Author Archives: Robert Costa

No matter what obstacles the UCLA women’s soccer team must overcome in defense of its Pac-10 championship, every player and coach agrees on one thing. They’re ready. The eighth-ranked Bruins, who open conference play tonight at home against Oregon State, have already tested themselves against some of college soccer’s best teams. They amassed a 3-1 […]

Just days after losing one starting midfielder, the UCLA women’s soccer team may gain another. The Bruins (6-2) lost senior Lindsay Greco for the next three weeks due to a hamstring tear. But UCLA coach Jill Ellis is hopeful that sophomore Michelle Gleason, who is suffering from a high ankle sprain, will return this weekend […]

Last year the UCLA women’s soccer team was so thin at goalkeeper that coach Jill Ellis nearly had to put ads in the Daily Bruin to find a backup goalkeeper before she finally settled on softball catcher Emily Zaplatosch to give her team some added depth. This year, the Bruins are deep and talented at […]

Scoring two goals in your first collegiate game could be considered lucky. But repeating that feat two days later is no fluke. Freshman forward Danesha Adams scored both of UCLA’s goals against LMU on Sunday to give the No. 9 Bruins a hard-earned 2-1 win over the Lions at LMU’s Sullivan Field. “She’s done very […]

In 2000, the UCLA baseball team had twelve players selected in the Major League Baseball draft, setting a collegiate record. This year, it nearly duplicated that record, with nine players picked in the MLB draft that ended on Wednesday. The impressive group of draftees was led by junior P/1B Wes Whisler, who was grabbed by […]

Oklahoma has been a very good venue for UCLA sports in the last month. Both softball and women’s golf won national championships, and the baseball team is hoping that No. 20 Oklahoma provides similar hospitality as the Bruins begin the NCAA Regionals today in Oklahoma City. But unlike softball and women’s golf, baseball does not […]

With one series left in the regular season, things are relatively simple for the UCLA baseball team. Sweep this weekend’s series against Oregon State, and the Bruins will almost certainly make the NCAA Regionals. Win two, and it’s likely but not certain. Lose more than one game, and the Bruins may spend their fourth-straight postseason […]