Monday, August 10

In the news:

Men’s cross country aims for top-10 finish at NCAA championship

Early Wednesday morning nine Bruin runners began their trip across the country, with the biggest race of the season just days away. The men of UCLA cross country will compete Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky, at the NCAA Division I Championship meet for the fourth consecutive year. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA men’s cross country team will be rejoined by junior Robert Brandt this weekend after he took a week off with a slight injury. Brandt lead the Bruins in several meets during his 2017 campaign. (courtesy of Ricky Bassman)


No. 2 seeded UCLA women’s soccer squares off against Northwestern

Second-seeded UCLA will square off against Northwestern on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA women’s soccer tournament. UCLA (16-2-2, 8-2-1 Pac-12) will host a tournament game for a second consecutive weekend after defeating San Diego State 3-1 to advance to the round of 32. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore midfielder Jessie Fleming will return to play for the Bruins on Friday night, after leaving Westwood for UCLA’s past two games to play for the Canadian national team. This is the second tournament game that the Bruins will host at Drake Stadium. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball seeking Baylor rematch Saturday

The Bruins smell revenge around the corner. No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12) will get a shot at redemption against No. 3 Baylor (3-0, 0-0 Big-12) on Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion in a nonconference rematch from last season. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Monique Billings and UCLA women’s basketball are set to face Baylor’s front court which consists of center Kalani Brown and forward Lauren Cox. In last season’s matchup, Brown came off the bench to add 25 points and 19 rebounds for the Bears. (ELJONA PINON/DAILY BRUIN)


Matter of Fact: USC defeat necessary to ensure successful season, fan support for Mora

The battle of the banners. The banner bowl. The sky-valry match. It’s possible nothing could get the angriest, most vocal Bruin fans – the ones who paid thousands of dollars to fly messages of “NO MORA” over the Rose Bowl before Saturday’s game – on board with keeping coach Jim Mora around. Read more...

Photo: Jim Mora’s team’s .500 performance thus far has put the coach on the hot seat, even with the lucrative buyout he would be owed in the event that UCLA let him go. A win over USC might be just what the Mora needs to salvage the season. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)


Scouting Report: UCLA at USC

It’s that time of year again. This time, the Bruins will travel down to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the annual crosstown rivalry between UCLA and USC in the battle for the Victory Bell. Read more...

Photo: In last year’s game against USC, the Trojans came away with a 36-14 victory at the Rose Bowl. Sam Darnold threw for 267 yards and gained an extra 49 on the ground. (DAILY BRUIN FILE PHOTO)


Men’s basketball prevails in overtime game against Central Arkansas

The Central Arkansas Bears played a ranked team last week and it wasn’t close. They lost to then-No. 25 Baylor by 41 points. That same Central Arkansas team (1-2) played No. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Aaron Holiday shot 5-of-15 from the field Wednesday night, but he did sink four of his nine 3s and 10 of his 12 free throw attempts. UCLA ended up winning in overtime 106-101. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s volleyball heads into road trip with focus on serve-receive

The Bruins will conclude the regular season with a four-game road trip that kicks off Thursday against the defending national champions. No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (16-9, 9-7 Pac-12) will travel to face No. Read more...

Photo: Junior libero Zana Muno was sick the last time UCLA faced Stanford, the defending national champion. Without Muno, the Bruins gave up 10 service aces. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)