The Bruins have bested four top-10 opponents – most recently the Anteaters, for the second time this year. No. 2 UCLA (10-1) defeated No. 4 UC Irvine (10-2) in four sets Saturday night. Read more...
Photo: Junior setter Micah Ma’a and UCLA men’s volleyball took down UC Irvine for the second time this season Saturday night. Ma’a logged a season-high 56 assists on the night to propel the Bruins to a four-set win. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb. 3 at 6:20 p.m. The men of Troy were no match for the masked man. Senior center Thomas Welsh, still donning a fitted face mask after breaking his nose, hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with less than a minute remaining and two free throws to ice the game with 11 seconds left. Read more...
Photo: Senior center Thomas Welsh scored UCLA’s last 5 points in a come-from-behind 82-79 win over USC. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
USC barraged UCLA from long distance – hitting four of their first five 3-pointers – but the Bruins eventually buckled down on defense. The Trojans only made five of their last 16 shots, but entered halftime with a 41-40 lead. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Aaron Holiday led UCLA with 10 points and four assists as the Bruins head into halftime with a 1-point deficit versus USC. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The No. 13 undefeated UCLA women’s tennis team (4-0) topped unranked Saint Mary’s (0-3) in an uncontested 4-0 sweep. The Bruins tried out new doubles pairings and in doing so, secured the doubles point. Read more...
Photo: No. 46 freshman Abi Altick made her doubles debut Friday, joining forces with junior Alaina Miller at third doubles. The Bruins prevailed over unranked Saint Mary’s in a 4-0 sweep. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
They may have left with a few bumps and bruises, but the Bruins came out on top against the rival Trojans. No. 9 UCLA women’s basketball (19-4, 10-2 Pac-12) defeated USC (15-8, 5-7) with a final score of 59-46 in a game dominated by the defenses. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Jordin Canada posted 16 points and nine assists in UCLA’s victory over USC at Pauley Pavilion on Friday night. The Bruins will visit the Galen Center on Monday for a rematch with the Trojans. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s basketball has traversed an up-and-down season in coach Steve Alford’s fifth year in Westwood – from suspending three freshmen for shoplifting in China to defeating Kentucky for the third consecutive year. Read more...
Photo: (Jae Su and Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)
For most of the year, the most interesting storylines surrounding UCLA and USC men’s basketball have been off the court, with the Bruins’ season defined by the early-season incident in China and the Trojans’ by the stain of connections to the FBI’s investigation of bribery in college basketball. Read more...
Photo: In three games against USC last season, then-junior center Thomas Welsh scored 40 total points on 19-of-27 field goal shooting. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)
