The atmosphere in the Galen Center was electric, the excitement of a new season palpable, as 5,385 students and fans filled the arena to watch No. 9 USC open Pac-12 Conference play against No. 8 UCLA. Read more...
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Junior outside hitter Rachael Kidder had 14 kills and no errors to lead the Bruins to a sweep over the Trojans Friday night in front of a record-breaking crowd. It was the first time UCLA swept USC on the road since 1993.
USC doesn't have a men's soccer team, so the UCLA men's soccer team had to find the next best thing to have a heated game with. It found a new crosstown opponent in Loyola Marymount, a school situated about 12 miles away, that just happen to don dark red/maroon jerseys. Read more...
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Junior forward Chandler Hoffman helped UCLA to a 2-1 win over Loyola Marymount Sunday evening with a goal in the first half.
The Bruins are in an early-season identity crisis, products of a head-scratching fortnight that saw them play one good half against a good Houston team on the road before Saturday's near-disaster against plucky San Jose State. Read more...
By halftime, a cold wind in Drake Stadium had chilled the modest crowd, but the UCLA women's soccer team was just getting warmed up. Read more...
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Senior forward Sydney Leroux led UCLA to a 4-1 victory over Fresno State with two goals on Sunday night. The Bruins were tied with the Bulldogs going into the second half but scored three consecutive goals for the win.
PASADENA — You can tell a puppy to lay down, but sometimes it won’t listen. Especially if it’s not a puppy anymore. When San Jose State running back Brandon Rutley busted through a box of 11 UCLA defenders on third-and-1 and raced to a 65-yard touchdown late in the third quarter Saturday night, the Bruins and Spartans were deadlocked at 17, and it was hard to tell the big dog and the little one apart. Read more...
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Redshirt junior Johnathan Franklin rushes for 13 yards past two San Jose State University players for a first down during the first quarter of Saturday’s game.
PASADENA "”mdash; The UCLA defense came into Saturday’s game against San Jose State feeling confident about the way it finished its week-one loss to Houston. Read more...
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Senior running back Derrick Coleman rushes through the Spartans during the fourth quarter. Coleman rushed for a total of 135 yards in Saturday’s game against San Jose State.
Inside the enclosed North Athletic Field, the site of Sunday afternoon's game, fans and players are separated by barely a few feet. Spectators sit on bleachers at the very edge of the field, close witnesses to every play and every call. Read more...
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Junior midfielder Zakiya Bywaters battles against Rutgers’ Jasmine Edwards during the first half of UCLA’s 1-0 victory on Sunday.
