Over the course of this weekend's three-day Arena Invitational, the UCLA swim team mastered the art of moving forward.
According to coach Cyndi Gallagher, the key to doing well in these long meets is to take each event as it comes.
"You just have to swim one race and let it go, then swim another race and let it go," Gallagher said.
The Bruins did just that, a strategy that helped them earn a score of 850 and a fourth-place finish.
"It's a lot of emotional energy; this (goes) on and on and on," Gallagher said. Read more...
Sports
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November 19, 12:53 am
UCLA swim and dive perform well at Long Beach, Houston invites
Men's Soccer, Sports
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November 19, 12:48 am
UCLA struggles to defend goal, falls in NCAA second round
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Earl Edwards lay face down in the grass, with the goalposts rising up above him. Read more...
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Senior midfielder Evan Raynr scored a goal for sixth-seeded UCLA, but it wasn’t enough as the Bruins fell in the NCAA second round.
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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November 19, 12:45 am
Men’s water polo wins final home game against UCI
Four years ago, then-freshmen attackers Bret Lathrope and Griffin White, utility Josh Samuels and redshirt goalkeeper Matt Rapacz made their UCLA home debuts against UC Irvine in the first official athletic event at Spieker Aquatics Center. Read more...
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Senior utility Josh Samuels added a goal for the No. 2 Bruins, who defeated UC Irvine 16-8 at Spieker Aquatics Center on Senior Day. UCLA will compete against Pacific on Friday to open MPSF tournament play.
Sports
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November 19, 12:45 am
Bruins place 13th at NCAA Cross Country Championships
The UCLA cross country team has treated its season like one long race. It tried to keep a steady pace throughout and make consistent improvement. Read more...
Sports
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November 19, 12:35 am
Shabazz Muhammad cleared by NCAA, to play against Georgetown
A week ago, the UCLA basketball team's trip to Brooklyn, N.Y. for the Progressive Legends Classic was considered a potential nightmare. Read more...
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Freshman guard/forward Shabazz Muhammad will debut against Georgetown in Brooklyn, N.Y. Monday evening after a three-game suspension for NCAA amateurism rules violations.
Sports, Women's Soccer
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November 19, 12:32 am
UCLA women’s soccer enters Elite Eight in NCAA tournament
Senior forward Zakiya Bywaters doesn't buy into the idea of home field advantage, and the rest of her team doesn't appear to either. Read more...
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Sophomore goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland was a major catalyst behind UCLA’s two weekend wins.
Football, Sports, Sports Columns
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November 17, 8:04 pm
Strong Side: Game over for USC’s monopoly in LA
If you listen to UCLA coach Jim Mora (and why wouldn’t you? The guy just beat USC for the first time in forever), one win does not make a football monopoly. “I understand what this rivalry is all about,” Mora said. Read more...