Tuesday, June 23

Weekend in Preview: Women’s volleyball, swimming and diving seek improvement in Arizona

Men’s water poloRyan Smith, assistant Sports editor UCLA men’s water polo will take on a top-five team for the third straight week when it visits Stanford on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s volleyball will open a four game home stand this weekend against Arizona and Arizona State. The Bruins lost both matches last weekend at Washington and Washington State.(Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Utah

Matt Cummings, football beat writer Prediction: UCLA 94, Utah 88 A Friday-night Pac-12 football matchup between two middling teams – one possibly without its starting quarterback and the other having lost four games in a row. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football will take on Utah for the first time since former Utes running back Joe Williams shredded the Bruins for 332 yards and four touchdowns last season. Both teams are 4-4 this season. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Football trains to fend off Utah, with or without Josh Rosen

The Bruins only had Josh Rosen for their first six games last season, and they dropped five of their final six games without the junior quarterback. Read more...

Photo: Junior quarterback Josh Rosen’s status for Friday’s game against Utah remains unknown. Rosen ranks sixth in the country in passing yards with 2,713 and eleventh in touchdown passes with 20. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s soccer loses to No. 4 Stanford, looks forward to improving seed

The Pac-12 regular season has been decided. UCLA men’s soccer (7-8-1, 4-4-0 Pac-12) fell 5-1 on the road to the newly crowned conference champion No. 4 Stanford (13-2-1, 7-0-1) who clinched the honor with its victory Thursday night. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior midfielder Brian Iloski scored UCLA men’s soccer’s only goal in their blowout 5-1 loss to No. 4 Stanford. The Bruins logged a paltry 12 shots during the match – the Cardinal more than doubled that with 25. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s soccer to face defending national champion USC

UCLA women’s soccer will welcome crosstown rival USC on Friday, a match that carries postseason implications for both teams. Friday’s meeting with the No. 6 Trojans (14-2-1, 8-1-1 Pac-12) will be an opportunity for the No. Read more...

Photo: Senior defender Mackenzie Cerda will play her final game at Drake Stadium this Friday as the Bruins take on their crosstown rivals to cap off the regular season. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s tennis to conclude fall matches with weekend tournaments

The UCLA women’s tennis team will head off to separate destinations to conclude its fall schedule. The weekend tournaments will be the last time the Bruins will take the court before the regular season begins. Read more...

Photo: No. 1 Ena Shibahara of UCLA women’s tennis will compete in the Oracle Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Fall Championships, held in Palm Springs, California, this week. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball debuts freshmen in exhibition match

For much of UCLA men’s basketball’s exhibition game Wednesday night, the Bruins’ toughest opponent was themselves. Coach Steve Alford’s team piled up 24 turnovers – 12 in each half as UCLA struggled against Cal State Los Angeles’ full court press – leading to 27 Golden Eagle points. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore guard Prince Ali was the first guard off the bench and recorded 10 points, three assists and a highlight tomahawk in the Bruins’ exhibition game win over Cal State LA. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)