Author Archives: Regina Yeh

Two weekends ago, the No. 12 UCLA swimming and diving team traveled north to Berkeley and Stanford, narrowly losing both meets despite securing 22 season and lifetime bests. The overall losses sent the Bruins plummeting down the national rankings and left the team focused on picking up a win. After a bye week, the Bruins […]

Into their fourth game of the match, the Bruins had one last chance to stay in the competition. This chance ended up stretched to something that resembled a mating ritual, with elaborate back-and-forth exchanges of points that eased the teams into match point at almost every serve. It wasn’t until the Bruins finally lost their […]

As the Waves make their way toward Pauley Pavilion tonight, the Bruins are doing all they can to brace for the storm. “Pepperdine is the hottest team right now. They’re ranked third in the nation, but they have the best record overall,” men’s volleyball head coach Al Scates said, noting Pepperdine’s 7-0 MPSF record. With […]

Losing never felt so good. While walking away 0-2 from the weekend’s meets against Stanford and Cal, UCLA left with 22 season- or lifetime-best achievements, as well as with hopes higher than before. “Since I’m a senior, I thought I had just experienced everything. But these past two meets were the most exciting ones that […]

Having experienced a frustrating weekend against BYU in Utah, the UCLA men’s volleyball team returns with an even higher resolve. Tonight, it will battle Cal State Northridge ““ this time refusing to fall short of its expectations. And what are these expectations? “To win,” outside hitter Jonathan Acosta said. After a few moments of silence, […]

Wearing the cap of Sweden’s national team and standing behind the block as the last of the freestyle relay swimmers, Malin Svahnstrom grew increasingly nervous at the unexpected ““ her team taking the lead, and even expanding the distance between team Sweden and the competitors in the 800-meter race. “We weren’t supposed to win,” Svahnstrom […]

The men’s volleyball season seems to have taken off on the wrong foot, thanks in large part to a staggering list of injuries. Starting outside hitter Brennan Prahler has been rendered unable to play due to a strained stomach muscle. Quick hitter Scott Morrow is still recovering from knee surgery, and quick hitter Matt Shubin has […]