It’s been 29 years since the UCLA men’s and women’s cross country teams have both made the NCAA championships. This year, both Bruin teams will be at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind. Read more...
Photo: For the first time in 29 years, both men’s and women’s cross country teams qualified for the NCAA championships.
On one side stood the UCLA women’s soccer captain, senior midfielder Sarah Killion. On the other side stood another captain, albeit one from the men’s team, redshirt senior goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. Read more...
Photo: Senior midfielder Sam Mewis and the Bruins practiced penalty kicks Wednesday in order to prepare for the playoffs. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Be it the pair of black boxes that encase John Wooden and his loyal Bruin bear or the animosity between the two crosstown schools, there is no other week quite like rivalry week. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter Karsta Lowe had a career high 33 kills in UCLA’s last matchup with Oregon in October. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Alana Munger almost never applied to USC’s medical school. After graduating cum laude with an undergraduate degree in physiological sciences at UCLA and spending five seasons on the women’s soccer team as a goalkeeper, the crosstown rivalry almost got to the Bruin alumna. Read more...
Photo: After graduating cum laude with a degree in physiological sciences last year, former UCLA women’s soccer goalkeeper Alana Munger has since enrolled in the Keck School of Medicine of USC to pursue her medical doctorate. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Offense: Junior WR Nelson Agholor (No. 15) UCLA has faced a wealth of talented and tough-to-defend wide receivers this season. Cal junior Bryce Treggs, Arizona State redshirt junior Jaelen Strong, Colorado junior Nelson Spruce and Utah senior Dres Anderson are all daunting players to cover. Read more...
Photo: Last year, UCLA limited USC’s Nelson Agholor to 35 yards on four catches. But it might be difficult for the Bruins to limit the Trojans’ junior wide receiver to such a total again, as Agholor has averaged 168.5 receiving yards over his past four games. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA women’s basketball needs to turn up the heat after a chilling visit to the East Coast this past weekend. The unranked Duke Dogs of James Madison University served the Bruins a cold 87-91 loss in Harrisonburg, Va. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Jordin Canada said UCLA’s fast break was its strong suit in its two season-opening losses on the road. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Isn’t it kind of weird it’s gotten to the point that it would be both a shock and a disappointment if UCLA lost to USC Saturday? Read more...
Photo: UCLA and USC have a storied rivalry, but the Bruins have rarely been the team projected to win the seasonal matchup. The Trojans handed the Bruins a 50-0 defeat just three years ago in 2011, but ever since UCLA has been the dominant of the two and is favorited to win on Saturday.(Daily Bruin file photo)
