Wednesday, May 6

Women’s tennis takes a swing at individual competitions to start off season

The Bruins are back in action and competing in individual tournaments. Freshman Elysia Bolton made her UCLA women’s tennis debut Sept. 20 as the only Bruin to compete at the Oracle ITA Masters. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Elysia Bolton was the only Bruin to qualify and compete in the Oracle ITA Masters last weekend. The New York native made it to the quarterfinals after falling in two sets to Miami’s Estela Perez-Somarriba.


Women’s golf wins Golfweek Conference Challenge by 33-stroke landslide

Nobody had a chance to catch the Bruins. No. 1 UCLA women’s golf won the Golfweek Conference Challenge by 33 strokes after posting a 32-under-832 on the week. Read more...

Photo: Junior Mariel Galdiano won her first collegiate tournament at the Golfweek Conference Challenge this week. The Bruins’ 32-under-832 broke the record that they set last week for lowest 54-hole score in UCLA women’s golf history. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Men’s golf falls into hole at Windon Memorial while coping with hectic schedule

With one round remaining, the Bruins were on the cusp of taking the lead at the Windon Memorial Classic. They crept up to first place early Tuesday morning, but they couldn’t hold their ground on the final back nine. Read more...

Photo: For the second week in a row, No. 21 UCLA men’s golf finished in seventh and senior Jack Ireland was the team’s top finisher. The Bruins played in Iowa last week and Illinois this week, but they have three weeks off before getting back on the links. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Men’s soccer views start of conference play as clean slate for season

The Bruins will face off against their first two Pac-12 opponents this week, after ending nonconference play on a skid. Fresh off consecutive losses to unranked teams CSUN and UC Santa Barbara, UCLA men’s soccer (4-3) will travel to the Bay Area to face California on Thursday, followed by Stanford on Sunday to kick off conference play. Read more...

Photo: Freshman midfielder Matt Hundley leads the Bruins in points, with nine. Hundley has recorded three goals and three assists in seven games started. He said he views the start of conference play as a new set of games for the Bruins, after losses in nonconference play. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)



Women’s volleyball swept by No. 2 Stanford despite early lead

The Bruins were unable to pull off the upset against a top-ranked opponent. “Obviously, it sucks to lose … but you know, Stanford’s the No. 2 team in the country” said senior middle blocker Kyra Rogers. Read more...

Photo: Senior middle blocker Kyra Rogers posted six kills on 17 attempts against No. 2 Stanford. Rogers has totaled 68 kills so far this season, hitting for .256. Last season she finished with a career season-high of 211 kills in 26 matches played, hitting for .276. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA football looks to fix execution issues for beginning of conference play schedule

The Bruins have a clean slate and a chance at redemption – but it is not going to get any easier. After failing to get a win during nonconference play, UCLA football (0-3) will get to start fresh with the beginning of its Pac-12 schedule Friday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior tight end Caleb Wilson said the Bruins spent their bye week working on their execution issues. Wilson failed to record a single reception in UCLA’s 38-14 loss to Fresno State on Sept. 15. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)