Women’s basketball coach Cori Close had one demand for her players on Tuesday night – to execute. Close said the No. 7 Bruins (6-1) have struggled to execute plays when a player checks out on offense lacking awareness or concentration, leading to a domino effect consequence. Read more...
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It wasn’t pretty, but UCLA men’s basketball grinded out yet another win against a non-Power Five opponent. The Bruins trailed for the majority of the first half against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (4-4), but scraped out a two-point advantage at halftime. Read more...
Photo: Aaron Holiday led the Bruins in scoring thanks to 7-of-8 shooting in two-point range and 2-for-4 shooting from the free throw line. The junior point guard didn’t make a 3, as the Bruins only shot 2-from-17 from beyond the arc on the night.
Men’s basketballDavid Gottlieb, Sports editor Pac-12 teams won’t start facing off against one another for another month, so they are still fighting through nonconference schedules. Three Pac-12 schools have gotten off to undefeated starts, with No. Read more...
Photo: Pac-12 men’s basketball play doesn’t start for another month. Arizona State, Washington State and Colorado still have undefeated records. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)
The swimming and diving team will be split up once again. No. 25 UCLA will send its swimming team to compete at the Texas Invitational from Wednesday to Saturday, and its diving team to the Georgia Fall Invitational from Friday to Sunday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA swimming and diving will return from a two-week break from competition to swim in the Texas Invitational and dive at the Georgia Fall Invitational this weekend. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)
Last year’s UCLA basketball team boasted the fastest offense of any power-conference program in the country, with its possessions lasting an average of just 14.5 seconds, per kenpom.com. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins are running an even faster offense this year than they did last season, but coach Steve Alford said he thinks this year’s team doesn’t have the experience to play efficiently at that pace. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Orlando, Florida, will play host to the 2017 NCAA Women’s College Cup as the cream of the crop make their way south. UCLA, Duke, Stanford and South Carolina will battle on the pitch for the right to hoist the national championship trophy. Read more...
Photo: The final-four teams standing in the NCAA women’s soccer tournament are UCLA, Duke, Stanford and South Carolina, and all will face off this weekend in Orlando, Florida, for a chance to earn the national title. The Bruins and the Cardinal are currently tied in first place for overall national championships won, with 113. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Every Bruin who got minutes Tuesday night was able to contribute. “We need to learn what (we) do well, how to make plays for each other on a more consistent basis,” said coach Cori Close. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Kayla Owens had 8 points, three assists and three steals in UCLA’s 68-48 win over UC Riverside. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
