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Men's Basketball, Sports

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September 18, 9:34 am

Q&A: Johnny Juzang reflects on season successes, decision to return to Westwood

After transferring from Kentucky in the 2020 offseason, junior guard Johnny Juzang had one of the most decorated single seasons in UCLA men’s basketball history. Pacing the team in scoring, Juzang helped lead the Bruins to their first NCAA Final Four since 2008, earning an All-NCAA Tournament Team selection after picking up All-Pac-12 honors in the regular season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball junior guard Johnny Juzang picked up a number of accolades last season while leading the team in scoring, earning an All-Pac-12 Team selection and All-NCAA Tournament Team selection after the Bruins made their first NCAA Final Four appearance since 2008. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Features, Sports, Women's Soccer

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September 18, 9:32 am

Kaila Novak inspires many with her joy, messages of body positivity on TikTok

Kaila Novak is just an ordinary teenager. That is, if you consider ordinary as being a Division I soccer player with more than a million followers on social media. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s soccer forward Kaila Novak is a Pac-12 All-Freshman team caliber player on the field, but the sophomore has also amassed more than one million followers on TikTok, using her platform to spread positivity. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Features, Men's Basketball, Sports, Women's Basketball

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September 18, 9:30 am

Jaquez family cements UCLA basketball dynasty with recent women’s basketball commit

When the Bruins graced the national stage last March, the name “Jaquez” was made known around the country. UCLA men’s basketball had an up-and-down regular season before Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...

Photo: Siblings Gabriela Jaquez (left) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (right) will both potentially be Bruins in 2022. Gabriela is a class of 2022 recruit for UCLA women’s basketball, while Jaime is a junior with at least two years left of eligibility for UCLA men’s basketball. (Left to right: Courtesy of eliteisearned.com, Daily Bruin file photo)

Features, Sports, Swim & Dive

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September 18, 9:30 am

International diver makes waves for UCLA, returns home to pursue Olympic dreams

Even before becoming a Bruin, Maria Polyakova dreamed of competing on the Olympic stage. Seven years after coming to Westwood and pursuing an award-laden collegiate career, Polyakova finally accomplished her goal, competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as a diver for the Russian Olympic Committee. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA diver Maria Polyakova spent five years with the Bruins before returning home to Russia to train for the Olympics. (Daily Bruin file photo. Photo illustration by Cat Nordstrom/Daily Bruin)

Men's Soccer, Sports

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September 17, 2:34 pm

UCLA men’s soccer defeats No. 23 Stanford for 1st time since 2013

For the first time since 2018, the Bruins have won their Pac-12 opener. UCLA men’s soccer (4-2, 1-0 Pac-12) defeated No. 23 Stanford (2-2-1, 0-1) by a score of 2-0 at Wallis Annenberg Stadium on Thursday night, the Bruins’ first win over the Cardinal since 2013. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Kevin Diaz scored his first goal of the season to help push UCLA men’s soccer past No. 23 Stanford for the first time in eight years. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin)


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