Thursday, July 30

Men’s soccer depends on victory against Aztecs for shot at postseason

The UCLA men’s soccer season is on the line. Thursday night at Drake Stadium, the Bruins will finish conference play against the No. 16 Aztecs, naturally hoping for a victory but more importantly, to improve their chances at an at-large bid into postseason play. Read more...

Photo: Forward Abu Danladi is tied for the team lead at five goals this season. However, unlike his teammates who have played 17 games, the senior has reached the high-water mark in only eight games after returning from an injury. (Hannah Ye/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA women’s basketball adjusts strategies with 2016-2017 lineup

Nirra Fields left UCLA with a gaping hole. After her final game last year, a Sweet 16 loss to Texas, the three-time All-Conference guard graduated after having taken the Bruins farther than they had gone in 16 years. Read more...

Photo: Point guard Jordin Canada is coming off an All-Conference year. Canada finished second in the Pac-12 in assists and averaged 16.1 points per game. The junior has been pegged as the No. 21 player in the country. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Men’s basketball gains depth, expects improved defense in 2016-2017 season

The passes were there, the shooting was there, now UCLA men’s basketball is focusing on what went wrong for them it year – defense. The Bruins gave up an average of 76.7 points a game last season behind an inconsistent defense that switched back and forth from man-to-man to zone. Read more...

Photo: Defense will be key for the Bruins this year after they give up 76 points a game last season. With more depth, UCLA will focus on simplifying its defensive schemes. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s soccer attributes this season’s success to focus, camaraderie

Last year wasn’t a typical year for UCLA women’s soccer. The loss of experienced seniors, lack of chemistry and an inconsistent back line all contributed to the Bruins’ sub-.500 season and their exclusion from the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 19 years. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior defender Zoey Goralski said that watching film over the offseason helped the Bruins’ young back line learn how to position themselves to support each other. As a result, UCLA has given up 11 less goals this year compared to 2015. (Eileen Lising/Daily Bruin)


Former UCLA volleyball stars now play key roles as assistant coaches

Long before they were assistant coaches for UCLA women’s volleyball, Tony Ker and Kaitlin Nielsen were best friends – they spent time together almost every day as student-athletes at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Tony Ker and Kaitlin Nielsen were best friends when they both played Division I volleyball at UCLA. The two have reconnected as core members of coach Michael Sealy’s supporting cast for UCLA women’s volleyball. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


The Dam Truth: Harvard men’s soccer team’s ban a positive move against sexual assault

If zero tolerance truly means zero tolerance, then Harvard got it right. The men’s soccer team has an abhorrent tradition of ranking student-athletes on the women’s team by appearance and assigning them ideal sexual positions in “scouting reports” uncovered by the student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson. Read more...

Photo: Harvard canceled the rest of its men’s soccer season after vulgar documents from 2012 surfaced. (Creative Commons photo by Joseph Williams via Flickr)