Wednesday, August 12

In the news:

Explosive UCLA offense silences No.1 Washington Huskies

On Thursday night, UCLA men’s soccer finally caught a glimpse of its full potential, and saw the opposing team – the No. 1 Washington Huskies – crumble in the Bruins’ wake. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Seyi Adekoya was one of three freshman forwards in the starting lineup for UCLA against Washington on Thursday, and scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 25th minute. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s volleyball defeats Oregon, ends two-season losing streak

At the end of the second set, the No. 19 UCLA women’s volleyball team was faced with both the opportunity to end their two-season losing streak against No. Read more...

Photo: Setter Julie Consani celebrates after the final point in UCLA’s 3-1 win over Oregon on Thursday. The senior set a season high in assists, as she tallied 59 of the Bruins’ 70 overall. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA defense looking to buck trends against explosive Cal offense

For the past two weeks, UCLA’s defense has been beaten – and at times into – the ground. Though the Bruins figure to get a reprieve from that this week, they have little time to relax, as the possibility of a three-game losing streak and a quickly unraveling season stares them straight in the face. Read more...

Photo: Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich said that UCLA will try to diversify its defensive formations against Cal, which has one of the best passing offenses in the nation. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA swim prepares for long season ahead with high intensity practice

Despite a resounding 143-104 win over Washington State last Friday, the UCLA swim team is only starting to make a splash. With an unusually late start to the school year and an unusually early meet, the Bruins only had a bit more than three weeks between the start of their preseason on Sept. Read more...

Photo: After easily winning its first meet, UCLA swim is back to working on technique and increasing the intensity of practice. (Daily Bruin file photo)