When redshirt senior wide receiver Shaquelle Evans tore open for 15-yards on a 4th and 5 to bring the Bruins five yards across midfield, completion of a furious rally appeared to be within UCLA’s grasp. An end zone visit would erase a 22-point deficit and make for a four to none touchdown second-half run for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley helped lead a second-half comeback, but UCLA ultimately fell short, losing to Arizona State.
PASADENA—Earlier this week, Ishmael Adams lucked into a pretty sweet gig. UCLA’s coaching staff had been deciding whether to use the sophomore cornerback or Myles Jack, the freshman linebacker/running back hybrid, for a kickoff and punt returner role vacated by the absence of sophomore wide receiver Devin Fuller. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore cornerback Ishmael Adams excelled as a kick and punt returner on Saturday, with three returns of over 45 yards on the night.
PASADENA—With just 30 minutes left to play against Arizona State, UCLA is starting to see its Pac-12 South title hopes slip away. One half is in the books at the Rose Bowl, and the No. 17 Sun Devils lead the No. 14 Bruins 35-13. Read more...
On one play, two Bruins set milestones. Curling around a screen, sophomore guard Jordan Adams grabbed a pass from sophomore guard/forward Kyle Anderson, took a few steps to the rim and laid the ball in off the glass. The bucket gave Adams his 28th point of the night - a new career high - and gave Anderson his 10th assist of the game, giving him his first career triple double. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Kyle Anderson registered his first career triple-double, and UCLA’s first since 1995, in an 81-70 victory over Morehead State.
With just seconds left on the clock in double overtime, Jack Fellner earned an exclusion and passed the ball to Ryder Roberts, who then scored – and the crowd went berserk while the band blared its UCLA victory song at Spieker Aquatics Center Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: Freshman attacker Ryder Roberts scored the game-winning double overtime shot against USC within the final 10 seconds of play, ending the game in a 10-9 victory.
Ka’imi Fairbairn doesn’t remember much about his greatest kick in a UCLA uniform. With UCLA trailing Arizona State 43-42 in Tempe, Ariz., last year and the clock winding down in the fourth quarter, coach Jim Mora called a timeout with just two seconds left to play, enough time for a make-or-break 33-yard field goal from the then-freshman, nothing else. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn was mobbed by teammates after nailing the game-winning field goal over Arizona State last year. With close games the last two times the teams have met, this year’s matchup could also play a role in determining this year’s Pac-12 South champion.
UCLA’s layup lines before Monday night’s game against Sacramento State came with a bit of a surprise. No, it wasn’t freshman guard Zach LaVine settling for just a layup instead of a thunderous dunk. Read more...
Photo: After suffering appendicitis in the preseason, redshirt senior forward Travis Wear will return to the court and make his season debut tonight.
