Thursday, March 28

Lauren Betts: UCLA women’s basketball’s missing piece in quest for Pac-12 title

UCLA women’s basketball suited up to play in the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years. Its time in the sun swiftly ended, however, after facing a formidable opponent: coach Dawn Staley’s South Carolina. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore center Lauren Betts is pictured holding the basketball at her hip. Betts – standing at 6-foot-7 – is the tallest UCLA women’s basketball player in 9 years. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)




Lilly Reale: The ‘coach on the field’ and voice that guides UCLA women’s soccer

This post was updated Oct 24. 10:43 p.m. Many noises fill the air at any given women’s soccer game in Wallis Annenberg Stadium: the cheering of the fans, the hum of the announcer’s tone, the thump of the ball being passed from player to player. Read more...

Photo: Lilly Reale smiles with the ball tucked under her arm. She currently holds the title of Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin staff)


Graduate student goalkeeper Noah Sutherland returns to soccer after one year away

Anybody who’s ever stepped onto the soccer field, whether as a professional or five-year-old, has to step away at some point. After his four years at Lehigh University were over – punctuated by a season-ending concussion as a senior – Noah Sutherland came to UCLA in 2022 to earn his master’s degree in financial engineering. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student goalkeeper Noah Sutherland watches a ball as he prepares to catch it during a UCLA men’s soccer practice. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


UCLA baton twirlers shine on the field and the world stage

Weekends for UCLA Athletics manifest themselves as grand productions, spectacles of sports and commotion with athletic prowess and excited crowds. Saturdays at the Rose Bowl are filled with lights, performances and passion as thousands of fans gather to support UCLA football. Read more...

Photo: Baton twirlers Benjamin Zietz and Angelina Chen perform at the Rose Bowl with the UCLA band. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


From novice to NCAA: How the Grables followed their passion to UCLA gymnastics

Autumn Grable worked at a gym in Cincinnati while attending nursing school, using her gymnastics knowledge from her youth to teach toddlers how to tumble. Her then-boyfriend Kyle Grable – although they did not yet share a last name – would take her to the gym a couple of nights a week. Read more...

Photo: UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Kyle Grable celebrates after a vault routine (left). UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Autumn Grable hugs then-sophomore Jordan Chiles after a beam routine (right). The Grables are married and are entering their second years in Westwood. (Photos by Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor and Megan Cai/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Ashley Ko/Illustrations director)



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