Thursday, May 28



UCLA goes the distance to sweat out win against CSU Northridge

At the moment, playing to five sets is a habit the Bruins just can’t get rid of. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball took a win in their first home matchup of the 2013 season, in a game against Cal State Northridge that marked their return to Pauley Pavilion after its reopening. It was John Speraw’s first regular season home game as the Bruins’ coach. The Bruins played a full five sets, continuing an ongoing pattern from recent games of going to the maximum number of sets, which may cause them to battle with fatigue as the season continues.


Swim and dive make waves early

With the arrival of the cold winter quarter, the UCLA swim and dive teams haven’t been hibernating; rather, they’ve turned to an avalanche of momentum from early meets to stay motivated. Read more...

Photo: Junior individual medley, backstroke and butterfly specialist Anna Senko is ranked 15th nationally in the 200-meter individual medley.



Men’s volleyball strives for unique playing style

For the UCLA men’s volleyball team, the next few games of this young season will be about finding an identity. The No. 5 Bruins (2-1) take on California State University, Northridge (0-0) tonight at Pauley Pavilion, and have spent this week reflecting on a positive showing in the Asics Invitational tournament in Santa Barbara, Calif. Read more...

Photo: Junior Robart Page and the Bruins will play their first home game of the season against Cal State Northridge at Pauley tonight.


Court Visions: UCLA’s new offensive strategies rev up college basketball

There are some adjectives that just don’t go with certain words. Like how we call this quarter “winter” even though that term can’t really be used to describe the months of December to February around sunny Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Kyle Anderson, long known as “Slow-Mo” for his tendency to methodically run an offense, is having to redefine his game in a UCLA offense that has favored running of late.