UCLA football (2-1) will play Stanford (2-0) on Saturday night. Last year, the Cardinal dominated the game 56-35, their eighth straight win over the Bruins since 2008. Read more...
Photo: No. 7 Stanford has defeated UCLA in eight straight football games dating back to 2008, including a 56-35 rout last year in Palo Alto. The Bruins have struggled against the running attack of the Cardinal, giving up 310 yards on 48 carries last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
What No. 11 UCLA women’s soccer (6-2-0) lacked for much of last season has now become its foundation in 2016. Miscommunication and the absence of veteran seniors disrupted the team’s chemistry on both sides of the field last year, foreshadowing the team’s struggles against top-tier teams like Stanford and Virginia. Read more...
Photo: Senior midfielder Amber Munerlyn and the No. 11 UCLA women’s soccer team open up conference play Thursday against Arizona State. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Bruin advanced to the finals of the Claremont USTA Pro Classic for the second year in a row. This time, however, it wasn’t 2016 NCAA champion Mackie McDonald – rather, it was freshman Evan Zhu. Read more...
Photo: Junior Martin Redlicki upset top-seeded Jan Choinski in the first round of the Claremont USTA Pro Classic but fell in the semifinals to eventual champion Sebastian Fanselow. (Daily Bruin file photo)
School is still not in session for UCLA, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to hand out some grades. Terribly cheesy intro aside, here’s the unit-by-unit report card for the Bruins’ 17-14 win over BYU. Read more...
Photo: Of all the different disciplines of UCLA football, the defense earns the best grades of the week for its performance against BYU. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)
UCLA women’s volleyball was down early in set one, quickly falling behind 5-1. With his team trailing 8-3, coach Michael Sealy pulled a move USC couldn’t have seen coming. Read more...
Photo: Zana Muno was fighting for one opposite spot all preseason, but the new 6-2 formation afforded the sophomore an extra spot to swing from on the right side in Wednesday night’s match against No. 21 USC. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Craig Myers had a turn. Then Damian Alloway stepped up. Christian Pabico took a stab at it, so did Brad Sochowski. Stephen Johnson III and Theo Howard each had a shot, but none of the speedy scout-team players could quite capture the elusiveness and versatility of “slippery” Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey. Read more...
Photo: Rick Wade was on the sideline when Christian McCaffrey ran by the Bruin defense last season. This year, the red-shirt freshman will team up with Eddie Vanderdoes and Takk McKinley to stifle McCaffrey’s produciton. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
The UCLA women’s volleyball team isn’t exactly starting off its Pac-12 schedule on a dull note. With a classic cross-town matchup this Wednesday, the No. 9 Bruins (9-1) will play their first conference game of 2016 in Trojan territory. Read more...
Photo: Zana Muno has stayed in the back row for most of the season, but took swings up front in UCLA’s most recent set. The sophomore said Monday she had “no idea” where she’ll play against USC. (Daily Bruin file photo)
