Thursday, May 21

Marcus Rios rewarded with coach Jim Mora’s first ever ‘game ball’

For almost two and a half years at UCLA – a span of 33 games before Saturday – coach Jim Mora never once handed out a ‘game ball.’ Again and again, situations that might have warranted one arose, yet the act never came to fruition. Read more...

Photo: A year and a half ago, redshirt sophomore defensive back Marcus Rios (9) was battling for his life against a deadly fungal infection. On Saturday, he became the first-ever recipient of a Jim Mora ‘game ball’ at UCLA, after reeling in the game-clinching interception at Cal. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA men’s soccer stretches field with explosive freshmen forwards

This past weekend, the UCLA men’s soccer offense had a different look to it. First, there was the new starting forward combination of athletic freshmen Seyi Adekoya and Abu Danladi, which the team couldn’t utilize for the first month of the season because of injuries Danladi sustained. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Seyi Adekoya is part of a two-forward duo with Abu Danladi, which coach Jorge Salcedo calls one of the most athletic in the country. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)


Bo Knows: Despite Bruins’ miscues, this season is still salvageable

I had a bit of a weird feeling after the conclusion of UCLA’s 36-34 win over Cal Saturday, an uncertainty over how to feel about the game. Read more...

Photo: Although UCLA has had several nail-biting finishes in its five wins this season, a lot of why the scoreline was so close was because of mistakes the Bruins made rather than their opponents’ doing. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s soccer gears up for upcoming conference road games

UCLA women’s soccer’s regular season doesn’t officially end till Nov. 7, and the team still has a lot to look forward to. The only catch to these five remaining games is that the Bruins will have to play all of them on various fields around the West Coast, with their next potential competitive game at Drake Stadium slated for Nov. Read more...

Photo: Entering the Bruins’ final five games of the regular season – which are all on the road – senior defender Caprice Dydasco said that the team is on a “good road to hopefully come back and be home for our tournament.” (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)




UCLA women’s soccer celebrates Senior Night with 6-0 win over Arizona

It didn’t feel like Senior Night 81 minutes into UCLA women’s soccer’s game against Arizona on Friday night. Save for goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland, there were no other seniors on the field. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s soccer cocaptain senior midfielder Sarah Killion (left) said she could always count on her counterpart, Sam Mewis (right), to believe in her during crucial moments, such as the penalty kick on Senior Night. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)