Friday, May 15

Trick-play touchdown, other special-teams struggles doom UCLA against USC

The most embarrassing error came early on, but the mistakes continued all night for UCLA’s special teams in Saturday night’s 28-23 loss to USC. The Bruins gave up a punt return touchdown early in the first quarter, when they fell for a Trojan trick play that lured them to one side of the field while the ball headed toward the opposite sideline. Read more...

Photo: USC was able to capitalize on UCLA’s miscues early in the game. The final score was close; the Bruins fell by just one score. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Women’s basketball takes down No. 3 Baylor 82-68

The Bruins got their revenge against the Bears. No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball (3-0) defeated No. 3 Baylor (3-1) 82-68 on Saturday afternoon. The last time the Bruins beat a top-three team was in 2008, when they took down then-No. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Kennedy Burke and UCLA women’s basketball upset No. 3 Baylor at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. Burke scored 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)


Missed opportunities by Bruins lead to 28-23 loss against USC

This post was updated Nov. 17 at 11:29 p.m. Josh Rosen thought he had a touchdown pass, but after he released it, he saw USC safety Marvell Tell step directly into its path. Read more...

Photo: Jordan Lasley came up with 204 yards on 10 receptions with three touchdowns. The redshirt junior wide receiver had a 27-yard touchdown reception, the final score of the game. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Special-teams mishaps set UCLA back 14-7 in first half against USC

The game was billed as a meeting between two elite quarterbacks, but special teams made the difference in the first half of Saturday night’s UCLA-USC game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Read more...

Photo: USC tricked UCLA on a punt return early in the first quarter. Most of the Trojans crashed toward the right sideline, but receiver Michael Pittman caught the ball on the left sideline and raced for a touchdown untouched. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA women’s soccer defeats Northwestern 1-0 in overtime

The last time UCLA women’s soccer played Northwestern was in 2010, losing to the Wildcats 1-0. On Friday night, the Bruins evened the series. No. 2-seeded UCLA (17-2-2, 8-2-1 Pac-12) took down Northwestern (12-8-3, 7-3-1 Big Ten) 1-0 in overtime in the round of 32. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Anika Rodriguez scored the only goal of the night in UCLA’s second-round match against Northwestern. The second-seeded Bruins will advance to the round of 16, facing the third-seeded Virginia Cavaliers on Sunday, once again at Drake Stadium.


Men’s basketball pulls away in second half, beats South Carolina State 96-68

This post was updated Nov. 17 at 9:15 p.m. For the second straight game, UCLA men’s basketball allowed an unheralded nonconference opponent to keep the score close into the second half. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Chris Smith scored a team-high 15 points off the bench in UCLA’s 96-68 win over South Carolina State on Friday night. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s volleyball loses to Pac-12 champion Stanford

The Bruins had three players with 19 kills or more but couldn’t prevail against the newly crowned Pac-12 champions. No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (16-10, 9-8 Pac-12) fell to No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Madeleine Gates led the Bruins with two blocks and 22 kills for a .462 hitting percentage. UCLA was outblocked 17 to three by Stanford. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)