Wednesday, August 19

In the news:

No. 7 women’s volleyball feel the pressure as it enters NCAA play

For coach Michael Sealy, it's a different year but the same story. Last year, his team went on a Cinderella-like run to capture the national championship. This year, his team enters the NCAA tournament under the burden of lofty expectations. Read more...

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Sophomore middle blocker Zoë Nightingale and the Bruins look to gain NCAA tournament momentum and repeat last year’s national championship performance.



UCLA’s advances to NCAA tournament after defeating Stanford

With an undergraduate enrollment of under 3,000 students, St. Francis College of Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., calls itself "The Small College of Big Dreams." Read more...

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Senior goalkeeper Matt Rapacz survived an overtime scare in UCLA’s game against Stanford. UCLA won 10-9 in overtime of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament, earning a spot in the NCAA championships.



Bruins overcome injuries to win Pac-12 honors

In the first half of the game against USC, redshirt junior running back Damien Thigpen went down with a torn ACL, effectively lost for the rest of the season. Read more...

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Junior outside linebacker Anthony Barr, who switched to defense this year, was the only Bruin named to the All-Pac-12 Conference first-team defense.


Women’s volleyball concludes regular season with win over USC

After two straight losses to top-six teams and a lackluster effort in Friday's first-set loss to USC, UCLA's woes seemed primed to continue. Read more...

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After dropping several close games to big-name opponents this season, senior libero Bojana Todorovic and the women’s volleyball team relied on strong defensive play to pull ahead of USC for a 3-1 win Friday in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins will begin NCAA tournament play on Friday.


Penalties weigh down UCLA in loss to Stanford

On redshirt senior running back Johnathan Franklin's third-quarter touchdown run, a flurry of yellow flags fell on the field just after he crossed into the end zone. Read more...

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Redshirt senior guard Jeff Baca celebrates with redshirt senior tight end Joseph Fauria after Fauria scored a touchdown in the first quarter of Saturday’s game, which UCLA eventually lost 35-17.