Never mind Mike Fafaul’s unremarkable stat line – 25 of 47 for 281 yards and an interception. That didn’t stop Jim Mora from giving the redshirt senior quarterback just the second game ball the coach has awarded in his five years at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior quarterback Mike Fafaul received the game ball Saturday night from coach Jim Mora, marking just the second time Mora has handed out a game ball in his time at UCLA. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
STANFORD, Calif. – The hometown Stanford crowd erupted, certain that Inky Ajanaku had come up with the go-ahead kill in the fifth set. But senior libero Taylor Formico got the ball up, and a few contacts later Reily Buechler would hit the ball down to put UCLA women’s volleyball ahead 12-11. Read more...
Photo: Reily Buechler’s team-high .394 hitting percentage carried UCLA to its second win over Stanford this season. The junior pin hitter came up with kills to score three of the Bruins’ final four points. (Sihui Song/Daily Bruin)
Number one of the win streak started with a 10-5 win over crosstown rival USC back in November 2014. A much different number one came today, at the hands of the same program. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s NCAA-record 57-game win streak started against USC nearly two years ago, and ended against USC earlier today. The two teams could potentially see each other again next weekend at the conference championships at Spieker Aquatics Center. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
UCLA built a 24-14 lead in the first half of Saturday night’s home game against Oregon State, thanks to three unanswered first-quarter touchdowns. Rushing scores from sophomore Bolu Olorunfunmi and freshman Jalen Starks and a special teams touchdown on a blocked punt helped UCLA recover from an early 7-0 deficit to build a 21-7 lead. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman receiver Jordan Lasley returned a blocked punt for a touchdown to help UCLA build a lead in the first half of Saturday night’s game against Oregon State. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
If somehow you still haven’t heard about Lonzo Ball before tonight, well now you have. The freshman guard made quite an entrance to the college basketball stage with an emphatic finish on an alley-oop that got Pauley Pavilion in a frenzy and SportsCenter watching. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball spent more time on the court in UCLA’s regular-season debut than any other Bruin except for fellow freshman TJ Leaf. He recorded 19 points and 11 assists, one of the team’s two double-doubles. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)
Pauley Pavilion is back and rocking again. After a disappointing 15-17 record last season, UCLA was in desperate need of a jump start. In walks freshman guard Lonzo Ball, who dominated the high school stage with long 3s and a run and gun style. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Aaron Holiday was first off the bench for UCLA in the first half, and is second in points with 15 behind senior guard Bryce Alford. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)
California only scored six points before UCLA women’s volleyball came up with 25 points in the third set. The No. 13 Bruins (20-5, 11-4 Pac-12) dominated the Golden Bears (9-16, 3-12) in a straight-set win Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Kyra Rogers took the outside spot opened up by junior Reily Buechler’s move to opposite. Rogers’ blocking presence made a big difference against California. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
