Wednesday, July 8

UCLA women’s soccer gears up for upcoming conference road games

UCLA women’s soccer’s regular season doesn’t officially end till Nov. 7, and the team still has a lot to look forward to. The only catch to these five remaining games is that the Bruins will have to play all of them on various fields around the West Coast, with their next potential competitive game at Drake Stadium slated for Nov. Read more...

Photo: Entering the Bruins’ final five games of the regular season – which are all on the road – senior defender Caprice Dydasco said that the team is on a “good road to hopefully come back and be home for our tournament.” (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)




UCLA women’s soccer celebrates Senior Night with 6-0 win over Arizona

It didn’t feel like Senior Night 81 minutes into UCLA women’s soccer’s game against Arizona on Friday night. Save for goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland, there were no other seniors on the field. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s soccer cocaptain senior midfielder Sarah Killion (left) said she could always count on her counterpart, Sam Mewis (right), to believe in her during crucial moments, such as the penalty kick on Senior Night. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA men’s water polo redeems first losses of season with win over Cal

The name of the aquatics complex may have been similar, but the outcome could not have been more different for UCLA men’s water polo when it faced Cal on the road at Berkeley’s Spieker Aquatics Complex on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Senior attacker Paul Reynolds said the No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo team played with more heart and confidence against No. 2 Cal. Reynolds scored a hat trick in the Bruins’ 13-8 win. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Freshman Abu Danladi flashes star potential in win over Oregon State

What looked like the breakthrough performance for UCLA men’s soccer’s most prized recruit was cut short before the spotlight got warm on Sunday night. Abu Danladi – the Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2013 – was limited in the first 12 games of the season, battling incessant lower-body injuries that kept him off the field and prevented him from revealing his full potential. Read more...

Photo: After battling injuries earlier in the season, Abu Danladi (left) finally gave the Bruin fans a glimpse of what the highly touted recruit would be able to bring to UCLA. Danladi’s showcase was put to an untimely stop, however, as the forward was sidelined for the rest of the game by a left-hamstring injury after scoring his second goal in the 39th minute. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s volleyball overcomes fatigue to triumph over Oregon State

In its third five-set match of the season, the UCLA women’s volleyball team defeated not just Oregon State, but also another more subtle, equally difficult opponent: exhaustion. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Haley Lawless, who returned recently from knee surgery, said managing fatigue was especially difficult for players who haven’t been able to get consistent game time. But she also said that is something the Bruins try to look out for and help each other with. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)