How does Steve Alford ensure his players aren’t swallowed up by the newfound hype around UCLA basketball? “We schedule Michigan,” the coach said. “We know that if we believe all that stuff, and we don’t improve this week, we’ll get beat.” The No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA will play its first game as the No. 2 team in the country against Michigan on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins are coming off an upset of the then-No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
If the 24-dig, 19-kill performance was any indication, junior pin hitter Reily Buechler didn’t want to go out in the third round for her third straight year. Read more...
Photo: Reily Buechler fell just one kill short of a 20-20 night in Friday’s win. The junior pin hitter will make her first round of 8 performance Saturday night. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins fought their way through the anxiety of the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. They now face the challenge that ended their season in each of the last two years: the round of 16. Read more...
Photo: Senior pin hitter Jordan Anderson said the Bruins ran very competitive short-court drills before their main practices this week to try to build confidence going into the round of 16. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
The results are in, and UCLA students seem to largely support a change to their seating arrangements at the Rose Bowl. The Den, UCLA’s student section, sent out a survey last month to gauge opinion about a potential change that would move the student section out of the sun, while also bringing the home team’s bench into the shade. Read more...
It’s almost a wrap for fall sports, but there are plenty more teams and games on the horizon. From gymnastics at Pauley Pavilion to women’s water polo at Spieker Aquatics Center and tennis at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, the Bruins will compete against the top teams in the country in bids to win national championships. Read more...
A wild fall quarter for sports at UCLA is wrapping up, but with winter and spring sports on the horizon, there’s still a lot to be excited for. Read more...
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UCLA swim and dive went south for the weekend and returned home with a plethora of awards. The No. 22 Bruins notched five top-five swim finishes in the Texas Invitational’s championship finals while the dive squad swept their three events at the University of Georgia Fall Invite. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Eloise Belanger placed in the top three for all three events at the University of Georgia Diving Invitational. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
