Saturday, June 27

Juniors aim for women’s soccer’s first NCAA title, UCLA’s 110th championship

Two years ago, 11 women made history together. UCLA’s women’s soccer’s 2011 recruiting class is widely considered the most talented and deepest in school history, as well as one of the best in the nation in its year. Read more...

Photo: This season, the UCLA women’s soccer team is looking to bring home the program’s first NCAA title. The Bruins are led by their junior class, which was widely considered the No. 1-ranked recruiting class in 2011. Clockwise from top left: Katelyn Rowland, Kylie McCarthy, Caprice Dydasco, Abby Dahlkemper, Rosie White, Courtney Proctor, Ally Courtnall, Sam Mewis, Megan Oyster and Sarah Killion.


Momentum shift in LA football rivalry began with 38-28 win over USC

Following a UCLA football practice in April, a young boy walked up to Anthony Barr, hoping the linebacker would autograph a picture. Receiving the enlarged photograph and a Sharpie, the senior outside linebacker proceeded to sign a still image of himself clobbering then-USC quarterback Matt Barkley for a sack in the fourth quarter of last year’s rivalry game. Read more...

Photo: Senior outside linebacker Anthony Barr’s hit on then-USC quarterback Matt Barkley last season represented UCLA’s improvement from its recent struggles against USC.



Soccer bonds UCLA’s Abby Dahlkemper, Caprice Dydasco through the years

Women’s soccer teammates Abby Dahlkemper and Caprice Dydasco have been friends since they were 13 years old. Their friendship grew from their similarities, but one big difference separated them while they were growing up – and that separation happened to be approximately 2,400 miles. Read more...

Photo: Junior defenders Abby Dahlkemper and Caprice Dydasco’s friendship factored into their recruitment.


For Whom the Bell Tolls

Read stories from our special UCLA-USC game preview insert, including features recounting the history of the rivalry and predictions from our sports columnists about the Nov. 30 game. Read more...

Photo: Given to the winner of the annual UCLA-USC football game, the Victory Bell carries with it a long history and is a symbol of the crosstown rivalry between the two schools.


Nguyening: UCLA-USC matchup now just a matter of pride

The fact that this upcoming game against USC doesn’t matter at all could make it actually mean something. The feeling of disappointment, wasted opportunity and squandered potential Saturday as the Bruins lined up on 1st-and-30 on their own 35 with the chance to play in the Pac-12 championship game on the line was undeniable. Read more...

Photo: With painful memories such as UCLA’s 50-0 loss to USC two years ago, the UCLA-USC game remains meaningful because of the pride involved, even if a Pac-12 title isn’t on the line.