At the halfway point in the Pac-12 season, UCLA took down both of the conference’s Northern California schools. “This weekend was huge for us,” said senior middle blocker Jennie Frager. Read more...
Photo: Jennie Frager tied for the team lead in hitting percentage with a .526 mark. The senior middle blocker also led the team with six blocks. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA women’s swim and dive dominated Saturday but the meet was about so much more than just the sport. The Pink Meet, held by UCLA at Spieker Acquatics Center, gathered together the squads of UCLA, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, Oregon State, San Diego and Florida Gulf Coast to compete and raise breast cancer awareness. Read more...
Photo: UCLA diving scored highly at the Pink Meet with senior Annika Lenz winning the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Sophomore Kat Friese took second in the 1-meter final and sophomore Madeline Russell took fifth and fourth in the 1-meter and 3-meter events respectively. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The score was close, the players were close, the fans were close – some sat along the deck of the pool. No. 2 California (14-2, 1-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) has gotten closer than any other team to upending No. Read more...
Photo: Senior goalie Garrett Danner (right) recorded 11 saves in Saturday’s defense-heavy 7-6 win over No. 2 California. Over the last two seasons, three of the Bruins’ closest victories have been by one goal against the Bears. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA had faith in Mike Fafaul’s arm with sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen still sidelined. The good – 464 passing yards and five touchdowns. The bad – 30 incomplete passes. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins mounted a fourth-quarter comeback, but fell just short against the No. 19 Utes. Redshirt senior quarterback Mike Fafaul finished with five touchdowns, but also threw four interceptions in UCLA’s third straight loss. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
No Rosen, no problem. Redshirt senior Mike Fafaul started for the second consecutive game and was able to lead UCLA to three touchdowns in the first half against Utah. Read more...
Photo: Mike Fafaul helped the Bruins bounce back from a 14-0 hole with three straight touchdowns, but the redshirt senior quarterback threw two interceptions and fumbled once to keep the Utes in the game.(Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The last time UCLA women’s volleyball beat Stanford, Torrey Van Winden was 13 years old. Five years later, the freshman opposite led the Bruins to a 3-1 victory over the No. Read more...
Photo: For six years, UCLA has been trying to beat Stanford. Freshman opposite Torrey Van Winden did it on her first try. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Before UCLA takes on No. 19 Utah this weekend at the Rose Bowl, Daily Bruin Sports looks back at some of the best moments from past homecoming games. Read more...
Photo: Wide receiver Cory Harkey caught a seven-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds left in the game to help UCLA squeak by Stanford 23-20 in 2008.(Daily Bruin file photo)
