Pac-12 Championships
Outrun your ranking. That was assistant coach Devin Elizondo’s race plan for UCLA men’s cross country, seeded fourth going into the Pac-12 championships. “You’re very familiar with everybody at (conference meets) so there’s a little bit more on the line,” Elizondo said. “We talked about … taking our chances and getting ourselves a top three […]
Weekend in Preview: Men’s water polo prepares for Pacific, women’s volleyball faces Washington
This post was updated Oct. 27 at 12:04 p.m. Cross Country Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor The No. 14 men’s cross country team has covered 40,000 meters to get to this point, and the women have raced across 25,000. Now it’s time for postseason cross country, which kicks off this weekend with the 2017 […]
Men’s soccer gets ready for last two home games of the season
One more ride on the conference rollercoaster. In the first round of conference play, UCLA men’s soccer (6-6-1, 3-2-0 Pac-12) dropped the first two games and took home slim wins in the final three – the team even pulled off an upset. UCLA will first face Oregon State (5-10-0, 2-5-0) on Thursday and No. 23 […]
Around the League: Stanford men’s soccer remains strong in rankings, first in Pac-12
Men’s soccer Nicholas Yekikian, Assistant Sports editor With the last bout of conference play looming over the Pac-12, this season’s leaders and losers are starting to take shape. Of the five men’s soccer teams in the Pac-12, the consummate leader remains the No. 6 Stanford Cardinal (12-2-1, 6-0-1 Pac-12). Stanford’s offense has been uncontainable so […]