Wednesday, November 4

UCLA holds on to sink Oregon State 62-57 after blowing a 17-point lead

CORVALLIS, Ore. "“ On Tuesday, coach Ben Howland said that his freshman center needed to "grow up." Read more...

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Junior guard Lazeric Jones scored 13 points in the Bruins’ 62-57 win over the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Ore., on Thursday. UCLA will now play Oregon, the Pac-10’s last-place team, in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday.





Men’s volleyball heads to Hawaii for Outrigger Hotels Invitational

After staying close to home, the UCLA men's volleyball team will now get a glimpse of the rest of the nation's talent. The Bruins haven't ventured farther than Santa Barbara so far this year, but this weekend they will travel to the Outrigger Hotels Invitational in Hawaii. First on the list for No. Read more...

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Coach Al Scates and the Bruins will play in Hawaii this weekend.


UCLA women’s basketball faces defensive battle against Oregon State and premier shot-blocker El Sara Greer

Up-and-unders, mid-range jumpers, power moves, hook shots on the block. Junior forward Jasmine Dixon had her full arsenal on display against the Women of Troy on Saturday, pouring in 20 points and grabbing nine rebounds. It was perhaps the Bruin women's basketball team's most dominant victory thus far, and undeniably their most complete effort. With a dominant showing on the boards and on defense, the team's Saturday performance was perhaps how coach Nikki Caldwell envisioned the team playing upon taking the job two years ago. "I thought we had good preparation leading up to the game," said Caldwell. Read more...


UCLA men’s basketball needs wins against Oregon schools to improve Pac-10 record

It's still early, but Ben Howland and company thought they would be better than they currently are. At least in terms of wins and losses, the coach figured that his UCLA men's basketball team would sit a little prettier than 9-6 after playing three games in the Pac-10. "I thought we'd be a little ahead of this," Howland said Tuesday. Read more...

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Junior guard Lazeric Jones and the Bruins will look to get an important Pac-10 win against Oregon State on Thursday. The Bruins are only 1-2 in Pac-10 play so far and are coming off of a 63-52 loss to USC at the Galen Center on Sunday.