December’s matchup between UCLA women’s basketball and California was tightly contested, reaching double overtime before the Golden Bears emerged with a 108-104 home victory. In a rematch last Friday night at Pauley Pavilion, the No. 20 Bruins (13-5, 5-2 Pac-12) asserted themselves early, outscoring the visitors in each of the first three quarters on their […]
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No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball defeats crosstown rival USC
The weather report said it was 55 degrees in Westwood on Saturday evening. But inside Pauley Pavilion, a fire was raging as two crosstown rivals squared off in a heated conference match. No. 1 UCLA (7-0, 4-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) came out on top against No. 15 USC (0-6, 0-4) with a four-set winner […]
Men’s basketball struggles to keep head above water in 86-72 loss to Ducks
EUGENE, Ore. — Junior guard Isaac Hamilton opened UCLA’s matchup against Oregon in typical fashion, scoring a quick layup to get the Bruins on the board early. This strike-first offensive mentality usually bodes well for Hamilton – over the past 15 games, the guard has consistently scored in double figures, typically after getting off to […]
Women’s water polo enters new season aiming for eighth NCAA title
Stanford women’s water polo is the dark cloud that looms over UCLA. The past two consecutive NCAA finals have had an all-too-familiar ending for the Bruins – a loss at the hands of the Cardinal. “I think that the feeling that we have when we play Stanford should fuel our fire for every single game […]
No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball serves Cal Baptist straight-set loss
Even on a messy night, the UCLA men’s volleyball team still cleaned up Cal Baptist. The No. 1 Bruins (6-0, 3-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) swept the unranked Lancers (3-3, 0-3) with set scores of 27-25, 25-21 and 25-12 for its sixth win in a row. The match only went three sets so the personal […]
Bruins bear down to dam Beavers’ offense in 82-73 win
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Junior guard Isaac Hamilton entered Wednesday’s game against Oregon State with some extra incentive. It’s not that he wanted to beat the Beavers particularly more than any other team on the schedule. It’s just that he didn’t want to lose again – because he feared the consequences. “We don’t want to do […]
UCLA basketball recruit Lonzo Ball brings offbeat style to the court
There’s a UCLA recruit who is currently changing the way high school basketball is played. His name is Lonzo Ball. The five-star senior point guard from Chino Hills High School does not play a conventional brand of basketball. You can count on one hand the number of times he actually sets up a half-court offensive […]