The SoCal tournament curse has finally been lifted. In a traditional red versus blue battle, No. 1 UCLA conquered cross-town rival and three-time defending Kap7 SoCal Invitational champion No. 2 USC 10-9 to win its first recorded SoCal trophy on Sunday. Coach Adam Wright said that the Bruins experienced a wide variety of situations on […]
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Women’s soccer to support breast cancer awareness in Arizona match
The women’s soccer team will not be sporting its usual uniform Friday night. This week, the Bruins will have more on their minds than just a win. In support of breast cancer awareness and research, UCLA (5-6, 1-2 Pac-12) will play its match against No. 15 Arizona (8-2-1, 2-1-0) in pink jerseys and auction off […]
Football’s lack of production on first down puts team in hole vs. ASU
UCLA’s struggles on third down were well-documented against Arizona State. The Bruins went three for 14 on third down, and went three-and-out on eight of their 17 offensive drives. Two of those three-and-outs resulted in safeties. “If you go three-for-14 on third downs, it’s hard to win football games,” said offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone. What […]
Q&A: Pac-12 broadcaster Josh Grau on UCLA women’s volleyball
Josh Grau is a former Division I women’s volleyball coach who now works as a volleyball broadcaster for the Pac-12 Networks. Daily Bruin assistant sports editor Matt Cummings got a chance to ask Grau about the Bruin team before Grau broadcasted Friday night’s UCLA-Washington match. Daily Bruin: How do you think UCLA stacks up in […]
Tanner’s Take: Mora’s Thursday night football concerns valid but come with the business
Jim Mora isn’t very subtle. Whether he’s yelling at a writer for making an ill-timed phone call or deflecting questions away from his team’s disappointing loss, the UCLA football coach is a master at the art of handling postgame press conferences in a brusque, no-nonsense manner. Still, it was slightly surprising following Saturday’s upset loss […]
Lack of consistency sees women’s soccer fall short in Washington
The state of Washington proved to be a difficult location for UCLA women’s soccer this weekend. After losing its first Pac-12 match since 2012 to unranked Washington (9-2-1, 2-1-0 Pac-12) Thursday night in Seattle, UCLA (5-6-0, 1-2-0) suffered its second straight loss to No. 21 Washington State (9-2-0, 2-1-0) three days later in Pullman. Falling […]
UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame inducts softball alumna Janice Parks
Feared. Humble. Reliable. Contagious confidence. The best player in the country. These are just a handful of words used to describe UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame inductee and former softball powerhouse third baseman Janice Parks. When Parks, class of 1989, first put on a Bruin jersey, however, she was told she didn’t have much of […]