ELI GILL Senior outside hitter Ashley Bowles smacks one down in Friday’s match. USC 3 UCLA 2 By Christina Teller Daily Bruin Senior Staff A rivalry brings the best out in a team. Read more...

By Andrew Borders Daily Bruin Reporter UCLA senior outside hitter Kristee Porter was declared ineligible to compete by the university before Friday’s match against the No. Read more...

ED RHEE Sophomore defender Kathryn Lee strides past a USC opponent in Sunday’s 2-1 victory over the Trojans. UCLA 2 USC 1 By Jeff Agase Daily Bruin Staff After surrendering an early goal, the UCLA defense survived some late scares to play nearly 85 minutes of shutout soccer and defeat USC 2-1 before 1,257 at Drake Stadium. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Junior two-meter defender Dan Yeilding rises for a pass as the Bruins rose to a 8-6 win over Cal Saturday at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. Read more...

Washington d. UCLA 3-1 Oregon St. d. UCLA 1-0 By Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Senior Staff There’s a reason UCLA men’s soccer head coach Todd Saldaña calls the road games at Washington and Oregon State “the toughest trip in the Pac-10.” The muddy and soggy fields created by the rainy weather, along with the level of competition, drained the Bruins of their momentum after a 1-3 loss to the Huskies on Friday and a 0-1 loss to the Beavers on Sunday. Read more...

  Mike Maloney Maloney wants to remind you that there’s more to life than making shallow, fairly obvious observations. E-mail him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Mike Maloney Saturday’s box score tells us that Cory Paus connected with DeShaun Foster for a 34-yard touchdown pass. Read more...

By Adam Karon Daily Bruin Staff Marcus Reese is beginning to understand the importance of special teams. After blocking a punt for the second consecutive game, the junior weakside linebacker knows he can impact the outcome of a game, even if he does not get as many chances on defense as he would like. Read more...