Friday, May 15

UCLA basketball wins 72-70 in close competition against Wisconsin

Aaron Holiday dribbled past a Thomas Welsh screen and had the ball poked away. For a split second, the junior point guard nearly lost UCLA’s chance to go ahead in the final seconds of its tied game against Wisconsin. Read more...

Photo: Aaron Holiday got a layup off with less than a second left in Tuesday’s game, sending UCLA men’s basketball to a 2-point victory. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Freshman cross country star, former cheerleader surpasses expectations

On most evenings in the fall of 2015, high school cheerleader Erika Adler finished her homework and got ready to run. It was for fun – that was how she always ran, with her father biking beside her. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Erika Adler recalls visiting UCLA and falling in love with the school, but she never thought she’d be wearing blue and gold as a cross country athlete. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)


Women’s volleyball fighting to improve record in conference play

Heading into its last two games of conference play, UCLA women’s volleyball is in danger of finishing its Pac-12 schedule at .500. The Bruins’ record (17-10, 10-8 Pac-12) looks pedestrian in comparison to last year, in which they won 27 total games and finished 15-5 in the Pac-12. Read more...

Photo: Pac-12 women’s volleyball conference play has seen numerous upsets, and only one team has fewer than five league losses. UCLA, although only 10-8 in the Pac-12, is still ranked No. 19 in the nation. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Football’s offensive coordinator asked to step in as interim head coach

Offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch’s Sunday started normally. He woke up, went to work and began grading film from the previous night’s game. Then he got called into a meeting with Athletics Director Dan Guerrero. Read more...

Photo: Former head coach Jim Mora was fired the morning following a close loss to USC. Former offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch took his place, and although players spoke well of both coaches, a couple were vocal about how upset they were to see Mora go. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Women’s basketball set on defeating Connecticut after win over Baylor

After claiming their first win over a top-three team since 2008, the Bruins will have an opportunity to do it again – this time against the top-ranked team in the nation. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Jordin Canada was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after notching her second double-double of the season in an upset over Baylor on Saturday. The Bruins will need her to stay hot when they face No. 1 Connecticut on Tuesday night at Pauley Pavilion. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)


UCLA falls to Creighton in season’s first loss in high-scoring game

This post was updated Nov. 21 at 1:41 a.m. The Bruins have gone from East Asia to the Midwest so far this year, but their domestic record is now worse than their record abroad. Read more...

Photo: Prince Ali came up with 18 points in his 25 minutes of play Monday, but the redshirt sophomore guard also fouled out, picking up his fifth personal foul with 44 seconds left in the game. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s cross country finishes 21st out of 31 teams at NCAA finals

The best 250 runners in the country all jostled for position as they began their last 10,000 meters of the year. “At the start, it feels like you’re in a dead sprint,” sophomore Colin Burke said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA cross country took part in its fourth NCAA Division I Championship meet in the same number of years. Sophomore Garrett Reynolds finished in 121st overall for the Bruins. (Photo courtesy of Ricky Bassman)