Thousands of Virginia fans were yelling and screaming as junior Matt Mengel trotted out onto the field for his first Division I punt. On UCLA’s sideline, after the Bruins’ went three-and-out on their second possession of the season opener against Virginia, the coaches called for Mengel. Read more...
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In its first match this month, the then-No. 20 UCLA women’s volleyball team traveled to Seattle, where it suffered a loss against undefeated then-No. 4 Washington. Read more...
Photo: Freshman outside hitter Reily Buechler said that the Bruins’ first meeting against Washington, a 3-2 loss, was a tough match, but the Bruins have grown stronger since that defeat. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Offense: QB Anu Solomon (No. 12, RS Freshman) UCLA has faced a deluge of dangerous quarterbacks the past three weeks. Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, Cal’s Jared Goff and Colorado’s Sefo Liufau all rank among the conference’s elite. Read more...
Photo: Arizona redshirt freshman quarterback Anu Solomon (right) is 12th in the country with 2,430 passing yards this season and tied for 13th in the country with 20 touchdown passes. (Cortesy of Rebecca Marie Sasnett/The Daily Wildcat)
The cross country season is now kicking into high gear. UCLA cross country will make the trip to the Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland to compete for the Pac-12 championships on Friday. Read more...
When UCLA women’s soccer makes the trip to Washington this weekend, it’s hoping to keep surprises an in-house thing. The No. 1 Bruins (15-0-2, 7-0-1 Pac-12) now sit atop the Pac-12 with 22 points, with the Stanford Cardinal’s 19-point tally following close behind. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s soccer coach Amanda Cromwell (center) has brought over a new Halloween tradition from her time coaching at the University of Central Florida. It’s also a tradition that has backfired on Cromwell once and gave her former team an opportunity to pull a prank on her. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jim Mora wasn’t about to be fooled by the leading question as he stood in front of a group of reporters. “You’re trying to get me to say ‘must win,’” said the UCLA coach with a laugh. Read more...
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It’s easy to see what the preseason poll voters were thinking when they ranked UCLA No. 7 to start the season. Even now, after two losses and just one win by a comfortable margin, the Bruins only look like an elite team on paper. Read more...
Photo: (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
