The game was billed as a meeting between two elite quarterbacks, but special teams made the difference in the first half of Saturday night’s UCLA-USC game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Read more...
Photo: USC tricked UCLA on a punt return early in the first quarter. Most of the Trojans crashed toward the right sideline, but receiver Michael Pittman caught the ball on the left sideline and raced for a touchdown untouched. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
The last time UCLA women’s soccer played Northwestern was in 2010, losing to the Wildcats 1-0. On Friday night, the Bruins evened the series. No. 2-seeded UCLA (17-2-2, 8-2-1 Pac-12) took down Northwestern (12-8-3, 7-3-1 Big Ten) 1-0 in overtime in the round of 32. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Anika Rodriguez scored the only goal of the night in UCLA’s second-round match against Northwestern. The second-seeded Bruins will advance to the round of 16, facing the third-seeded Virginia Cavaliers on Sunday, once again at Drake Stadium.
This post was updated Nov. 17 at 9:15 p.m. For the second straight game, UCLA men’s basketball allowed an unheralded nonconference opponent to keep the score close into the second half. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Chris Smith scored a team-high 15 points off the bench in UCLA’s 96-68 win over South Carolina State on Friday night. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins had three players with 19 kills or more but couldn’t prevail against the newly crowned Pac-12 champions. No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (16-10, 9-8 Pac-12) fell to No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Madeleine Gates led the Bruins with two blocks and 22 kills for a .462 hitting percentage. UCLA was outblocked 17 to three by Stanford. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Kelsey Angus, assistant Sports editor Score: USC 45, UCLA 31 I was raised by two Bruin alumni who brainwashed me from a very young age to love UCLA and hate USC – so much so that as a child I wouldn’t color red and yellow next to each other. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football is one win away from becoming bowl eligible after not reaching one last season. However, the Bruins are 0-5 on the road this year, and they will have to visit USC at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
There’s been a lot of talk swirling through the air about the matchup between junior quarterbacks Josh Rosen and his USC counterpart, Sam Darnold. And rightfully so, since Saturday’s meeting between UCLA football (5-5, 3-4 Pac-12) and No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA will certainly have to contend with highly touted USC quarterback Sam Darnold, but they might struggle even more against USC’s running game. The Bruins have struggled against opposing tailbacks all season long. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
To get some inside information on the USC football team, Daily Bruin Sports reached out to the Daily Trojan – USC’s student news publication – and asked Sports editor Julia Poe a few questions about the Trojans before their upcoming game against the Bruins this Saturday. Read more...
