Saturday, June 27

For women’s volleyball team, improved offense yields weekend sweep of Sun Devils and Wildcats

It only took the UCLA women's volleyball team seven sets to get back on track over the weekend. The Bruins hosted the Arizona schools in Collins Court at the Wooden Center, handing the Sun Devils a three-set sweep on Friday and defeating the Wildcats in four on Saturday. The No. Read more...

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The No. 10 UCLA women’s volleyball team had yet another successful weekend. It beat the Arizona State Sun Devils in three straight sets on Friday and disposed of the No. 20 Arizona Wildcats in four sets on Saturday to improve its record to 19-7 on the year. The Bruins now have three regular season games remaining.


Men’s soccer defeats San Diego State, 3-1, in regular-season finale, awaits NCAA bracket announcement

Often times when teams aren't able to control every aspect of their destiny, they tend to fail to compete at the highest level. When the California Bears clinched the Pac-10 title with a 3-2 victory against Stanford last week, things could have gone south for UCLA with a lackadaisical effort. "Unfortunately, even though our record is outstanding, we hoped that we could (control our destiny) after Thursday," coach Jorge Salcedo said. But for captain junior Andy Rose, UCLA had more to prove and always something to play for. "Obviously, the fact that we couldn't win the Pac-10 was in the back of our mind, but to be honest, we're just playing for that top seed," he said. With the NCAA Selection Committee revealing the seedings this afternoon, UCLA could have easily overlooked a San Diego State team that has given the Bruins some trouble in the past. Read more...

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Reed Williams netted his fourth goal of the year during UCLA’s 3-1 victory over San Diego State. The Bruins ended the regular season with a four-game winning streak.


UCLA men’s water polo team works for wins over UCSB, Pepperdine during home-and-away weekend

The UCLA men's water polo team has a right to be tired. Read more...

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Sophomore Josh Samuels and the No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo team finished their regular season on a high note by beating Pepperdine 13-8 at Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday and inching past UC Santa Barbara 9-8 on the road Sunday. The Bruins won’t play again until the MPSF Tournament begins Nov. 26 at Stanford.


Honey Cuts

The offseason began earlier than usual for UCLA in 2010, but "˜offseason' may not be the appropriate term for the period between March and late September, especially for one Bruin who was not afforded the luxury one year ago. Tyler Honeycutt literally limped into his freshman season with the Bruins after being hampered by a laundry list of injuries which sidelined him until the Bruins' seventh game of the year, a loss to Kansas on Dec. Read more...

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Sophomore forward Tyler Honeycutt, seen here during UCLA’s 83-50 win over Cal State Northridge on Friday, will look to be an all-purpose threat for the Bruins during the 2010-11 season.



Dynamic duo turns up the heat

Rex and Silent Killer aren't the best of friends, but they've embarked on a four-month mission together. During each assignment, the oft-overlooked Silent Killer will snipe from distance; Rex, with tyrannosaurus-like range and speed, will be the driving force behind each assignment. It all begins on the backcourt, where this duo applies a suffocating pressure that commands a distinct fear in the opposition. Darting from sideline to sideline, S.K. Read more...

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Senior guards Doreena Campbell and Darxia Morris combined to average 18.4 points and 6.2 assists per game last season.


Scoop Dreams: _Bruins look good despite last season’s trauma_

Now that UCLA has successfully floated through its season opener, you can breathe a sigh of relief. This is a different UCLA basketball team than "“ no, wait, don't say it. You have to be careful with your words when you're dealing with the psyche of the recently traumatized. A certain two-word phrase hangs over Nell and John Wooden Court, a phrase with more weight and meaning to the Bruin fans right now than any of those dusty championship banners up there. Last season. Whew, there, I got it out. Read more...

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Coach Ben Howland and the UCLA men’s basketball team are looking to put last season’s 14-18 record behind them this year.