Wednesday, May 13

Men’s soccer to face Cal Bears after two key victories

UCLA and Cal are streaking right now. The difference is, one team will look to continue its streak while the other tries to break out. After two straight losses, the No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore midfielder Jose Hernandez is tied for first in goals with two other Bruins. Hernandez has taken only nine shots all season but six of them have been on goal. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Alex Roelse returns from Rio, brings Olympic experience to Westwood

Alex Roelse didn’t have a typical off-season. The junior utility had just returned from Olympics duty to rejoin the UCLA water polo team for the 2016 season. Read more...

Photo: Junior utility Alex Roelse played for U.S. men’s senior national team in Rio this summer, the culmination of months of intense water polo training that has turned him into one of UCLA’s most dominant players in the water. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA men’s basketball hopes to amp up gameplay with freshman trio

There were somewhere between 50 to 100 fans outside of the UCLA exhibition game waiting for Lonzo Ball’s autograph. In Australia. And this 18-year old freshman point guard hasn’t even played a college game yet. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has a trio of freshmen that have been the talk of the town, and how they play will be critical for the Bruins’ in the upcoming season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s soccer looks to regain momentum in Arizona game

UCLA women’s soccer saw two streaks end this past weekend. The team’s six-game win streak bit the dust after a thrilling 1-1 tie with Cal. Then the 3-2 double overtime loss to Stanford snapped the unbeaten stretch. Read more...

Photo: Senior midfielder Annie Alvarado and the No. 14 UCLA women’s soccer team travels to Tuscon to take on Arizona on Thursday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s volleyball defeats Oregon Ducks in five-set nailbiter

The look of sheer disappointment on Jordan Anderson’s face as she was taken out of set two said it all. UCLA women’s volleyball had dropped the first set and fell behind 6-8 in the second. Read more...

Photo: Torrey Van Winden (left) had the best game of her young collegiate career Wednesday. The freshman opposite led the Bruins in both kills and hitting percentage, while also posting a double-double. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


UCLA football finds confidence with backup quarterback Fafaul

Redshirt senior Mike Fafaul looked up at the poster of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hanging in his room for years. The backup quarterback won’t be a Patriot this weekend, but he’ll have to be Brady-esque to help UCLA (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) beat Washington State (3-2, 2-0 Pac-12) on the road. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Mike Fafaul had only throw seven career passes before stepping in for Josh Rosen against ASU. Now, Fafaul could start for the Bruins on Saturday if Rosen is sidelined with injuries. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Report Card: UCLA vs. Arizona State

Quarterbacks: C This is a difficult grade to settle on. First of all, two quarterbacks played and they have entirely disparate talent levels. Sophomore Josh Rosen is a star, and he played like it at times, but backup redshirt senior Mike Fafaul is a former walk-on who looked overmatched when he entered in relief of Rosen. Read more...

Photo: UCLA sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen had a career night with his first 400-yard game. However, Rosen was punished all night due to a lack of production from his backs and a leaky offensive line. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)