Alex Van Dyke wanted an opportunity to get more time on the field. So when the opportunity arose, he took it. “I realized that our tight ends were going down and I wanted to help out the team,” Van Dyke said. Read more...
Photo: Alex Van Dyke had seen some time playing with special teams this season, but the senior recently made the switch to tight end – a position group that has been struggling to stay healthy so far. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins will get a chance to play the top-ranked team in the NCAA this week. Although the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal have led the nation this season both offensively and defensively, coach Amanda Cromwell said the two teams share several similarities. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defender Kaiya McCullough and the Bruins take on top-ranked the Cardinal on Thursday. Stanford is currently riding a 13-game winning streak, with their most recent loss taking place in August. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Friends since age 9, and now doubles partners. No. 23 UCLA women’s tennis’ duo of No. 73 redshirt sophomore Jada Hart and junior Gabby Andrews teamed up for the first time in San Diego to win the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southwest Regional Championships without dropping a single set. Read more...
Photo: Junior Gabby Andrews and junior Ayan Broomfield were ranked No. 20 although Broomfield was not part of the team last year. Andrews teamed up with redshirt sophomore Jada Hart to claim the title at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southwest Regional Championships. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)
Statistically, UCLA men’s water polo has seen a decrease in productivity on both sides of the ball this season. Through 17 games, the No. 2 Bruins (15-2, 0-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) are scoring more than a full goal less per game than they have at this time last season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo has allowed 111 goals through 17 games this season, 28 more than it did at this time in 2016. The Bruins surrendered 12 goals in a loss to No. 3 California on Saturday. (Andrew Arifin/Daily Bruin)
Washington’s offense features the reigning Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year at quarterback, plus All-Pac-12 players at running back, wide receiver, tight end and center. And yet the Huskies’ defense might be the better unit. Read more...
Photo: This weekend, UCLA will be pitched against No. 12 Washington, which boasts one of the best run defenses the country. The Huskies have allowed the second-lowest rushing yards that will no doubt exasperate the Bruins rushing woes. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Few athletes can say they have competed on behalf of UCLA while wearing a costume. “We all ski in fun outfits – people like to wear mullets under the jump helmets and go off the jump, people will wear their school flag as a cape,” said senior Maddie Brooks. Read more...
Photo: Senior Maddie Brooks has competed for UCLA club water ski for all four years. She finished second overall at the National Collegiate Water Ski Association Division 2 Nationals, with a second-place finish in slalom and a fourth-place finish in jump.(Courtesy of Maddie Brooks)
UCLA women’s golf won its second-straight tournament Tuesday, after the third round of the Nanea Pac-12 Preview, held in Hawaii, was cancelled by stormy weather. Rounds one and two were completed Monday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA won its second-straight tournament at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview on Tuesday. Sophomore Mariel Galdiano is a Hawaii native and tied for fifth on the individual leaderboard. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
