UCLA women’s volleyball snapped a five-year losing streak and swept eventual NCAA champion Stanford last season. “Last year is last year, that has nothing to do with this year,” said coach Michael Sealy. Read more...
Photo: Junior middle blocker Kyra Rogers is second on the team with 37 blocks this season. She also boasts 107 kills and 11 service aces. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It would be wise to expect some crooked numbers on the board in Saturday’s football game between UCLA and Arizona. The Bruins (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) will head to Tucson seeking their sixth straight win over the Wildcats, (3-2, 1-1) this time in a meeting of two teams averaging over 40 points a game. Read more...
Photo: Coach Jim Mora said he expects UCLA football’s defense to be challenged by a dynamic Arizona offense that features a mobile quarterback. Signal callers who can run the ball have already given the Bruins trouble in 2017. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s soccer had a rough go of it Thursday night against an unranked Utah team that has yet to claim a conference victory this season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore midfielder Jessie Fleming’s third goal of the year was the game-winning goal for the Bruins on Thursday night. UCLA is now 12-0-2 this season with a 5-0-1 conference record. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Hanson WangFootball beat writerPrediction: UCLA 42, Arizona 38 This game could go one of two ways. Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate and the Wildcat offense could run all over the Bruins’ bottom-tier defense, and UCLA junior quarterback Josh Rosen could eviscerate a defense that starts five freshmen and hasn’t seen a gunslinger of his caliber – leading to a high-scoring back-and-forth game. Read more...
Photo: Last year’s UCLA vs. Arizona contest ended in a 45-24 victory for the Bruins. This time around, our three predictors are split two-against-one on whether UCLA will be able to repeat that performance. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA swim and dive finished last season 20th in the nation and remains in a similar standing, even after major personnel changes. No. 21 UCLA will kick off its season this weekend at both the Southern Methodist University Classic and at San Diego. Read more...
Photo: Senior Sarah Kaunitz was an All-American Honorable Mention honoree for the 400 free relay last season. The breaststroker and freestyler said her goal this season is to put the team first – even if that means swimming an off-event. (Daily Bruin file photo)
When Mark Francis watched college football while growing up in New Brunswick, Canada, he rooted for the Bruins. Now, UCLA is far more than just a team Francis watches on television. Read more...
Photo: Mark Francis is an instructor at the Anderson Center for Managing Enterprise in Media, Entertainment and Sports. He has also coached the UCLA men’s club hockey team and served as the associate executive director of the PAC-8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Jaylen Hands isn’t holding anything back in his expectations for this year’s UCLA men’s basketball freshman class. “We can shoot, we can run and we’re athletic,” the freshman point guard said. Read more...
Photo: Coach Steve Alford has seven freshmen to fill the holes left by assets like Lonzo Ball, T.J. Leaf and Ike Anigbogu. The incoming class is ranked ESPN’s fifth-best recruiting class this year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
