Thursday, May 21

UCLA football under heavy pressure after back-to-back losses

UCLA football has thrust itself into a tight situation, prickling at the Bruins from all sides. Off back-to-back losses, the pressure is on the Bruins to win the rest of their games, to salvage some of the fallen rubble of preseason expectations, to capture at the very least a Pac-12 South title. Read more...

Photo: After Saturday’s loss to Oregon, sophomore linebacker Myles Jack said that the media’s lofty preseason expectations for UCLA football did affect the team this year, making the Bruins feel as if they needed to deliver. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Women’s volleyball shifts focus from unfamiliar courts to upcoming games

For a UCLA women’s volleyball player, the moment she steps onto the wood at Pauley Pavilion for a home match, she finds herself surrounded by her own team’s colors on the walls and stands filled with cheering fans. Read more...

Photo: Junior defensive specialist Karly Drolson and the Bruins have been forced to play all of their home games this season at satellite locations, as the flood in July put UCLA’s two primary volleyball facilities – Pauley Pavilion and John Wooden Center – out of operation until later this year.


Women’s soccer exhibits offensive, defensive strength in 3-0 Cal win

For one half, it looked like Cal goalkeeper Emily Boyd was poised to be the player of the game. The one caveat to that award being that the No. Read more...

Photo: Abby Dahlkemper was dangerous on free kicks for UCLA on Monday. The senior defender forced two acrobatic saves from Cal goalkeeper Emily Boyd, the second of which led to a goal off the rebound by redshirt freshman defender Zoey Goralski. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA women’s soccer hopes to finish perfect series with win over Cal

No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer faced a test last week against No. 3 Stanford. Despite going down by a goal, the Bruins were able to pass the test against the Cardinal with flying colors and eventually take the contest 2-1. Read more...

Photo: Senior defender Abby Dahlkemper said that the Bruins will need to get back into their defensive rhythm after never having kept a clean sheet against ranked Pac-12 teams – the Bruins conceded one goal apiece against then-No. 24 Arizona State and No. 3 Stanford. UCLA will have a chance to snap that streak when it faces No. 22 Cal on Monday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)