Tuesday, May 5

Men’s water polo uses longest game hiatus thus far to prep for upcoming matches

The Bruins get an extra few days to practice this week. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (14-1) is in the midst of a seven-day stretch without any gameplay, its longest thus far this season. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore attacker Matthew Kacura has posted 18 goals through No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo’s first 15 games. Kacura scored at least one goal in each of the Bruins’ three games this past weekend. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Dorian Thompson-Robinson still to win home game in UCLA football career

Dorian Thompson-Robinson has yet to see through a full win at the Rose Bowl. The sophomore quarterback started in three home games during the 2018 season for UCLA football (2-5, 2-2 Pac-12) where the Bruins managed to pull only one home win with Thompson-Robinson at the helm. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson tallied season-high rushing yards against Stanford after missing UCLA’s previous game against Oregon State because of a leg injury. Thompson-Robinson has three rushing touchdowns this season, with one of them coming against the Cardinal on Thursday. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Leading men’s soccer scorer Milan Iloski holds team high by 13 goals

The Bruins haven’t had the conference’s leading goal-scorer since the 2013 season. Junior forward Milan Iloski has a chance to change that for UCLA men’s soccer (5-6-2, 1-3-1 Pac-12) as he has 15 goals scored through 12 games – nine more scores than the next best player in the Pac-12. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Milan Iloski has tallied 15 goals this season for UCLA men’s soccer and is tied for the lead in goals scored in the NCAA. He has posted 13 more goals than the next-highest scoring Bruin. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Men’s golf falls behind on par-3 holes at Georgia Collegiate Invitational

The Bruins lost the biggest on the shortest holes last weekend. UCLA men’s golf shot 27-over on par-3s at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational in Alpharetta, Georgia, from Friday through Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Coach Derek Freeman (right) said he wasn’t pleased with UCLA men’s golf’s performance at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational. Junior Devon Bling was comfortably under par in the first round but shot a combined 7-over 151 across rounds two and three. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/UCLA Athletics)


Women’s volleyball has mixed record going into play against ranked Pac-12 teams

Almost halfway through conference play, the Pac-12 is up for grabs. UCLA women’s volleyball (10-7, 5-3 Pac-12) has had an up-and-down conference slate, as the Bruins have upset multiple ranked Pac-12 opponents but have also fallen to teams at the bottom of the standings. Read more...

Photo: UCLA redshirt sophomore middle blocker Emily Ryan said the Bruins need to regain consistency in their play in order to stay in the race for the Pac-12. UCLA will face No. 2 Stanford and No. 15 California this weekend. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


After loss, women’s soccer conveys need to capitalize on scoring opportunities

The Cardinal shut out the Bruins in a way no team had in nearly 20 years. No. 16 UCLA women’s soccer (9-4-1, 3-3 Pac-12) went scoreless for the third time this season in its 1-0 loss to No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward Mia Fishel logged two of the Bruins’ nine shots in No. 16 UCLA women’s soccer’s loss to No. 2 Stanford on Saturday. Not one of the shots was on goal, and the match was the first time since Oct. 6 that Fishel was held scoreless. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


UCLA football defense plays to potential, finding footing in Stanford matchup

While the Bruins’ offense put up 34 points Thursday night, the defense was the unit that posted a season-best performance. UCLA football (2-5, 2-2 Pac-12) managed to keep the Stanford offense out of the end zone until there was 2:50 left to go in the fourth quarter. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Odua Isibor and UCLA football’s defense posted a season-high seven sacks in the Bruins’ win over Stanford on Thursday. Isibor has tallied six tackles and 2.5 sacks for the 2019 season. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)