Monday, August 10

In the news:

Women’s soccer’s offense leads to victory over Northwestern, Virginia

UCLA women’s soccer is now only one game shy of making it to the final four. But the Bruins might not have gotten this far if not for their offense – particularly the clutch play of Anika Rodriguez. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Anika Rodriguez has scored the past two game-winning goals for the Bruins, who will take the field one final time against No. 4 seed Princeton. The winner of Friday’s game will move on to the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, held in Orlando, Florida. (Edward Figueroa/Daily Bruin)


Swimming back to basics, Bruins prepare for rest of season

UCLA swim and dive is in the midst of a three-week break from competition. UCLA swim hasn’t competed since its two losses against No. 22 Arizona (3-1, 3-1 Pac-12) and No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive is in the middle of a hiatus from competition and will compete again next week. During the break, the team is working on fine tuning the small details that it wasn’t able to focus on in back to back weeks of competition. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)


UCLA basketball wins 72-70 in close competition against Wisconsin

Aaron Holiday dribbled past a Thomas Welsh screen and had the ball poked away. For a split second, the junior point guard nearly lost UCLA’s chance to go ahead in the final seconds of its tied game against Wisconsin. Read more...

Photo: Aaron Holiday got a layup off with less than a second left in Tuesday’s game, sending UCLA men’s basketball to a 2-point victory. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Freshman cross country star, former cheerleader surpasses expectations

On most evenings in the fall of 2015, high school cheerleader Erika Adler finished her homework and got ready to run. It was for fun – that was how she always ran, with her father biking beside her. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Erika Adler recalls visiting UCLA and falling in love with the school, but she never thought she’d be wearing blue and gold as a cross country athlete. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)


Women’s volleyball fighting to improve record in conference play

Heading into its last two games of conference play, UCLA women’s volleyball is in danger of finishing its Pac-12 schedule at .500. The Bruins’ record (17-10, 10-8 Pac-12) looks pedestrian in comparison to last year, in which they won 27 total games and finished 15-5 in the Pac-12. Read more...

Photo: Pac-12 women’s volleyball conference play has seen numerous upsets, and only one team has fewer than five league losses. UCLA, although only 10-8 in the Pac-12, is still ranked No. 19 in the nation. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Football’s offensive coordinator asked to step in as interim head coach

Offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch’s Sunday started normally. He woke up, went to work and began grading film from the previous night’s game. Then he got called into a meeting with Athletics Director Dan Guerrero. Read more...

Photo: Former head coach Jim Mora was fired the morning following a close loss to USC. Former offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch took his place, and although players spoke well of both coaches, a couple were vocal about how upset they were to see Mora go. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Women’s basketball set on defeating Connecticut after win over Baylor

After claiming their first win over a top-three team since 2008, the Bruins will have an opportunity to do it again – this time against the top-ranked team in the nation. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Jordin Canada was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after notching her second double-double of the season in an upset over Baylor on Saturday. The Bruins will need her to stay hot when they face No. 1 Connecticut on Tuesday night at Pauley Pavilion. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)