The start of the UCLA men’s volleyball season was far from ideal. The team had to hit the road right away to take on No. 7 Brigham Young University in its legendary Smith Fieldhouse, followed the next week by a tough turnaround facing nonconference Princeton, No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl said UCLA’s main focus is on the basics: passing and serving well. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
The troops from the North proved too much for UCLA’s arsenal this weekend. After dropping a game against Oregon two days prior, the players in blue found themselves outgunned yet again, surrounded by the overpowering orange and black crowd of Oregon State’s Gill Coliseum on Monday. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Jordin Canada notched a career-high 19 points for the Bruins Monday, but UCLA fell on the road to No. 7 Oregon State. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
How confusing has this UCLA men’s basketball season been? Just five days after one of its least impressive performances on the road at Oregon, UCLA returned home and cruised to a relatively easy victory over No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Isaac Hamilton celebrates with UCLA fans after the Bruins’ 72-59 win over the Colorado Buffaloes on Sunday in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins have accrued a 11-1 record at home, but are 2-8 on the road. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sami Hill never imagined she would play water polo for a program as prestigious as UCLA’s. Yet Hill – now a redshirt senior – has not only asserted herself as a team leader for UCLA, but also positioned herself as an Olympic hopeful. Read more...
Photo: Goalkeeper Sami Hill has patrolled the waters on the Hill – specifically, at Spieker Aquatics Center – for four of the past five years. During the one year Hill redshirted in 2012, she trained with the USA Women’s National Team. Now in her redshirt senior season, Hill has already broken UCLA’s career saves record and looks to forge an Olympic career afterwards. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After another week of Pac-12 basketball action, Daily Bruin Sports returns with its newest edition of Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 6 Arizona (20-2, 8-1) [Last week: 1] Arizona holds on to the top spot in the rankings in part due to Utah’s loss on the road to UCLA, but mostly for its two emphatic victories over Oregon and Oregon State. Read more...
This past weekend, the UCLA track and field team had various shining stars. Competing in the New Mexico Collegiate Invitational, both the men’s and women’s teams acquired titles at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Read more...
A pair of UCLA alumni donated $10 million to the planned Wasserman Football Center project, UCLA Athletics announced Monday. The donation, from philanthropists Jim and Carol Collins, comes a week after a $1 million donation from David Lund and his wife Marilyn Silva-Lund and pushes total cash donations from private citizens above $53 million for the project. Read more...
