Saturday, August 22

In the news:

Player combats multiple injuries, makes successful comeback as DB

It took just three games for Anthony Jefferson’s dreams to derail. As a senior at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, the now-redshirt senior defensive back dominated on both sides of the ball. Read more...

Photo: After missing almost two years of playing time, redshirt senior defensive back Anthony Jefferson was able to jump back into the starting safety position before filling in for the starting defensive back role that junior Randall Goforth held before his injury. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA men’s water polo No. 1 heading into MPSF championship tournament

With its sweep of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regular season complete, the No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo team will start as the top seed at the MPSF Championship Tournament, which starts on Friday at Long Beach State. Read more...

Photo: Freshman utility Alex Roelse said that preparing for the MPSF tournament is going to be more “intense,” and the Bruins will have to be on their toes throughout the entire event. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)




UCLA swimmers focus on basics to improve performance in competition

During the tail end of practice on Tuesday evening, coach Cyndi Gallagher explained a drill step-by-step to the UCLA swim team, fleshing out all the minute details of how the exercise should run. Read more...

Photo: Freshman swimmer Katie Grover’s performance in the pool has already been altered by coach Cyndi Gallagher’s attention to detail. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)



No. 2 seed men’s soccer seeks redemption in NCAA tournament

Then-No. 1 UCLA men’s soccer was rolling. The Bruins hadn’t lost in over a month and were leading 2-0 through the first 15 minutes of their third-round NCAA Tournament game against the unseeded University of Connecticut Huskies on Dec. Read more...

Photo: (Left to right) Sophomore midfielders Gage Zerboni and Felix Vobejda, senior midfielder Leo Stolz, redshirt senior goalkeeper Earl Edwards and the UCLA men’s soccer team have rebounded from a heartbreaking upset loss in last year’s NCAA Tournament by earning the No. 2 seed heading into this year’s NCAA Tournament, which begins for the Bruins on Sunday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)