The Bruin gymnastics team dropped its second straight meet on Friday, yet the team could not have been more pleased with its performance. “This wasn’t just the best road meet, this was the best meet we have had all year,” said coach Valorie Kondos Field. Read more...
Photo: Senior Kaelie Baer and the UCLA gymnastics team did not win in Oklahoma last weekend, but they still had one of their best meets of the year.
Baylor had an entire stadium full of fans; UCLA just had a dugout full. On a road series all the way in Waco, Texas this weekend, Bruin baseball faced powerful crowds that were all cheering for the Bears, but that did not deter them – all they needed was the intensity that came from their teammates. Read more...
Photo: Junior Brian Carroll was a key force behind UCLA’s offense this weekend. The Bruins took two out of three from the Baylor Bears.
The Bruins might’ve just figured it out. They had just given USC a good old crosstown-rivalry drubbing. Given UCLA’s up-and-down tendencies this season, that meant the team was likely headed for a loss. Read more...
Photo: Freshman setter Steve O’Dell was a vital part of No. 7 UCLA’s wins this past week – one over USC and one over No. 4 Pepperdine.
Midway through the first half, senior guard Markel Walker tipped a pass, lunged for the loose ball and, in one motion, scooped it up and heaved a lefty pass up court to redshirt senior forward Jasmine Dixon. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Thea Lemberger and UCLA helped send their seniors out on top in Pauley Pavilion with a 63-58 win over USC on Senior Day.
A time of 8.48 was enough for Tatum Souza to come in first place in her 60 meter hurdles event. But the junior knew that her day was not over, and that she would still have to be tested in the high jump, shot put, long jump and 800m run. Read more...
Shoe-squeaks pierced the silence of the empty Pauley Pavilion, and the single row of courtside fans squeaked almost as loudly. The ball bounced up and down, across the court, but the heads of five-or-so onlookers – seated far up – didn’t do much bouncing. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball managers defeated USC’s managers 58-35 at Pauley Pavilion on Friday night. The game was a continuation of a team manager tradition that last took place in 1996.
If someone hits you, do you hit back? Do you start a fight? Or do you handle it diplomatically? When Norman Powell was shoved Sunday afternoon, he shoved back. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Norman Powell is restrained by his teammates after an altercation with Trojan center Omar Oraby.
