Monday, May 25

Men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo: Bruin for life

Visit coach Jorge Salcedo when he’s home and chances are he’ll be watching a soccer game. Almost everything in his life is about soccer and the UCLA men’s soccer team that he has coached for the past 10 years. Read more...

Photo: From a ball boy to a player to an assistant coach and now to coach, Jorge Salcedo has been involved in the UCLA men’s soccer program nearly his whole life. The team has become his extended family, and at every level he’s been with the Bruins, aside from currently as a coach, he’s won an NCAA championship. Now, with his team seeded No. 1 overall in the NCAA tournament, Salcedo looks to win one more championship.


No. 3 UCLA set to face No. 2 USC in regular season finale

Only two days of practice separate UCLA men’s water polo’s weekend victories against No. 7 Pepperdine and No. 6 UC Santa Barbara from Thursday’s crosstown matchup against USC – a team that UCLA has both beaten and fallen to in the course of one season, both by a margin of a single point. Read more...

Photo: After a busy weekend, UCLA men’s water polo is focusing on getting rest before its Thursday game against USC, the last game of the regular season.


UCLA football, QB Brett Hundley have regained offensive composure

Three weekends ago, UCLA’s offense looked out of sorts. Against an above-average Oregon Ducks defense, the Bruins were well behind the curve. Under center, redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley looked anxious. Read more...

Photo: After struggling against Oregon, redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley has bounced back the past two weeks with strong play, even if the stats don’t show it.



Women’s soccer’s Courtney Proctor up to speed after ACL injury

Heading into her sophomore year, UCLA women’s soccer player Courtney Proctor was primed for a breakout season. After struggling in her freshman year, the forward worked tirelessly in the offseason to prepare for the next season; She said she wanted to have a bigger impact on the team and produce for the coaching staff that had invested in her. Read more...

Photo: Proctor said that the time spent on the sideline and away from the field because of her injury taught her to love the game more and appreciate the time she has on the field. Proctor also said that she did not become depressed about her injury and instead focused on how to improve.


UCLA’s Devin Lucien scores first career touchdown against Huskies

Facing a Washington cornerback blitz, redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley turned to his right and rifled a ball past the outstretched hands of a jumping defensive back. Read more...

Photo: After a frustrating start to his career that included being sidelined with an injury last season, redshirt sophomore wide receiver Devin Lucien said that scoring his first career touchdown made Friday “the best day of (his) life.”


Bruins zip past Hornets in 86-50 win

No Travis Wear, no problem. For the third straight game, the redshirt senior forward didn’t touch the court, but in an 86-50 win over the Sacramento State Hornets, the Bruins’ third straight win, his loss didn’t particularly sting. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jordan Adams led the Bruins with 21 points and posted a career-high 8 steals in UCLA’s victory over Sacramento State.