Editor’s note: UCLA men’s volleyball player Steve O’Dell is writing a biweekly guest column pertaining to his experiences as a Division I student-athlete. Every other Wednesday, the Daily Bruin will run a perspective piece from O’Dell focusing on a facet of his experience at UCLA. Read more...
Men's Volleyball, Sports
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January 21, 1:08 am
Life of an Athlete: Losses don’t define UCLA men’s volleyball
Sports, Women's Soccer
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January 21, 12:47 am
Bruins dominate 2015 NWSL draft with school-leading 6 picks
The stage was set under the roof of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Friday morning. It housed a nervous atmosphere for former UCLA midfielder Sarah Killion as she and several other recently graduated women’s soccer players waited for their dreams to become a reality. Read more...
Photo: Midfielder Sarah Killion was the highest-picked UCLA player in the 2015 NWSL Draft after she was drafted No. 2 by Sky Blue FC. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Tennis, Sports
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January 21, 12:45 am
Young UCLA men’s tennis team gets set for season, competitive conference
Much like its previous two seasons, the UCLA men’s tennis team has once again garnered a lot of hype going into its dual match opener. Last week, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I Men’s National Team Rankings came out featuring UCLA at No. Read more...
Photo: Wednesday’s UCLA men’s tennis matchup with UC Irvine will be freshman Martin Redlicki’s first dual match. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Sports, Women's Water Polo
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January 20, 6:25 pm
UCLA women’s water polo kicks off season with two wins at invitational
UCLA women’s water polo opened its 2015 season with two wins over Cal Baptist and Loyola Marymount University during the UCLA Invitational at Spieker Aquatics Center. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Rachel Fattal netted seven goals in the Bruins’ two victories this weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Men's Volleyball, Sports
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January 20, 12:40 pm
UCLA men’s volleyball continues to struggle at BYU, loses both games
History wasn’t on the side of the UCLA men’s volleyball team this past weekend in Provo, Utah. Mired in a six-year winless drought at Brigham Young University, the Bruins were also trying to break the Cougars’ NCAA-leading 28-game home win streak. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball hasn’t won against BYU in Provo, Utah, for 6 years – an environment that redshirt junior middle blocker Trent Kersten described as hard to play in. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Swim & Dive
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January 20, 12:34 pm
In different events and locations, UCLA’s swim and dive teams excel
Four days. Two competitions. One team. This past weekend, the No. 13 UCLA swim and dive team competed in two separate meets. While the swimmers traveled to Oregon State, the divers remained on campus to host the Bruin Diving Invitational at the Spieker Aquatics Center from Saturday to Monday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Annika Lenz placed fourth at the Bruin Diving Invitational, the highest individual finish of a Bruin diver at the event. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Gymnastics
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January 20, 12:33 pm
UCLA gymnastics glides to easy win against Arizona in home opener
There goes two wins in a row for the Bruins, but the gymnasts said their second victory was left with something to be desired. In the home opener of the season, the No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Mikaela Gerber helped lead the Bruins to victory in the balance beam with her individual score of 9.800. Gerber also had a career-best score of 9.825 on the floor exercise. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)