Rings have multiple meanings. For some, they represent a promise. For others, a symbol of unity. But for the Bruins – a ring is the standard. Read more...
Photo: Junior midfielder Val Vargas kicks her leg in the air as the ball flies in front of her. (Tszshan Huang/Daily Bruin)
More than 13,000 spectators crowded Pauley Pavilion for the Bruins’ 13th and final regular season home game last season – a product of crosstown rivals, both top-five teams then, fighting for the Big Ten’s regular season crown. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close talks to graduate student forward Angela Dugalić as she comes off the court. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Nov. 7 at 1:03 a.m. Hamlet explores human duality. Doppelgängers further emphasize this idea. And the Bruins have a doppelgänger. UCLA women’s volleyball (13-9, 7-5 Big Ten) boasts the numbers to warrant defensive praise and pass the eye test – the squad records the second-most digs per set and has limited opposing teams to the fourth-lowest hitting percentage in the Big Ten. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s volleyball walks toward the net. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)
In many professional sports, middle-of-the-pack performances can feel uniquely frustrating for fans and players – too low for chances of postseason success but too high for enticing draft picks. Read more...
Photo: Senior Meghan Royal follows through on a swing. She finished in 26th at the Nanea Invitational. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 12:42 a.m. True champions are not defined by their losses but by how they respond to such setbacks. And UCLA has faced a defeat of its own, with a loss to crosstown rival and then-No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior attacker Frederico Jucá Carsalade carries the ball above him through the water. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 12:53 a.m. UCLA women’s volleyball (13-9, 7-5 Big Ten) got itself back in the win column, defeating Washington (10-12, 5-7) in four sets at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defensive specialist/libero Lola Schumacher jumps into the arms of redshirt junior middle blocker Marianna Singletary as other teammates walk to the center to celebrate. (Tszshan Huang/Daily Bruin)
When improvement ends in disappointment, a greater horizon may lie ahead. UCLA cross country competed in the Big Ten Championship Friday at Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. Read more...
Photo: UCLA cross country starts running alongside other Big Ten competitors at the Big Ten Championship. (Courtesy of Big Ten Conference/Kelly Brannigan)
