Saturday, September 26

Steadfast snapper-kicker duo look to be leaders in final year with UCLA football

Constant turnover has defined the past three seasons for the Bruins, but there is one thing that has remained the same through it all. Johnny Den Bleyker snapping the football for kicker JJ Molson. Read more...

Photo: Senior kicker JJ Molson (right) is entering his final season with UCLA football. Molson was 14-for-19 on field goal attempts last season and is 43-for-60 in his collegiate career. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA linebacker Josh Woods returns from injury as team faces losses at position

Josh Woods couldn’t hide the smile on his face. “I’m just so happy,” said the redshirt senior linebacker following Monday’s practice. “I’m so grateful to be back with my brothers and just be able to compete.” Woods, who missed the entirety of the 2018 campaign due to a knee injury sustained last August, said he could not be more excited to be back in a white practice jersey as a full participant. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior linebacker Josh Woods missed the entire 2018 season with a knee injury. Woods has recorded 60 tackles in 19 career games with UCLA football. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Prospect of a full, healthy roster has women’s soccer optimistic for 2019 season

The Bruins moved up three spots in the rankings since the end of last season. No. 4 UCLA women’s soccer finished its 2018 season as the No. Read more...

Photo: Rising senior goalkeeper Teagan Micah returned to Westwood after representing Australia in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Micah will be one of eight seniors on the UCLA women’s soccer roster, which graduated just two players in June. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s water polo sees its roster bolstered with 4 experienced recruits

Four new Bruins will be in the pool this fall. Utility Giorgio Alessandria, goalkeeper Bernardo Maurizi, center Gabe Discipulo and attacker Tommy Gruwell will all join UCLA men’s water polo as freshmen for the 2019 season. Read more...

Photo: After four seniors graduated from UCLA men’s water polo’s 2018 roster, coach Adam Wright brought in four recruits for the 2019 season. Tommy Gruwell, Giorgio Alessandria and Gabe Discipulo are from California while Bernardo Maurizi grew up and played in Italy. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Bruins contribute to USA’s gold medal count at Pan American Games

Eight current and 10 former UCLA athletes represented teams from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Jamaica at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, from July 26 to Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Rising junior forward Michaela Onyenwere led Team USA to the women’s basketball final of the Pan American Games. Team USA won the silver medal, one of the overall 293 medals Team USA won in Lima. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


UCLA players eliminated from Drew League in weekend playoffs

The last players representing UCLA at the Drew League have been eliminated. Rising redshirt freshman forward Shareef O’Neal and rising sophomore forward Kenneth Nwuba, both playing for the Tuff Crowd, lost to Public Enemy by score of 93-76 in the first round of the Drew League playoffs Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Rising redshirt freshman forward Shareef O’Neal played for Tuff Crowd, a team of O’Neal’s family and friends. O’Neal’s Tuff Crowd lost to Public Enemy by 17 points after losing by only five points two weeks prior. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)