Three UCLA soccer players drafted in first rounds to major leagues

Men’s soccer Matthew Kenney, Daily Bruin reporter A pair of Bruins heard their names called in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft on Friday. FC Cincinnati selected former midfielder Frankie Amaya with the first overall pick, while Atlanta United FC chose senior midfielder Anderson Asiedu with the final pick of the opening round. This […]

Battle of the Editors: UCLA sports see winless Thanksgiving weekend

Student-athletes gave up their Thanksgiving break to compete all around the country last week, but the Bruins combined to finish 0-9 across five different sports. Each of the Daily Bruin Sports editors picked which program’s winless holiday weekend stung the most. Men’s basketball Ryan Smith, Sports editor UCLA men’s basketball is a young program with […]

The Rundown: Nov. 28

Women’s volleyballAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Despite finishing the year with a losing record for the first time in program history, UCLA women’s volleyball (13-14, 8-12 Pac-12) had three players earn All-Pac-12 recognition. Sophomore outside hitter Mac May was named to the 2018 All-Pac-12 First Team, picking up her second All-Pac-12 award after being recognized […]

Women’s soccer looks back on season’s setbacks and successes

Like last year, the Bruins were faced with penalty kicks to keep their season alive – but this time they couldn’t pull out the win. Despite the loss, No. 2-seeded UCLA women’s soccer (17-3-2, 9-2-0 Pac-12) persevered through injuries and missing personnel all season to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. “We had […]

Bruins’ bid for College Cup ends as women’s soccer falls to UNC in penalty kicks

This post was updated Nov. 25 at 4:28 p.m. The Bruins will not be returning to the College Cup this year. No. 2-seeded UCLA women’s soccer (17-3-2) fell in penalty kicks to No. 1-seeded North Carolina (20-3-2) after tying 2-2 in regulation in the quarterfinal match of the NCAA tournament Saturday. “My main takeaway right […]

The Rundown: Nov. 21

FootballRyan Smith, Sports editor The Pac-12 named redshirt junior running back Joshua Kelley its Offensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. Kelley ran for a season-high 289 yards and reached the end zone twice in UCLA football’s (3-8, 3-5 Pac-12) 34-27 victory over USC (5-6, 4-5) on Saturday. It was also the most rushing […]