UCLA women’s basketball bounced back with two victories after going down to the nation’s top team, but the Bruins still have some polishing up to do before they begin conference play. After last Tuesday’s loss to No. 1 Connecticut, coach Cori Close said that her team’s weaknesses were all things that could be changed if […]
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Women’s soccer’s offense leads to victory over Northwestern, Virginia
UCLA women’s soccer is now only one game shy of making it to the final four. But the Bruins might not have gotten this far if not for their offense – particularly the clutch play of Anika Rodriguez. The redshirt sophomore forward has scored the game-winning goals in the past two games against Northwestern and […]
Women’s volleyball fighting to improve record in conference play
Heading into its last two games of conference play, UCLA women’s volleyball is in danger of finishing its Pac-12 schedule at .500. The Bruins’ record (17-10, 10-8 Pac-12) looks pedestrian in comparison to last year, in which they won 27 total games and finished 15-5 in the Pac-12. However, the Bruins are ranked No. 19 […]
Men’s water polo falls 7-5 in MPSF tournament final against USC
The Bruins could not go three-for-three against their crosstown rival. No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo (19-4, 1-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) lost to No. 4 USC (25-3, 1-2) in the championship game of the MPSF tournament 7-5 at Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California, on Sunday. The Bruins won both the teams’ prior matchups […]
UCLA women’s soccer defeats Northwestern 1-0 in overtime
The last time UCLA women’s soccer played Northwestern was in 2010, losing to the Wildcats 1-0. On Friday night, the Bruins evened the series. No. 2-seeded UCLA (17-2-2, 8-2-1 Pac-12) took down Northwestern (12-8-3, 7-3-1 Big Ten) 1-0 in overtime in the round of 32. [Related: No. 2 seeded UCLA women’s soccer squares off against […]
Men’s basketball pulls away in second half, beats South Carolina State 96-68
This post was updated Nov. 17 at 9:15 p.m. For the second straight game, UCLA men’s basketball allowed an unheralded nonconference opponent to keep the score close into the second half. The No. 23 Bruins (3-0) allowed the South Carolina State Bulldogs (0-4) to go on an 8-0 run to cut the hosts’ lead to […]
Men’s water polo prepare for MPSF championship against Cal
The Bruins start the postseason Friday against last year’s defending champions. Fresh off a triple-overtime victory against their cross-town rival on Saturday, No. 3-seeded UCLA (18-3, 1-2 MPSF) faces No. 2-seeded California (18-2, 2-1) at the MPSF tournament Friday. UCLA has split a pair of games with Cal this season, with the Bruins winning 9-8 […]