A week before the MPSF Invitational, the Bruins found their winning streak in jeopardy. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (16-0, 0-0 MPSF) defeated No. 16 San Jose State (4-6, 0-1 Golden Coast Conference) 11-8 in Westwood. The Bruins also faced off against Golden West College in an exhibition game following the win. The Spartans […]
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Women’s volleyball’s loss to Oregon third sweep out of five games
The Bruins couldn’t spark any momentum. No. 17 UCLA women’s volleyball (7-5, 2-3 Pac-12) was swept by No. 20 Oregon (10-5, 3-2) Friday night, with its only leads across all three sets being 1-0 and 3-2 in the first set and 1-0 and 2-1 in the third set. “There’s not going to be some magic […]
Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Washington
Ryan Smith Sports editor Prediction: Washington 45, UCLA 17 These weekly predictions are getting real repetitive, aren’t they? Washington is the best Pac-12 team UCLA will face this season so I am not expecting a close game on Saturday, and I am looking forward to hearing coach Chip Kelly and the players say that they […]
Men’s tennis directs attention to younger players for the UCSB Classic
The Bruins will continue fall play with four players traveling to Santa Barbara this weekend. UCLA men’s tennis will be sending sophomore Connor Hance, redshirt sophomore Connor Rapp, and freshmen Mathew Tsolakyan freshman Max Wild to the UCSB Classic. Tsolakyan and Wild will be making their UCLA debuts at the tournament. Coach Billy Martin said […]
UCLA women’s volleyball ready to topple Oregon in its first home match in a month
The Bruins are playing at home for the first time in over a month. No. 17 UCLA women’s volleyball (7-4, 2-2 Pac-12) will face No. 20 Oregon (9-5, 2-2) on Friday night and Oregon State (10-6, 0-4) on Saturday in its first games at Pauley Pavilion since the end of August. “I think we’re ready […]
Undefeated men’s water polo hopes to wave past San Jose State
Adam Wright emphasized one word at practice this week: energy. “Energy dictates a lot for us,” the coach said. “We’ve had teams in the past where we could have good focus, but energy wasn’t there. It seems for this team, energy and focus go hand in hand.” No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (15-0) will […]
Men’s soccer rolls over Huskies, scores first shutout of conference play
After splitting the two Bay Area matches last weekend, UCLA men’s soccer (6-4, 2-1 Pac-12) got its fourth shutout of the season against Washington (5-5, 0-2) in a 1-0 victory. Thursday was the Bruins’ first shutout in conference play and freshman defender AJ Vasquez credited the defensive performance to the entire starting nine, rather than […]