Student-athletes gave up their Thanksgiving break to compete all around the country last week, but the Bruins combined to finish 0-9 across five different sports. Each of the Daily Bruin Sports editors picked which program’s winless holiday weekend stung the most. Read more...
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Another title run is on the horizon for the Bruins. No. 3 seed UCLA men’s water polo (22-4) will face No. 6 seed George Washington (23-6) to open NCAA championship play Thursday at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Quinten Osborne – the only returning starter from last year’s national championship game – has logged 38 goals on the season so far. No. 3 seed UCLA men’s water polo will begin its NCAA run Thursday when it faces No. 6 seed George Washington in the quarterfinal game. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins took yet another big first-half lead Wednesday. But this time, they never took their foot off the gas – especially Prince Ali. The redshirt junior guard went right at 7-foot center Dawson Carper with 11 seconds left in UCLA men’s basketball’s (5-2) eventual 80-61 victory over Hawai’i (4-4). Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior guard Prince Ali registered a career-high 23 points, going 5-of-6 from beyond the arc and 9-of-11 overall from the field. Ali also logged five rebounds, two steals, one assist and no turnovers. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
Women’s volleyballAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Despite finishing the year with a losing record for the first time in program history, UCLA women’s volleyball (13-14, 8-12 Pac-12) had three players earn All-Pac-12 recognition. Read more...
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The first time I spoke to Chip Kelly was after he raced through the latter part of the recruiting cycle and signed his first freshman class in February 2018. Read more...
Photo: Coach Chip Kelly led UCLA football to a 3-9 record in his first season with the Bruins. Kelly had previously coached at Oregon, the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers, before taking a year off to be an analyst at ESPN. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins will not be able to rely on familiar faces for doubles success this season. Following the departures of graduated seniors Martin Redlicki and Austin Rapp, and potentially current junior Evan Zhu, UCLA men’s tennis may be without three of its six starting doubles players from last year. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Bryce Pereira said there are positives and negatives that come with every doubles team. Pereira finished last season with a 24-12 doubles record. Pereira also recorded a 6-8 singles record. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins’ first season under Chip Kelly is in the books. UCLA football closed out its 2018 campaign with a 3-9 overall record after an 0-5 start and finished with a conference record of 3-6 – good for fifth place in the Pac-12 South. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore cornerback Darnay Holmes said coach Chip Kelly has brought a new mindset to Westwood since his hiring last year. Holmes recorded three interceptions and 48 tackles for UCLA football during the 2018 campaign. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
