They say everything is bigger in Texas. UCLA’s No. 14-seed women’s volleyball team (25-7) will attempt to pull off a win, of appropriate Texas magnitude, against the host No. 3-seed Texas Longhorns (27-2) in the NCAA Austin Regional on Friday night. On paper, these two volleyball powerhouses are relatively similar. Both teams have an outstanding […]
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A look back at UCLA’s storied history of perfection
It’s important to distinguish two important adjectives that have often been attached to the 2015 UCLA men’s water polo team before we can truly appreciate its dazzling 30-0 record. Undefeated versus perfect. In general, a perfect team is guaranteed to be undefeated, but an undefeated squad? Sometimes far from perfect. Just look at the 1939 […]
A look back: UCLA gains first No. 1 takedown since 2003
UCLA men’s basketball pulled off the improbable Thursday, knocking off top-ranked Kentucky in front of 12,202 fans at Pauley Pavilion. Students decked out in gold shirts ran onto the court as the band played a triumphant round of “Sons of Westwood” and a resurgent Bruin squad celebrated their first upset of a No. 1 team […]
Big plays help Bruins thrive on national stage
Shaquille O’Neal, Baron Davis and Jerry West sat courtside at Pauley Pavilion Thursday night, but even their combined star power couldn’t outshine the UCLA players on the court. The NBA greats watched as the Bruins pieced together big play after big play en route to upsetting the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats 87-77. Of all the show-stopping highlights, […]
Men’s basketball prepares for rematch with top-ranked Kentucky
Forty-one to seven. That was what the scoreboard read at halftime the last time UCLA men’s basketball took on Kentucky. The Bruins trailed by 34 points heading into the locker room, having shot 8 percent from the field compared to the Wildcats’ 46. “Last year, obviously we got shocked right from the beginning, and I […]
Transfer Program Director aims to help transfer students
When she first moved to Los Angeles to be an actress, Heather Adams had no idea what path her life would take. More than 20 years later, Adams, a UCLA transfer alumnus, heads the Transfer Student Program at the Bruin Resource Center. The program’s initiatives, which cater to transfer student-specific concerns, have helped make UCLA […]
Men’s water polo narrowly defeats Cal to win MPSF championship
A month ago, the Bruins fought to gain a lead against the Golden Bears. On Sunday, the UCLA men’s water polo team fought to keep a lead in the longest game it has played in two years. As the sun set over Uytengsu Aquatics Center, UCLA defeated Cal 12-11 in a dramatic overtime finish to win […]