Before every game, the UCLA women’s soccer team outlines various things to concentrate on. Invariably, one of those is something the team calls “The Big Five.” These are critical five-minute junctures that arise in the course of every game: the first five minutes, the last five minutes before halftime, the first five minutes after halftime, and the last five minutes of the match. Read more...
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November 16, 9:00 pm
W.soccer: Soccer successful with “˜Big Five’ strategy
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November 16, 9:00 pm
W.basketball: Bruins tune up with last exhibition
How will the UCLA women’s basketball team follow up an exhibition that featured the return of Michelle Greco and a game-winning basket at the buzzer by freshman Noelle Quinn? Read more...
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November 16, 9:00 pm
[Online extension] X-country: Women’s cross country gets automatic bid to NCAA finals
Senior cross country runner Valerie Flores summed up the general feeling of the UCLA women’s cross country team after Saturday’s NCAA Western Regional meet in Portland, Oregon. Read more...
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November 16, 9:00 pm
M.soccer: Men’s soccer ends season with perfect record
UCLA men’s soccer said goodbye to its nine seniors as they played their last regular season game at Drake Stadium Saturday night. Befitting of this extraordinary group of seniors, the Bruins beat Fresno State 1-0 to finish the Pac-10 with a perfect 10-0, the first Pac-10 team ever to achieve that feat. Read more...
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November 13, 9:00 pm
M. golf: Men’s golf lands four top recruits
The No. 1 UCLA men’s golf team solidified its already bright future Thursday, signing of four nationally heralded recruits. Headlining the incoming class is local product Daniel Im out of La Mirada High School. Read more...
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November 13, 9:00 pm
X-country: Cross country will aim high at West Regionals
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. This Saturday, the women’s cross-country team will do exactly that at the NCAA West Regionals in Portland, Ore. Read more...
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November 13, 9:00 pm
NCAA’s mixed postseason philosophy unfair
If all the ingredients in a recipe are excellent, then the final product has to turn out excellent, right? Wrong. In essence, the NCAA is trying to combine prime rib and maple syrup and is failing miserably. Read more...