There was an intensity present in John Wooden Center that propelled UCLA men’s volleyball to a sweep over the visiting Stanford Cardinal on Thursday night. No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Trent Kersten led the Bruins’ defense with four blocks in the team’s 3-0 sweep of the Stanford Cardinal. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Rematches normally offer a shot at redemption. But as UCLA prepares for Thursday’s game against Utah, the Bruins just hope that they show up this time. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Bryce Alford said the Bruins weren’t ready to play the last time they faced the Utah Utes in a 71-39 defeat. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Drake Stadium will once again have a new look to it when UCLA track and field has its first home meet of the season March 24. Read more...
Photo: A new, high-definition scoreboard was constructed at Drake Stadium over winter break. The $500,000 construction project will be officially unveiled with additional signage, panels and an inscription of Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 at UCLA track and field’s first home meet on March 24. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Editor’s note: Every Thursday for the next month, the Daily Bruin will be running a series of profiles on the newcomers to the UCLA men’s volleyball team. Read more...
Photo: Freshman outside hitter Christian Hessenauer decided to forgo his senior year of high school after developing tendinitis in his knees. Now, with his knees recovered, the new Bruin is ready to contribute significant minutes to UCLA men’s volleyball. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Round, leather volleyballs shot out of a contraption in the middle of the Student Activities Center gymnasium, firing toward a row of Bruin outside hitters. This new practice strategy was an attempt by the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior setter Steve O’Dell is one of three upperclassmen on this year’s men’s volleyball team. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Fourteen years ago, former Bruin Onnie Willis started a tumbling pass across the floor, accompanied by the music “Minus One.” In 2015, redshirt junior Sadiqua Bynum finished that tumbling skill, and landed on the same drumbeat. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Sonya Meraz’s floor exercise routine is one based on that of former UCLA gymnast Lena Degteva. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s been a quick start to the season for the Bruins. After last weekend’s sweeps of Marshall and Kansas State, No. 1 UCLA women’s tennis (2-0) only had three days before hosting Loyola Marymount University (1-1) on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Kristin Wiley said the experience of playing in her first collegiate matches over the weekend has given her more confidence to take the court again. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
