Monday, May 18

Pac-12 crown unlikely as women’s soccer suffers 1-0 loss to Colorado

UCLA women’s soccer needed a win against Colorado to realistically stay in the hunt for the Pac-12 crown. The No. 9 Bruins (12-4-1, 6-2-1 Pac-12), however, turned in a disappointing 90-minute performance against the No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA was in a position to jump into the lead of the Pac-12 standings, but redshirt freshman Anika Rodriguez and the Bruin offense were unable to break through in a 1-0 loss to Colorado. (Diana Luna/Daily Bruin)


Out of System: Episode I

Claire Felix’s slide is one of UCLA’s most potent weapons, but the new rotation doesn’t leave any room on the net for the senior middle blocker to hit it. Read more...

Photo: Left: Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff; Right: Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor


Cross country picks up the pace for Pac-12 championships

The UCLA cross country team is headed to Wildcat territory as Arizona hosts the Pac-12 championships Friday. The last time UCLA brought the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships to Westwood was when the men’s team won in 1981. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Ferdinand Edman and the cross country team are waking up early tomorrow morning in Arizona to race in the Pac-12 championships. The starting gun goes off at 9:30 a.m. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Women’s volleyball on the upswing following lineup adjustment

When UCLA women’s volleyball faced Colorado and Utah four weeks ago, it was nowhere near its full potential. “The last time we played these two teams, we didn’t play very well,” said freshman setter Kylie Miller. Read more...

Photo: Torrey Van Winden said that she noticed many of the California hitters were tooling and hitting line shots. The freshman opposite worked in practice this week to defend against those types of strategies, hoping to keep Utah and Colorado from doing the same thing. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s soccer shoots to reclaim tough season with Coastal Carolina game

UCLA is in a slump. It has been two weeks since the Bruins last won a match and since then, their three straight conference losses have knocked them down to fourth place in the Pac-12 standings and out of the national rankings. Read more...

Photo: Senior midfielder Felix Vobejda has been a breakout star for the Bruins this season. He leads the team with a .375 shooting percentage. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Preseason poll ranks women’s basketball No. 9 in nation

UCLA women’s basketball has just been ranked as the No. 9 team in the country by the USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll. This is a vast improvement over last year’s preseason rankings in which UCLA received votes but did not crack the top 25. Read more...

Photo: Guard Jordin Canada will be one of the main pieces to UCLA’s strategy. Voted team captain last season,the now-junior will look to lead her team deep into the NCAA Tournament. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Q&A: Stanford Daily gives insights on water polo match against Bruins

The No. 1 Bruins’ second regular season conference matchup comes at home Saturday when UCLA hosts No. 6 Stanford. Daily Bruin Sports reached out to The Stanford Daily’s Laura Sussman, the desk editor for men’s water polo, to preview the top-5 contest. Read more...

Photo: Since 2013, senior goalie Garrett Danner’s first season in the cage for UCLA, the Bruins have had a 5-3 record against Stanford. (Daily Bruin file photo)