While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Men’s water poloMichael Hull, assistant Sports editor There were nearly two upsets in the collegiate water polo world last weekend. Read more...
Photo: In the Big Splash – the annual rivalry game between Cal and Stanford – the Golden Bears nearly blew a four-goal fourth quarter lead, but held on to hold off the Cardinal 11-10. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
In the 4-1-3-2 formation, UCLA started to sputter. The attack, which was potent during the first half of the season, did not have the energy and incisiveness it needed to break down defenses. Read more...
Photo: In UCLA’s 4-3-3 formation, freshman midfielder Jessie Fleming lined up as a false nine the past two games, setting up her teammates with multiple scoring opportunities and recording an assist against Seattle. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)
Everyone knows by now this UCLA basketball team can put points up in a hurry. After opening the season with a bang to the tune of 119 points behind a school-record 18 3s, No. Read more...
Photo: Highly-touted forward TJ Leaf has been highly productive over his first two games. The freshman is averaging 17 points per game and leads the team with 21 rebounds. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Quarterbacks: B- Saturday was the first win of Mike Fafaul’s career, and that meant a lot for the Bruins. From a performance standpoint, the redshirt senior had yet another solid, if unspectacular, outing. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jordan Lasley had 105 yards on five receptions during UCLA’s victory over OSU. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
On Tuesday in San Francisco, the Pac-12 announced it’s All-Conference award winners. In a field heavily inundated by Stanford talent, UCLA did take home one big prize – sophomore midfielder Jose Hernandez was named Co-Pac-12 Player of the Year. Read more...
Photo: On Tuesday, sophomore midfielder Jose Hernandez was named Co-Pac-12 Player of the Year. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Monday’s matchup between No. 2 Baylor and No. 9 UCLA was a tale of two halves. The Bruins seemed primed to steer the game away from the home team for the first two quarters. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Jordin Canada had 23 points and six assists to help UCLA stay within striking distance of No. 2 Baylor. But the Lady Bears pulled away in the fourth quarter to hand the Bruins a 84-70 loss on the road. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)
The most exciting men’s water polo games in the past two seasons have all been at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatics Center. Last year, it was the championship game at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference tournament, the most competitive water polo contest in the country according to UCLA coach Adam Wright. Read more...
Photo: Coach Jovan Vavic and the No. 2 USC men’s water polo team accomplished something this past weekend that no team had done in 57 games – beat UCLA – but there’s little time for revelry as the postseason begins this weekend. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
