Five schools in the Pac-12 hired new football coaches this offseason, but nobody will have more eyes on them than Chip Kelly and the Bruins. UCLA will open its 2018 campaign Saturday against Cincinnati at the Rose Bowl, and Kelly said he is not underestimating the Bearcats’ ability to spoil his Bruins coaching debut. “They […]
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The Rundown: Aug. 27
Women’s soccer Gabriel McCarthy, assistant Sports editor The Bruins will lose two key players next week to national team duty. Senior forward Hailie Mace and junior midfielder Jessie Fleming will be competing in international friendlies for the United States Women’s National Team and the Canada Women’s National team, respectively. The U.S. will be facing Chile […]
Women’s volleyball opens season up with sweep of Gonzaga
The Bruins didn’t let a hurricane faze them. After the threat of Hurricane Lane cancelled its trip to Hawai’i, No. 11 UCLA women’s volleyball (2-0) defeated Gonzaga (0-2) in two four-set matches at home this weekend to start the 2018 season. “We knew early on the day that we didn’t fly to Hawai’i that (Gonzaga […]
Women’s soccer opens East Coast trip with tight 2-1 win over Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.—This clash at the top of the rankings was predicted to be close, but no one could have guessed it would have come down to inches. No. 2 UCLA women’s soccer (2-0) defeated No. 3 Penn State (2-1) 2-1 on a goal determined by video review. The Bruins used the pace of their […]
New players dominate in men’s soccer’s 4-0 season opener win at Coastal Carolina
After finishing last year with a losing record, UCLA men’s soccer turned in a shutout victory in the season opener. UCLA (1-0-0) is now 7-5-3 under coach Jorge Salcedo in openers after Friday night’s 4-0 win against No. 18 Coastal Carolina (0-1-0), with the last loss coming in 2013. The Bruins have opened the season […]
UCLA linebacker Josh Woods out for season due to knee injury
The Bruins are more than a week away from playing in a real game, but they have already lost their lead defensive signal caller for the year. UCLA football coach Chip Kelly informed the media Sunday morning that senior linebacker Josh Woods suffered a knee injury in practice Thursday that will sideline him for the […]
Women’s volleyball heads into season with range of new lineup options
It’s time to mix things up. After sticking with a consistent starting lineup last season, UCLA women’s volleyball is starting this season with a range of new options. “We could have thrown four or five different lineups out there and been really successful,” said coach Michael Sealy, following UCLA’s preseason exhibition win over UC Santa […]