Most NCAA football offenses have a home run threat. Even UCLA’s insipid offense that ranks No. 124 nationally in scoring offense has dynamite in freshman running back Kazmeir Allen, who blew past Cincinnati’s defense for a 74-yard touchdown in his collegiate debut this September. What many collegiate offenses lack, however, is the ability to sustain […]
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The Rundown: Oct. 10
Women’s basketballJoy Hong, assistant Sports editor The full schedule is out. UCLA women’s basketball announced its nonconference schedule back on Aug. 23, but finalized its Pac-12 games Thursday to round out the 2018-2019 season. The Bruins will open up conference play taking on crosstown rival the USC Trojans at the Galen Center on Dec. 30. […]
Men’s soccer remains in the hunt for Pac-12 title despite injury-plagued season
No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer (7-4, 3-1 Pac-12) has a little less than a month left in its regular season, but its roster has been plagued with injuries up to this point. Several starters and substitutes have sat out multiple games due to injuries this fall. Despite the injury bug, UCLA is still tied in […]
Women’s volleyball focuses on serving skills to set up win against Arizona State
Matches never get easier in Pac-12 play. No. 20 UCLA women’s volleyball (8-5, 3-3 Pac-12) – fresh off its sweep of Oregon State – will face No. 25 Arizona State (13-5, 4-2) in Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday night. The match will be the Bruins’ third straight at home. The Sun Devils are one of eight […]
Losses to injury continue to beset women’s soccer as it heads to Washington
The Bruins have lost their top goal-scorer. During No. 10 UCLA women’s soccer’s (8-3-1, 3-2 Pac-12) match against Arizona State (6-5-1, 1-3-1) on Thursday, senior forward Anika Rodriguez suffered a knee injury that caused her to be carried off the field. Despite missing Sunday’s game against Arizona (8-4-1, 1-3-1), Rodriguez currently leads the Bruins in […]
Women’s tennis courts All-American competition in first tournament since May
Five Bruins got their first taste of match play since the last season’s NCAA tournament. Those players competed for UCLA women’s tennis in the 2018 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships over the past nine days, playing for the first time since May when the Bruins fell in the Elite Eight to Georgia Tech. Redshirt junior Jada Hart […]
Mixed bag from men’s tennis at first tournaments of the season
The Bruins finished their first tournaments of fall play with a range of results. UCLA men’s tennis sent redshirt sophomore Connor Rapp and sophomore Connor Hance to the UC Santa Barbara Classic last weekend, as well as freshmen Max Wild and Mathew Tsolakyan – who debuted for the Bruins. The underclassmen who traveled to UCSB […]