Thursday, May 21

Women’s volleyball aims to assert itself against national contenders

Right now, the UCLA women’s volleyball team is only two matches away from becoming a 0.500 team. With opponents like No. 1 Stanford and No. 11 Oregon on the schedule in the upcoming three weeks, it is clear the team’s fate in its last eight matches will be in its own hands as far as qualification for the NCAA championships. Read more...

Photo: With highly ranked teams such as No. 1 Stanford and No. 11 Oregon coming up on the schedule, senior outside hitter Karsta Lowe said that the team needs to maintain confidence that it can compete with the best. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


‘No. 1’ proves to be a double-edged sword for UCLA men’s soccer

The number one has more or less defined UCLA men’s soccer’s season so far. To start, the No. 1 national ranking has proven to be ominous for the Bruins (10-4-4, 5-2-2 Pac-12). Read more...

Photo: So far, the UCLA men’s soccer team’s season has been all about being in first. When the Bruins have scored first, they are 8-0-1. When UCLA has conceded first, the team’s record is 2-4-1. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)


Bruins face off at annual SoCal championship finals

The 58th Annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championships final pitted two UCLA players against each other – sophomore Gage Brymer and senior Dennis Mkrtchian have been teammates for over a year now, and even play doubles together every now and then. Read more...

Photo: (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s basketball’s recruiting class scores high marks in exhibition

The players were full of spirit, jumping up and down and high-fiving each other. Coach Cori Close was smiling. The cheers of anticipating fans, the rumble of the announcer, balls dribbling and swooshing through nets, the squeaks of shoes – these are the sounds of a highly anticipated season of UCLA women’s basketball on the brand-new court of Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Nirra Fields was one of the returning players on a women’s basketball team that featured a blend of new and old talent. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)




UCLA women’s soccer keeps clean sheet in muddy Washington weekend

The original Starbucks and the Space Needle were among some of the landmarks that the UCLA women’s soccer team visited last weekend in Seattle. But there was one other thing that the city’s known for that managed to creep its way into the team’s agenda – rain. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Kylie McCarthy said putting on studs for Sunday’s game against Washington prevented a rehash of their game against Washington State on Friday, where “mud was flying everywhere.” (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)