Wednesday, August 12

In the news:

Women’s soccer’s seniors close a chapter with final home game

Come Friday, the end of an era officially begins. On Aug. 19, 2011, UCLA debuted a super team made of the nation’s brightest newcomers to collegiate women’s soccer. Read more...

Photo: Senior midfielder Sarah Killion will be one of nine UCLA women’s soccer seniors honored on senior night ceremony right before the No. 1 Bruins take on the Arizona Wildcats this Friday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA men’s and women’s golf teams head into two-tournament stretch

The UCLA women’s and men’s golf teams will head into a two-tournament stretch before they undergo a small hiatus during which they will not compete until February. Read more...

Photo: Senior Erynne Lee said the differences between courses in California that the Bruins are more familiar with and the one in Orlando during the ANNIKA Intercollegiate caused their putting game to suffer, which resulted in them underperforming in the tournament. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Men’s water polo seeks redemption in upcoming Cal game

UCLA football isn’t the only team from Westwood traveling to Berkeley with the goal of getting its season back on track. This weekend, the No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo team heads to Northern California to take on No. Read more...

Photo: Senior utility Cristiano Mirarchi said the men’s water polo team has been focusing on its execution and will be ready to redeem its losses to Stanford and USC last weekend with a win against a No. 2 Cal team. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Beat writers’ game day predictions: UCLA v. Cal

Prior to each UCLA football game, the Daily Bruin football beat writers will predict the score and give a short reasoning behind their prediction. To keep track of how far off each writer’s predictions are from reality, the “prediction differential” statistic shows the average difference between the writer’s predicted margin of victory and the actual margin of victory in each game. Read more...



Bruins aim to end losing streak at Berkeley

At some point during the fall of every other year, a trip up the I-5 to Berkeley brings a football clash of two of the state’s most prestigious public schools – UCLA and Cal. Read more...

Photo: This weekend, junior wide receiver Jordan Payton (left) will return to play at Cal for the first time since his freshman season, when the Bruins were walloped by the Bears 43-17. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)