The Bruins will face the two teams fighting for points in the Pac-12. No. 8 UCLA women’s soccer (11-3-1, 6-2-0 Pac 12) will go on the road this weekend to play Utah (8-7-1, 5-3-0) and No. 20 Colorado (13-1-3, 5-1-2) – the two teams ranked directly below them in the conference. “Colorado’s coming off a […]
Category Archives: Sports
Men’s water polo takes advantage of two-week break to train before Pac-12 play
During their longest break of the regular season, the Bruins are gearing up for the rest of their schedule with a dose of recovery and conditioning. No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo (19-1, 0-0 MPSF) has had almost two weeks between its last game and its upcoming game. Saturday will be the Bruins’ first of […]
Men’s soccer sets goals to defeat Washington, Oregon State in rematches
The Bruins will kick off the second half of their Pac-12 schedule on the road against a pair of teams they beat in the first half. UCLA men’s soccer (9-4, 4-1 Pac-12) will head to the Pacific Northwest and play Washington (8-7, 3-4) on Thursday and Oregon State (8-4-3, 4-2-1) on Sunday to begin their […]
Preparing for season, the young men’s basketball team stresses defensive skills
Steve Alford and Murry Bartow go way back. Bartow – a UCLA men’s basketball assistant coach who replaced David Grace in April – served as Alford’s graduate assistant coach when Alford was a player at Indiana. But all history aside, Alford said Bartow brings in a new emphasis on defense that the Bruins were missing […]
Turnovers have been turning around UCLA football’s losing streak
Quentin Lake snagged his first career interception early in the first quarter against Arizona on Saturday. Once the sophomore free safety returned to the sideline, a hint of urgency crept into his roommate, Elijah Gates. “I was on the sideline after Lake got his pick, and I’m just talking to him and (sophomore cornerback) Darnay […]
Two men’s soccer players break individual month-long scoring droughts
A pair of Bruins made their comebacks Saturday night. Freshman midfielder Matt Hundley started for the first time since Sept. 27, while junior forward Mohammed Kamara played in his first game since Sept. 30 in UCLA men’s soccer’s (9-4, 4-1 Pac-12) home win against LMU (5-9, 2-1 WCC). The duo combined for three goals and […]
Versatility on the field has been vital to women’s soccer success this season
The Bruins have had to be ready to play a number of positions. No. 8 UCLA women’s soccer (11-3-1, 6-2-0 Pac-12) has had to work around the absence of a number of key players this season. “It’s been hard having everyone gone with injuries or to be on the national team,” said sophomore defender Kennedy […]