Friday, May 15

UCLA women’s basketball leaves Las Vegas with two wins in hand

UCLA women’s basketball bounced back with two victories after going down to the nation’s top team, but the Bruins still have some polishing up to do before they begin conference play. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior forward Lajahna Drummer and UCLA women’s basketball took home a first place finish at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout in Las Vegas this past weekend. Drummer scored 10 points in the tournament final against Creighton on Saturday. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s soccer beats Princeton 3-1, heads into NCAA semifinal

UCLA women’s soccer is headed to the NCAA Women’s College Cup for the 10th time in the program’s history. No. 4 seed Princeton (16-3-1), searching for a second-straight upset, was outmatched from start to finish by No. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Hailie Mace scored two goals for the UCLA Bruins in their win over the Princeton Tigers on Saturday night. With the win, UCLA will head to Orlando for the semifinals Friday, where it will face Duke. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA football’s interim coach Fisch makes victorious debut despite setbacks

Friday was Jedd Fisch’s audition to become a college football head coach. After UCLA’s last-second 30-27 win over California, offensive coordinator and interim head coach earned a second game at the helm for whichever postseason bowl the Bruins attend. Read more...

Photo: Offensive coordinator and interim head coach Jeff Fisch spent his first day as a head coach guiding the Bruins to a 3-point victory, capped off by a game-winning field goal. (Aubrey Yeo / Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA names Chip Kelly new head football coach

This post was updated on Nov. 25 at 11:06 a.m.  UCLA Athletics announced Saturday morning that Chip Kelly will be the Bruins’ new head coach, less than a week after UCLA fired former head coach Jim Mora. Read more...

Photo: UCLA announced on Saturday that Chip Kelly, former head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and Oregon Ducks, will replace Jim Mora as head football coach. The announcement of Kelly’s hiring came the day after UCLA won its sixth game of the season against California. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Football defeats California with late field goal, clinches bowl eligibility

This post was updated Nov. 25 at 1:09 a.m. The Bruins snatched their bowl eligibility, but lost their star quarterback. UCLA football (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12) got the win it needed to reach .500 and qualify for a bowl game in a 30-27 win over California (5-7, 2-7) on Friday night, although junior signal caller Josh Rosen only played in the first half. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior wide receiver Jordan Lasley has hauled in 593 receiving yards in his last three games. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Offensive turnaround gives UCLA 17-9 lead at halftime against California

It doesn’t get much worse than seven carries for -31 yards. That’s how UCLA’s offense started the game, as only five of its first 11 plays generated positive yardage, punctuated by a fumble by junior running back Bolu Olorunfunmi at the Bruins’ own 17-yard line. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior wide receiver Jordan Lasley hauled in a 17-yard pass towards the end of the first half, giving UCLA an eleven-point lead after the extra point. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruins set to play for Mora’s legacy, seek undefeated home record

There’s a lot on the line Friday night for UCLA football: A win over California (5-6, 2-6 Pac-12) would secure bowl eligibility for UCLA (5-6, 3-5) and seal the program’s first undefeated home record since 2005. Read more...

Photo: Former coach Jim Mora was fired the morning after last week’s loss to USC. Throughout the week, many UCLA football players have expressed how upset they were to see Mora go. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)