Category Archives: Sports

Lineman Andre James leads Bruins to victory five days after father’s death

The game ball from UCLA football’s second victory now belongs to redshirt junior offensive tackle Andre James. James didn’t score a touchdown. He didn’t force a fumble, or block a kick, or put up stats of any kind. But James decided to play against Arizona on Saturday night, just five days after the death of […]

Women’s soccer notches Senior Day win with strong overall performance

Hailie Mace and Julia Hernandez left their Senior Day match in the 84th minute with two goals apiece. No. 9 UCLA women’s soccer (11-3-1, 6-2-0 Pac 12) took down Oregon State (2-14-0, 1-7-0 Pac 12) 6-0, with four goals coming from the two senior forwards in their last regular-season home game. “You can’t have a […]

Women’s volleyball return from Washington with mixed results

It was an up-and-down weekend in Washington for the Bruins. No. 20 UCLA women’s volleyball (11-6, 6-4 Pac-12) beat No. 19 Washington (13-7, 5-5) on Friday in four sets but fell to No. 23 Washington State (15-5, 6-4) in three sets Sunday. The Bruins trailed for most of the first set against Washington. But at […]

UCLA men’s soccer tames Lions to earn fourth straight win this season

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 9:51 p.m. The Bruins took the lead five minutes in and never relinquished it. No. 22 UCLA men’s soccer (9-4, 4-1 Pac-12) overwhelmed LMU (5-9, 2-1 WCC) 4-1 at home Saturday night. The victory was the Bruins’ largest this season in terms of goal difference since its 4-0 […]

Football takes narrow 31-30 victory against Wildcats for second win of season

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 12:45 a.m. Wilton Speight started the second half, but after two series, that looked like the wrong decision. UCLA went three-and-out, and on the first play of the next possession the graduate transfer quarterback fumbled, handing the ball right back to Arizona’s offense. The Wildcats (3-5, 2-3 Pac-12) […]

UCLA leads 17-7 at half against Arizona but loses Thompson-Robinson to injury

Dorian Thompson-Robinson sat down and looked at the ground, and the Rose Bowl fell quiet as UCLA’s trainers ran out to the quarterback. The true freshman immediately headed to the injury tent on the sideline and left for the locker room several minutes later. In his place, graduate transfer quarterback Wilton Speight led the Bruins […]