Sunday, May 17

Van to keep starting spot despite missed tackle

There were myriad lost opportunities in UCLA’s loss to Washington last Saturday, but to defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker, there was one missed opportunity that especially stood out: cornerback Rodney Van’s missed tackle against wide receiver Quintin Daniels on third down and 11 late in the second quarter. Read more...


Injuries kick five key players off soccer field

The members of the men’s soccer team are crowding up the training room. In the opening minutes of UCLA’s 3-1 loss at Cal on Friday, last week’s consensus National Player of the Week Maxwell Griffin went down with a torn ACL and is out for the season. Read more...




Defense surprises, offense disappoints

Utah. Rice. Washington. Stanford. Arizona. It isn’t exactly a lineup of world-beaters that the Bruins planned on facing through their first five games. The UCLA football team was hoping to go 5-0 through those games, heading into the tougher middle of the season against teams such as Oregon and Notre Dame with some momentum and confidence. Read more...


Huskies hunt for volleyball revenge

Nellie Spicer set the ball; Katie Carter smashed it. The match had ended, but the pandemonium that ensued was just beginning. The No. 21 UCLA women’s volleyball team had just upset a Washington Huskies team that was undefeated in five games to give coach Andy Banachowski his 1,000th career win in front of a sparkling home crowd. Read more...


Coach’s aid extended beyond the dugout

It’d be easy for me to write about what a great coach Sue Enquist was. It’d be easy for me to write about the 11 national championships or all the Olympians and All-Americans she coached or all the great games I saw that she was a part of. Read more...