In the early stages of its season, UCLA women’s volleyball has been forced to adapt based on one important change – its defense is no longer its primary strength. Read more...
Photo: Last year, Taylor Formico was surrounded by two elite defensive specialists that she called her best friends. This year, the senior libero is the only purely defensive player on the court as part of the new 6-2 rotation. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jada Hart almost had another championship. The redshirt freshman – and defending U.S. Open juniors girls’ doubles champion –and junior Terri Fleming advanced to the finals of the Cal Nike Fall Invitational Blue Doubles bracket but came up short of the title, falling 8-6 to Arizona State’s Kassidy Jump and Sammi Hampton. Read more...
Photo: Junior Terri Fleming and her partner redshirt freshman Jada Hart fell just short of winning the championship of the Cal State Nike Fall Invitational Blue Doubles bracket. They upset the top seed before falling 8-6 in the finals. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Takk McKinley was devastated. Not with the game – UCLA (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) came out on top 45-24 over Arizona (2-3, 0-2 Pac-12) – but with his hair. Read more...
Photo: Takk McKinley lost one of his dreads before taking the field against Arizona. The senior had five tackles and a sack against the Wildcats. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
If the Bruins could’ve stopped the Aggies and the Cardinal late in the game, they’d be 5-0. If they could just put together offense, defense and special teams in one game, they’d likely be a top-10 team, sitting atop the Pac-12 South. Read more...
Photo: (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)
Senior midfielder Gabbi Miranda had just given UCLA women’s soccer a 2-1 lead over unranked Oregon with a pinpointed free kick in the 72nd minute. Just over a minute later, the Bruins’ momentum was halted, not by a Ducks equalizer, but a critical injury. Read more...
Photo: An injury to senior forward Darian Jenkins brought UCLA’s momentum to a screeching halt, but the Bruins rallied late in the match for a 3-2 win. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A soccer game is 90 minutes long – but the UCLA men’s soccer team needed only two of those minutes to take care of business. No. Read more...
Photo: Senior midfielders Willie Raygoza (8) and Felix Vobejda (9) were integral in the Bruins’ 2-0 victory over Oregon State on Sunday at Drake Stadium. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A kill from senior outside hitter Jordan Anderson put the UCLA women’s volleyball team ahead 25-24, and the Bruins had a chance to steal set four. Read more...
Photo: With his team down 2-1, coach Michael Sealy opted to send in Kyra Rogers at middle blocker. The sophomore has now taken swings from the right side, left side and middle in games this season. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
