Friday, February 20

UCLA football defense hits stride with marked improvement in Nebraska win

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 11:59 p.m. All of the Bruins’ defensive pieces seemed well placed in 2023 prior to their conference realignment. With a front seven highlighted by former Bruin defensive lineman Laiatu Latu – UCLA’s first Lombardi Award winner and an eventual NFL first-rounder – and former Bruin linebacker Darius Muasau, the 2023 team leader in tackles and a second-team All-Pac-12 selection, the Bruin defense boasted the talent to dominate the trenches. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior linebacker Kain Medrano looks on the field during a match. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA women’s soccer opens Big Ten tournament with 1-0 victory against Penn State

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 11:29 p.m. In their inaugural season in the Big Ten, the Bruins encountered a plethora of firsts. And now, they can add their first victory in the Big Ten tournament to that list. Read more...

Photo: Freshman defender Nicki Fraser keeps possession of the ball as a Penn State player attempts to gain it. The Bruins defeated the Nittany Lions in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten tournament despite tying 0-0 in the teams’ first match earlier this season. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s soccer faces Maryland in Big Ten quarterfinal for spot at NCAA tournament

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 11:52 p.m. A conference tournament will determine the Bruins’ postseason fate for the first time in program history. In its inaugural postseason conference tournament, No. Read more...

Photo: Senior defender and team captain Pietro Grassi passes the ball forward from his central defensive position. The 2021 All-Far West Region First Team selection has played 5,456 minutes for the Bruins during his four years in Westwood. (Makenna Kramer/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s water polo comes back from first season loss with back-to-back wins

With a dent in the side of a perfect record, the Bruins have successfully reclaimed their place on top. No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (20-1, 4-1 MPSF) reclaimed its second game of the year to No. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student attacker Jack Larsen raises his arm to pass the ball. Larsen notched his second hat trick of the season in the team’s victory over Stanford. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)


Five Things: UCLA vs. Nebraska

UCLA football (3-5, 2-4 Big Ten) trounced Nebraska (5-4, 2-3) 27-20 in its second Big Ten victory Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Assistant Sports editor Connor Dullinger gives his five main takeaways from the affair. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA football gather before a play. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA men’s basketball blazes past Rider 85-50 to nail victory in season opener

Sebastian Mack may have simplified coach Mick Cronin’s decisions on the bench – one that supposedly runs 17-players deep. The sophomore posted 12 points and veered generally far from the turnover runway – neither of which did justice to his tenacity Monday night, though.  The Bruins’ returning guard checked off all the intangible boxes that coaches often drool over, in the categories that numbers fail to spell.  “I like Sebastian in a sixth-man role,” Cronin said. Read more...

Photo: Junior Tyler Bilodeau elevates over Rider defenders for a one-handed floater in the paint. The forward led all scorers Monday night at Pauley Pavilion with 18 points. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)