Bruin bodies swarmed the backcourt from the opening tip. With contests against Maryland and Kentucky on the horizon, the blue and gold had one home matchup before its East Coast trip – and its defense was holding down the fort. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Jaylen Clark surveys the court during No. 19 UCLA men’s basketball’s 23-point win over Denver on Saturday. Clark scored a season-high 24 points and picked up four steals in the victory. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
With her team down 2-0 with 10 minutes left in the national title game, the camera panned to Margueritte Aozasa. The first-year UCLA women’s soccer coach had a calm and collected look as it appeared her team’s magical season was coming to an end. Read more...
Photo: Coach Margueritte Aozasa claps to celebrate the national championship victory. With the win, Aozasa became the first rookie coach to win a national title. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Dec. 5 at 8:38 p.m. CARY, N.C. — With less than a minute left, it looked like the blue and gold would fall short in the national championship. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s soccer team celebrates. The Bruins won their second national championship in program history Monday after defeating North Carolina. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
No. 1 seed UCLA women’s soccer (21-2-1, 9-2 Pac-12) will face off against No. 2 seed North Carolina (20-4-1, 8-2 ACC) in the national championship game at 3 p.m. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s soccer team celebrates. The Bruins will face No. 2 seed North Carolina on Monday in the National Championship game after defeating No. 1 seed Alabama in the semifinal contest. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
Last season, the second-seeded Bruins walked off the field in tears after being upset in the first round of the NCAA tournament. A year later, they are set to play in the national championship game against the most storied program in women’s college soccer history. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Reilyn Turner high fives coach Margueritte Aozasa. No. 1 seed UCLA women’s soccer will take on North Carolina in the national championship game Monday. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
After picking up national distinction and an international gold medal, two star-studded freshmen are making their way to Westwood. UCLA men’s volleyball outside hitter Zach Rama and setter Andrew Rowan competed in the Pan-American Cup from Oct. Read more...
Photo: Setter Andrew Rowan readies the ball. Rowan is one of two freshman who competed at the U21 Pan-American Cup, earning Best Setter, Best Server and MVP accolades as he helped USA secure gold. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Dec. 4 at 5:34 p.m. The Bruins had not beaten the Ducks in three years entering Sunday. But freshman guard Amari Bailey, playing in his first game against UCLA’s Pacific Northwest rivals, didn’t know that. Behind a number of highlight-crunchtime plays for Bailey, who had a game-high 14 second half points, No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Amari Bailey blocks a shot in transition in No. 21 UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Oregon on Sunday afternoon. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
