Monday, June 22

Bruins primed for improvements following tournament in Bahamas

For a coach whose team just returned from a seventh-place finish in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament and which was throttled on national television by North Carolina less than a week ago, Steve Alford was unexpectedly pleased with UCLA’s performance last week during Tuesday’s media availability. Read more...

Photo: Even though the Bruins came in seventh place among the eight participants of Battle 4 Atlantis 2014, coach Steve Alford was pleased with the result, and saw new learning opportunities for his team. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruins reverse fortune, grind out first win of season

The last time UCLA women’s basketball played the University of Cincinnati was a November day in 1988. Tuesday night, the Bruins were able to leave Pauley Pavilion with not only their first win over Cincinnati in 26 years, but their first win of the season. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Nirra Fields was the only Bruin to post a double-double in UCLA’s 66-58 win over Cincinnati after she posted 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)



No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo improves from last season, proceeds to NCAAs

The 2014 UCLA men’s water polo team flawlessly followed in the footsteps of its 2013 counterpart for 78 days. The script from last season called for 18 straight wins to start the season, back-to-back losses to USC and Stanford and an undefeated record for the rest of regular season play before stumbling in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament Semifinal. Read more...

Photo: The men’s water polo team followed the exact same script as its counterpart last season. The one difference this year was a win in the third-place game of the MPSF Tournament, giving UCLA a berth into the NCAA Championship Tournament as the No. 1 seed. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


Bo Knows: Despite Stanford loss, UCLA football shows signs of promising future

I had this whole column thought out a week ago. UCLA was going to beat Stanford, reach the Pac-12 title game and have a legitimate shot at reaching the College Football Playoff. Read more...

Photo: After finishing 9-3 yet again, UCLA has not found the improvements on the field as it wants. However, the program as a whole has progressed, evidenced by the national hype the team received in the preseason and leading up to the last game against Stanford. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s volleyball hosts first two rounds of NCAA championships

With a five-set win against USC last Friday, the women’s volleyball team hopes to continue its momentum on the court for the NCAA Tournament. “We don’t have a goal, no expectations, no overall goals,” said coach Mike Sealy. Read more...

Photo: After not making it to the NCAA Tournament last season, the UCLA women’s volleyball team heads into the tournament this season as the No. 12 seed. It’ll host Long Island University Brooklyn in the first round at Pauley Pavilion on Friday. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)