Nearly 70 minutes after the UCLA-Memphis game ended on Saturday, right tackle Caleb Benenoch’s thoughts had already begun to fast forward. On Twitter, he posted a snippet. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore right tackle Caleb Benenoch (left) paves a path for redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley (right) to run through in Saturday’s game against Memphis. (Katie Meyers/ Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sitting behind a microphone at Saturday’s post-game press conference following UCLA’s narrow win over Memphis, Jim Mora didn’t sugarcoat anything. “I was disappointed in the way we played on defense, especially coming out of last week,” the UCLA coach said. Read more...
Photo: A few Memphis Tigers (right) celebrate an offensive touchdown as UCLA sophomore linebacker Myles Jack (left) walks in the opposite direction. The Bruin defense surrendered five touchdowns and 469 yards to a Tigers offense that ranked 119th out of 124 FBS teams in total yards last season.
This Tuesday, the UCLA women’s volleyball team announced it will play four of its ten regular season home matches at Pepperdine University’s Firestone Fieldhouse. These matches include Arizona (Sept. Read more...
Wide receiver Kenny Walker’s nerves were flaring up. He hadn’t caught a live-game pass in over a year-and-a-half – since missing last season with back surgery – but on the sideline during the UCLA-Memphis game, he knew his opportunity was imminent. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Kenny Walker catches the 62-yard-touchdown pass for his first career touchdown. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
During Saturday’s postgame press conference, the reporter could not even finish his question – “What do you have to do to get your team to not overlook (Texas)?” – before Jim Mora interrupted him. Read more...
Photo: UCLA has barely escaped the grasp of defeat in its first two games – winning each contest by eight points or less. The competition will increase this Saturday when UCLA faces Texas, but the Bruins should still enter the game as the favorite. (Katie Meyers / Bruin senior staff)
Palm trees, a tropical climate and pristine sky blue water – those were prominent elements in UCLA women’s soccer’s first road trip of the season to Honolulu, Hawaii. Read more...
Photo: Although the Bruins played the weekend’s games against Hawai’i and Pepperdine in Honolulu, senior defender Caprice Dydasco’s family made the team feel at home by hosting a barbecue on Thursday and showing up to Friday and Sunday’s games in UCLA colors. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A lack of consistency proved to be the Achilles’ heel of UCLA men’s water polo last season. This weekend, the Bruins proved they were ready for a fresh start, opening their season with four decisive victories at UC San Diego’s Triton Invitational. Read more...
