At the end of the first half against Wake Forest, the UCLA women’s soccer team was facing a familiar storyline – poor transition defense had saddled the Bruins with a 1-0 deficit. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Taylor Smith scored the tying goal against Wake Forest in the second half. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Taylor Formico transferred from UCSB to UCLA just last year. So it’s no surprise the junior libero looked right at home at this weekend’s UCSB tournament, tallying a team-high 46 digs as women’s volleyball extended its win streak to six in its penultimate tournament before Pac-12 play. Read more...
Photo: Junior libero Taylor Formico led the Bruins in digs at this weekend’s UCSB tournament. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The headline was unfortunately commonplace, alerting the public to yet another unnecessarily violent arrest involving an unsuspecting black man. As the country had its attention turned to New York’s Arthur Ashe Stadium for the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Retired top-10 tennis player James Blake was arrested Wednesday in New York after he was mistaken for a suspect in a fraudulent credit card scheme. (Creative Commons photo by James Marvin Phelps via Flikr)
UCLA men’s water polo’s work was cut out for it as the Bruins played the role of both host and guest last weekend. No. 1 UCLA had its first opportunity this season to compete at home in the UCLA Invitational, however that would be short lived as the Bruins had to make the 88-mile trek to Redlands for the Inland Empire Classic the following day. Read more...
Photo: Junior goalie Garrett Danner held all opponents to single-digit scoring over the weekend. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Freshman goalkeeper Dakota Havlick lay facedown on the goal line, the ball lay motionless against the netting and Drake Stadium roared. The cheers weren’t for the home team. Read more...
Photo: Freshman midfielder Jose Hernandez scored the Bruins’ lone goal in Sunday’s upset loss. The freshman said that there were a lot of positives even though the team lost for the third game in a row. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Robin Anderson has wanted to play at the U.S. Open since she was little. After seizing her first opportunity by winning the American Collegiate Invitational at the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mackie McDonald won the American Collegiate Invitational final at the U.S. Open on Saturday with strong first serves and a solid return game. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Every postgame Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will break down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict of their performance. This week, we take a closer look at UCLA’s 37-3 win over UNLV on Saturday in Las Vegas. Read more...
Photo: Junior weakside linebacker Deon Hollins (left) stifles UNLV’s fake field goal attempt in the first half. With Hollins’ pressure, UNLV placeholder Troy Hawthorne (right) was forced to throw the ball away and turn the ball over to UCLA on downs. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
