The Bruins are killing it on the court. UCLA women’s volleyball (14-11, 9-7 Pac-12) currently ranks third in the Pac-12 in kills per set, behind only No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s volleyball redshirt sophomore middle blocker Emily Ryan hit a perfect 1.000 with seven kills in UCLA’s sweep of then-No. 20 California on Friday, one of 45 kills the Bruins recorded in the match. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)
For the Bruins, offensive efficiency – rather than number of shots taken – has led to victories over top-10 teams. No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo (16-3, 1-2 MPSF) lost to No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Matthew Kacura was the only Bruin who took multiple shots to shoot better than 50% in No. 3 UCLA men’s water polo’s loss to No. 1 Stanford, resulting in the Cardinal winning the shooting percentage battle, .531-.440. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins said they need to improve before they enter their next postseason competition. No. 2 seed UCLA women’s soccer (15-4-1, 8-3-0 Pac-12) ended Lamar University’s (16-7, 10-1 Southland Conference) season Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: Junior defender Lucy Parker has scored three goals from the backline for No. 2 seed UCLA women’s soccer this season. UCLA will have a chance to extend its postseason run against Clemson on Friday night. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Andy Schwarz – co-founder of the Historical Basketball League and co-sponsor of Senate Bill 206 – grabbed the microphone from former TCU football player and NFL Players Association staffer Joe Briggs. Read more...
Photo: A panel of athletes, lawyers, administrators and economists spoke about the development of Senate Bill 206, the future of the NCAA as a result and the necessity of developing resources to promote student-athlete well-being. (Jacqueline Dzwonczyk/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Atonio Mafi said he always knew he would grow up to be a Bruin. The sophomore defensive lineman for UCLA football (4-6, 4-3 Pac-12) grew up in the Bay Area, but said the Stanford-California rivalry wasn’t the historic matchup he was most concerned with. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defensive lineman Atonio Mafi has started in all of the UCLA football’s 10 games in 2019, racking up 27 total tackles, four of them being for a loss. Mafi will participate in his second crosstown rivalry game Saturday, after earning the start at the Rose Bowl in 2018. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruin defense continues to hit benchmarks and win games. UCLA men’s basketball (4-0) never trailed in its 76-61 victory over Southern Utah (2-2) on Monday. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith scored a career-high 20 points in UCLA men’s basketball’s victory over Southern Utah on Monday. Smith also picked up a block and a steal in 27 minutes on the court. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
When Germany found the back of the net seven times to beat Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Marcony Pimentel sat there crying. The junior midfielder for UCLA men’s soccer (6-9-3, 2-6-2 Pac-12) said he hadn’t cried for the Brazilian national team since he was a child. Read more...
Photo: Before arriving in Westwood for his first season with UCLA men’s soccer, junior midfielder Marcony Pimentel played soccer in two of the world’s largest soccer nations. Playing mostly on the streets in Brazil and then a formal academy setting in Germany, Pimentel learned about different aspects of the game from each nation, advancing his identity as a soccer player. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor, Nghi Nguyen/Daily Bruin).
