Just like last season, the Bruins came out of the UC Santa Barbara Invitational without a loss. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (5-0 Pac-12) left Santa Barbara with five wins against ranked opponents – No. 18 CSUN, No. 6 Irvine, No. 24 Cal Baptist, No. 9 Michigan and No. 17 UCSB. In the first […]
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UCLA gymnastics looks to floor Arizona State on Monday
The Bruins are in search of their first “Big 198.” Following two perfect 10s and a first-place finish last weekend, No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (1-0) will meet No. 13 Arizona State at home Monday. The Bruins have yet to score a 198 in 2019, but hope to change that when they face off against the […]
Report Card: Men’s basketball sees overall improvement after Steve Alford’s departure
UCLA men’s basketball has reached the halfway point of the 2018-2019 season and its midseason grades are in. Here is a look at how well Daily Bruin Sports thought the Bruins performed on the court. Starting backcourtGrade: B UCLA’s starting backcourt of guards sophomore Jaylen Hands and redshirt junior Prince Ali has had its fair […]
Women’s basketball loses two games over weekend, sets sights on deep NCAA run
Cori Close said the Bruins experienced two different shooting performances in their two losses this past weekend. “It was totally different,” the coach said. “I didn’t think shots were hard to come by on Friday (against Oregon State) … (but) I didn’t feel like we ever got in an offensive rhythm (against Oregon).” UCLA women’s […]
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 […]
Men’s volleyball dominates Midwest matches with straight-set, record-breaking wins
The Bruins returned from their road trip with a broken record. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (4-1) defeated McKendree (1-1) and Lindenwood (0-2) this weekend on its trip to the Midwest by scores of 3-0 and 3-0, respectively. Junior middle blocker Daenan Gyimah broke the single-game hitting percentage record in the Bruins’ first game of […]
Women’s basketball focuses on driving for upcoming Oregon State, Oregon games
The Bruins will face back-to-back top-10 teams this weekend. UCLA women’s basketball (9-6, 2-1 Pac-12) will battle No. 10 Oregon State (12-2, 2-0) on Friday and No. 5 Oregon (13-1, 2-0) on Sunday at Pauley Pavilion. These games will be the third and fourth consecutive times the Bruins will play a ranked team. The Beavers […]