Wednesday, May 6

Football’s winless season seems bad on surface but is marked by steady progress

Most NCAA football offenses have a home run threat. Even UCLA’s insipid offense that ranks No. 124 nationally in scoring offense has dynamite in freshman running back Kazmeir Allen, who blew past Cincinnati’s defense for a 74-yard touchdown in his collegiate debut this September. Read more...

Photo: Freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw for a career-high 272 yards in UCLA’s 31-24 loss to Washington on Saturday. He credited the work of the offensive line for his success. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


The Rundown: Oct. 10

Women’s basketballJoy Hong, assistant Sports editor The full schedule is out. UCLA women’s basketball announced its nonconference schedule back on Aug. 23, but finalized its Pac-12 games Thursday to round out the 2018-2019 season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball finalized its schedule for the upcoming season, announcing its conference matchups Thursday. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s soccer remains in the hunt for Pac-12 title despite injury-plagued season

No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer (7-4, 3-1 Pac-12) has a little less than a month left in its regular season, but its roster has been plagued with injuries up to this point. Read more...

Photo: Junior transfer forward Mohammed Kamara is UCLA men’s soccer’s leading goal scorer this year with four. Kamara missed both of the Bruins’ games this past weekend and has been hampered by multiple undisclosed injuries. (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)


Women’s volleyball focuses on serving skills to set up win against Arizona State

Matches never get easier in Pac-12 play. No. 20 UCLA women’s volleyball (8-5, 3-3 Pac-12) – fresh off its sweep of Oregon State – will face No. Read more...

Photo: Junior setter Kylie Miller – who has been splitting time at setter this season with freshman Devon Chang – is averaging 8.88 assists per set for the Bruins. Miller started UCLA’s last match against Oregon State and recorded 36 assists and five digs. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Losses to injury continue to beset women’s soccer as it heads to Washington

The Bruins have lost their top goal-scorer. During No. 10 UCLA women’s soccer’s (8-3-1, 3-2 Pac-12) match against Arizona State (6-5-1, 1-3-1) on Thursday, senior forward Anika Rodriguez suffered a knee injury that caused her to be carried off the field. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Anika Rodriguez injured her knee in the match against Arizona State on Thursday. Rodriguez previously hurt her knee prior to her freshman year and missed the entire season. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s tennis courts All-American competition in first tournament since May

Five Bruins got their first taste of match play since the last season’s NCAA tournament. Those players competed for UCLA women’s tennis in the 2018 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships over the past nine days, playing for the first time since May when the Bruins fell in the Elite Eight to Georgia Tech. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Jada Hart was the only Bruin to compete in the main draw of singles and doubles at the 2018 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships. Hart fell in three sets in the first round of singles, and fell in the second round of doubles with freshman Elysia Bolton. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Mixed bag from men’s tennis at first tournaments of the season

The Bruins finished their first tournaments of fall play with a range of results. UCLA men’s tennis sent redshirt sophomore Connor Rapp and sophomore Connor Hance to the UC Santa Barbara Classic last weekend, as well as freshmen Max Wild and Mathew Tsolakyan – who debuted for the Bruins. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Keegan Smith traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to compete in the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men’s All-American Championships for UCLA men’s tennis. (Daily Bruin file photo)