Sunday, April 12


UCLA women’s soccer beats Ohio State 1-0, pep talks fire up team in second half

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 1:29 a.m. Coach Margueritte Aozasa may have tapped into a new expertise this season: halftime speeches. In yet another showing of two halves, Aozasa’s unit waited to enter the locker room at half to hit the reset button. Read more...

Photo: Senior defender Jayden Perry celebrates after her penalty kick hit the back of the net. The winning goal marked Perry’s second goal of the season. (Tszshan Huang/Daily Bruin)



UCLA football bests Rutgers 35-32 in its first Big Ten win

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 1:26 a.m. PISCATAWAY, N.J. – A career-high in single-game rushing yards.  A career-high in single-game passing yards.  A career-high in single-game passing touchdowns.  It might have taken two years of anticipation and five conference games, but behind redshirt senior quarterback Ethan Garbers, the Bruins captured their inaugural Big Ten win.  In the schools’ first-ever duel, UCLA football (2-5, 1-4 Big Ten) handed Rutgers (4-3, 1-3) a 35-32 loss in front of a 53,726 sellout crowd at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Ethan Garbers looks downfield to throw the ball. UCLA football’s first-string quarterback posted career-high numbers Saturday with 383 passing yards, an 84% completion percentage and five total touchdowns. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)


Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Rutgers

Caught in the basement of a number of national statistical categories, UCLA football (1-5, 0-4 Big Ten) will have another chance at snatching its first conference victory against Rutgers (4-2, 1-2) on Saturday at SHI Stadium. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior quarterback Ethan Garbers (left) and redshirt junior Carson Schwesinger (right) are pictured.


Bruin barrage ends all for naught as women’s soccer draws 0-0 with Penn State

Penn State forward Kaitlyn MacBean was silenced Thursday night. But despite blanking the nation’s sixth-leading scorer and firing off 20 shots, the Bruins and Nittany Lions remained scoreless through 90 minutes of play. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore midfielder Val Vargas dribbles the ball. Vargas was named to the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team last season. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s volleyball’s last-minute efforts vaporize as Boilermakers snatch 3-2 win

Trust and confidence propelled the Bruin pack to a decisive fifth set against the Boilermakers – but ultimately, it fell short of concocting a win. In its third match of a four-game cross-country voyage, UCLA women’s volleyball (8-8, 2-5 Big Ten) traveled to West Lafayette, Indiana, for a duel against No. Read more...

Photo: Junior outside hitter Cheridyn Leverette spikes a ball at the Galen Center. Leverette recorded a career-high 29 kills against No. 10 Purdue on Thursday. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)