Chip Kelly is known for going fast in games and in practice. The UCLA football coach is also known for his sports science-themed approach to training his players. Kelly’s system has straightforward benefits – the faster the practice, the more reps everyone gets, and the coaches can obtain more data to assess various personnel groups. […]
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The Rundown: Oct. 16
FootballRyan Smith, Sports editor Outside linebacker Keisean Lucier-South earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honors with his performance against California on Saturday. The UCLA football (1-5, 1-2 Pac-12) redshirt junior recorded a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and played a key part in forcing three of the Bears’ four fourth-quarter turnovers. Lucier-South picked up […]
Men’s soccer’s first-half success continues into conference play as it goes 4-1
The Bruins are off to their best conference start since 2012, going 4-1 in the first half of Pac-12 play. First-half success has been a seasonlong trend for No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer (8-4, 4-1), which took down San Diego State (5-6-1, 1-4-0) by 2-1 on Saturday night for its third-straight win. The Bruins held […]
Women’s volleyball’s three-straight sweeps reflect consistency in lineup
The Bruins are finding their rhythm almost halfway through Pac-12 play. No. 20 UCLA women’s volleyball (10-5, 5-3 Pac-12) has swept three teams in the last two weeks, including No. 25 Arizona and Arizona State. The Bruins have started to establish a consistent rotation in the lineup, as coach Michael Sealy has only played eight […]
Women’s soccer player leads dynamic midfield with three goals, two assists
The Bruins don’t rely on just one person to score goals. No. 10 UCLA women’s soccer (9-3-1, 4-2-0 Pac-12) has, in 13 games, scored 26 goals from 12 different players. One of the new contributors to the Bruins’ goal-scoring is sophomore midfielder Viviana Villacorta. “(Villacorta) should be on the (MAC Hermann Trophy) watch list,” said […]
Football sees improvement in rushing game with Joshua Kelley
This post was updated Oct. 15 at 7:56 p.m. Joshua Kelley did not take a snap for UCLA football last season. This year, he’s the Bruins’ leading rusher. The redshirt junior played the 2014 and 2015 seasons with UC Davis and transferred to UCLA in 2017. He redshirted his junior year and entered this season […]
Dribble for the Cure: Student-athletes rebound and rebond with participants
Jalen Hill never lost sight of 4-year-old Leone Parks. From the start of Dribble for the Cure, the UCLA men’s basketball redshirt freshman forward stuck beside the young cancer patient, pushing his stroller and listening to his every word. “He just wanted to talk the whole time,” Hill said. “He talked about what he does […]