Sunday, July 26

Lonzo Ball steals the show as UCLA defeats Pacific 119-80

If somehow you still haven’t heard about Lonzo Ball before tonight, well now you have. The freshman guard made quite an entrance to the college basketball stage with an emphatic finish on an alley-oop that got Pauley Pavilion in a frenzy and SportsCenter watching. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball spent more time on the court in UCLA’s regular-season debut than any other Bruin except for fellow freshman TJ Leaf. He recorded 19 points and 11 assists, one of the team’s two double-doubles. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA basketball leads Pacific 63-39 at halftime

Pauley Pavilion is back and rocking again. After a disappointing 15-17 record last season, UCLA was in desperate need of a jump start. In walks freshman guard Lonzo Ball, who dominated the high school stage with long 3s and a run and gun style. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Aaron Holiday was first off the bench for UCLA in the first half, and is second in points with 15 behind senior guard Bryce Alford. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA women’s volleyball defeats Cal in three-set victory

California only scored six points before UCLA women’s volleyball came up with 25 points in the third set. The No. 13 Bruins (20-5, 11-4 Pac-12) dominated the Golden Bears (9-16, 3-12) in a straight-set win Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Kyra Rogers took the outside spot opened up by junior Reily Buechler’s move to opposite. Rogers’ blocking presence made a big difference against California. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s soccer defeats Seattle 3-0 in NCAA Tournament opener

This post was updated Nov. 13 at 5:30 p.m. It didn’t take long for UCLA women’s soccer to get ahead against Seattle Friday night. Less than four minutes into the match, redshirt freshman midfielder Anika Rodriguez created space in the middle of the field, dribbled past a lone defender then rocketed a line drive into the left side of the goal to take a 1-0 lead. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior defender Zoey Goralski scored UCLA’s second goal of the game on a shot from the right corner that bounced off the crossbar and post into the net. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)




No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo to face No. 2 USC first time this season Saturday

UCLA and USC have met each other a lot in the pool – four times in 2015, five times in 2014 and twice in the past two national championship games. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior goalie Garrett Danner has come up big in past Crosstown Splashdowns, and will be the last line of defense once again this weekend against the most lucrative offense in the nation. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)