Wednesday, August 19

In the news:

UCLA swim and dive leaps into 2015-2016 season with weekend events

The UCLA swimming and diving team will scatter across the country as it begins its regular-season events this weekend. While the majority of the team will make the short trip down to the University of San Diego, nine of the Bruins’ experienced athletes will make their 2015-16 debuts at the SMU Classic in Lewisville, Texas. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swimming and diving kicks off its season with events in San Diego and Texas. Nine Bruins will compete in the two-day SMU Classic, while the rest of the team heads down the coast to USD. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s volleyball looks to dig out upset against Arizona State

There haven’t been many surprises this year for UCLA women’s volleyball. Since conference play began, every match has ended with the higher-ranked team winning, meaning the Bruins have yet to pull off an upset. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s volleyball takes on two top-15 Arizona teams this weekend. Redshirt sophomore setter Ryann Chandler leads the Bruins in assists with 327, averaging 9.26 per set. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Women’s soccer looks to secure goalie, wins as NCAA tournament nears

The women’s soccer team is desperately trying to salvage its season and earn a bid to November’s NCAA tournament. Last weekend might have been the turning point the Bruins were looking for – they came away with a big win over then-No. Read more...

Photo: Women’s soccer has momentum going into its road game against Oregon State. Junior forward Darian Jenkins is the team’s leading scorer. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA’s Pac-12 leading offense takes on No. 3 Stanford

It took UCLA men’s soccer only 92 seconds to score a trio of goals in its Pac-12 home opener Monday, but – if the Stanford defense shows up as advertised – things won’t be so easy for the home team Friday night. Read more...

Photo: Senior midfielder Jordan Vale said Bruins will have to look to get around Cardinal’s hard-pressing defense. Stanford has only allowed five goals the whole season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)