The 2015-16 UCLA women’s basketball season produced a major step-up in quality play from previous seasons, resulting in the Bruins’ first Sweet 16 appearance since 1999. A positive team display throughout the entire season was a long time coming for a program aspiring to establish itself as a national elite. Still, 26 victories and a […]
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Track and field jumps into outdoor season with sweep at invitational
It had been two years since redshirt senior Kylie Price competed in a collegiate outdoor meet. At the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Price took third place in the long jump. Not many athletes decide to take a redshirt season after such success, but that’s exactly what the four-time first team All-American chose to do – […]
UCLA baseball wins close game against Arizona in ninth inning
UCLA baseball won another close one Friday night, taking down Arizona 4-3 to even the series at one apiece. The victory pushed the No. 18 Bruins’ (12-9, 4-1 Pac-12) record in one-run games to a perfect 6-0 this season. Strong performances out of junior starting pitcher Grant Dyer and sophomore first baseman Sean Bouchard gave […]
Freshman Kyle Molnar’s slider develops into strikeout pitch
Kyle Molnar seems to be growing with each subsequent start. In his first start of the season – on Feb. 21 against North Carolina – the freshman appeared to only have one go-to pitch: the change-up. Molnar posted six strikeouts in that game with the change-up, but struggled mightily to locate his fastball. As the […]
Seniors and longtime friends’ doubles partnership continues to blossom
Catherine Harrison and Kyle McPhillips are accustomed to seeing eye to eye on the court. The senior doubles duo is currently ranked No. 5 in the nation, following top-10 finishes in each of the past two seasons. The two weren’t always on even footing, though. Harrison’s earliest memory of her doubles partner involves her looking […]
Lifelong passion for water polo takes Rachel Fattal to Rio 2016
Swim lanes were rolled up, water polo nets were flung into the pool and the local water polo club began warming up for practice. Four-year-old Rachel Fattal floated amidst the activity, waiting for her parents to pick her up from a swimming lesson. The curious kid drifted over to a clump of yellow Mikasa water […]
UCLA baseball takes down USC in 14 innings at Dodger Stadium
Christoph Bono didn’t see the ball go under the shortstop’s glove. But the smattering of UCLA fans still occupying the right-field line at Dodger Stadium was jubilant enough that Bono knew something good had happened. The center fielder’s 14th-inning bouncer gave No. 21 UCLA baseball (6-5) a 5-3 victory over No. 22 USC (6-5) Sunday […]