Friends, teammates, competitors, sisters. UCLA swim and dive team members Montana and Ciara Monahan are all of those things to each other. They’ve never known life to be any other way. “We do everything together,” said older sister Montana Monahan. Diving has been no exception. It started when the divers moved from the East Coast […]
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Women’s basketball steps up defense in wins against Colorado, Utah
UCLA women’s basketball won’t allow a five-game losing streak this season. The Bruins (10-13, 6-6 Pac-12) started the season with four straight losses, a deed that was repeated once again when the Bruins dropped four consecutive games to Stanford, Cal, Oregon and Oregon State. With UCLA’s 72-65 win over Colorado (10-13, 3-9) on Friday, the […]
Men’s basketball completes Stanford season sweep with narrow 69-67 win
STANFORD — Feel free to exhale. Yes, UCLA still can’t shoot on the road. Yes, the Bruins went scoreless for long stretches of Thursday’s game. And yes, they nearly blew it. But for once it didn’t matter. And for once, UCLA finally won a road game outside the city of Los Angeles. After nearly blowing […]
Recruit’s commitment hinges on Jeff Ulbrich’s indefinite job status
Four-star middle linebacker Roquan Smith sat hunched behind the table as he rummaged through a bag below. Tension hung in the air as two fan bases – UCLA and Georgia – held their breath in anticipation for the decision from Scout.com’s No. 1 middle linebacker out of Montezuma, Ga. Several moments later, Smith straightened up […]
UCLA gymnast Christine Peng-Peng Lee vaults back after hiatus
The redshirt sophomore gymnast mounted onto the high bar, grabbed hold and let her body swing. She kicked herself up vertically and released her hands to reach out and grab the lower bar. After her double layout dismount, she was met with the winning score and her team’s collective embrace. It appeared to more than […]
Olympic hopeful Sami Hill strengthens UCLA women’s water polo
Sami Hill never imagined she would play water polo for a program as prestigious as UCLA’s. Yet Hill – now a redshirt senior – has not only asserted herself as a team leader for UCLA, but also positioned herself as an Olympic hopeful. Hill came from an athletic household – her mother played basketball at […]
Women’s basketball falters in last-minute 67-65 loss to Oregon
It looked as if the third time was the charm for the women’s basketball team, but it was unable to avoid another collapse Saturday in Eugene, Ore. UCLA dropped its third straight game in which they had at least an 11-point lead Saturday afternoon in Eugene, losing to the Ducks 67-65 on a last-second layup […]