UCLA swim and dive needed to perform better than it did at UC Santa Barbara last weekend in order to win the Bruins’ home opener. “I thought they responded really well to the tough meet we had against (UC) Santa Barbara,” said coach Cyndi Gallagher. Read more...
Photo: This was the first meet the entire dive team competed this season. Three divers finished in the top five in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. (Andrew Arifin/Daily Bruin)
One goal was all No. 6 UCLA women’s soccer needed Sunday afternoon (14-2-2, 7-2-1 Pac-12) against No. 16 California. (13-4-1, 6-3-1). Freshman forward Ashley Sanchez delivered with a display of patience and individual talent. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Ashley Sanchez was the only player in uniform Sunday afternoon who was able to come up with a goal. The No. 6 Bruins would take the game by a score of 1-0. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Outrun your ranking. That was assistant coach Devin Elizondo’s race plan for UCLA men’s cross country, seeded fourth going into the Pac-12 championships. “You’re very familiar with everybody at (conference meets) so there’s a little bit more on the line,” Elizondo said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA cross country competed in its first postseason meet of the year this weekend – the Pac-12 Championships. The men were lead by the upperclassmen and their collective experience, and the women were lead by freshman Erika Adler. (Courtesy of Eric Evans Photography)
The last time UCLA men’s soccer faced Washington they came out on top 1-0. On Sunday, the roles were reversed as the No. 23 Huskies (12-5-1, 5-3-1 Pac-12) took the match, defeating the Bruins (7-7-1, 4-3-0) with just one goal. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Santiago Herrera and the rest of the UCLA men’s soccer team was unable to put up a goal on Sunday. The Bruins scored five goals in their game Thursday. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s volleyball was outblocked by Washington 7-1 in the first set alone. “Ultimately, we need to prepare our hitters better if we’re coming into a match against Washington or Washington State, so I’m putting that on us,” said coach Michael Sealy. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter Reily Buechler was held to .105 by Washington’s strong blockers. Buechler had nine kills and six digs. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The last time UCLA faced No. 5 Pacific, they were trying to stave off an upset. This time it would be different. No. 3 UCLA (16-2, 0-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) never trailed Pacific (14-4) in its second match-up against the Tigers this season, securing a 12-11 win. Read more...
Photo: No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo took down No. 5 Pacific for the second time this season on Saturday. Senior center Matt Farmer led the way for the Bruins scoring four of team’s twelve goals. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Chris Petersen didn’t come into Saturday’s game expecting to run the ball 58 times, but the Washington coach did want to test UCLA’s run defense. “The plan was to run the ball to see how that would go,” Petersen said It went well for Washington, as it has for nearly all of UCLA’s opponents this season. Read more...
Photo: Running back Lavon Coleman and the Huskies ran the ball 58 times Saturday for 333 yards against the Bruins, who are allowing the most rushing yards per game in the country. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)
