When UCLA women’s soccer takes the field against Seattle to open the NCAA Tournament on Friday night, it will do so having navigated an unusual midweek obstacle – the election. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman forward/midfielder Anika Rodriguez has started 17 of the 19 games she’s been a part of. Rodriguez has two goals and eight assists on the season. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)
Some are small, some are huge – each game No. 1 UCLA plays it likes to approach the same way. But for everyone outside the water, this weekend’s Crosstown Splashdown is the most anticipated match-up of the season. Read more...
Student football manager Gus Hendrick finds 8 a.m. classes a breeze. In fact, he has usually been awake and running for four hours. Hendrick describes a day in his life as head student manager, from the long hours of loading and unloading equipment to the balancing act involved when it comes to away games and midterms. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Jesus Ramirez)
Cori Close can’t spell for her life. From 2004-2011, scouting reports, memos and emails from the then-associate head coach all arrived to Florida State coach Sue Semrau sprinkled with errors. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close coached at three different schools before becoming the head coach at UCLA. But it was her high school teacher who first started the foundation for her coaching philosophy. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Lonzo Ball was born to ball. No really, just ask his father. “When I realized he would be good at basketball?” LaVar Ball asked. “You probably don’t want to hear this – as soon as he came out the womb. Read more...
Photo: Lonzo Ball has heard his game being compared to NBA greats like Jason Kidd and Penny Hardaway, but wants to break away from the comparisons and create his own style. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Coming off the Pac-12 championships, coach Forest Braden had a lot to be hopeful for in the to-come NCAA rounds. The men’s team finished third at the Pac-12 championships and the women came in seventh, an improvement for both teams from last year, and the best total score for the men’s team since 1982. Read more...
Photo: Senior Daniel De La Torre and the UCLA men’s cross country team is headed to Sacramento this weekend to compete in the NCAA West Regional. The team is ranked second in the region, and eighth in the nation. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Last time UCLA women’s volleyball played Stanford, the Cardinal didn’t have Pac-12’s best blocker – Inky Ajanaku – and the Bruins won in four sets. “People say that we got off easy beating Stanford last time, and I want to prove they we can give them a run for their money with Inky back,” said senior outside hitter Jordan Anderson. Read more...
Photo: Jordan Anderson will face a difficult task this Saturday against Stanford’s blockers. The senior outside hitter said she was focusing on hitting high hands this week in practice. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
