Wednesday, July 8

UCLA men’s soccer’s solid defense bolsters struggling offense

For a team with its biggest struggles this year involving scoring goals, the full return of three key attacking players will be a welcome sight indeed. Read more...

Photo: Senior defender Aaron Simmons (left) scored a goal against Stanford with his weaker foot last weekend. The player considers himself stronger with headers and surprised even himself by scoring in that manner. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Senior guard Norman Powell embraces new role as team leader

If UCLA football’s last two games are any indication of how its season will play out, then – for UCLA fans at least – a new hope is on the horizon. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Norman Powell, the only remaining starter from last year’s team, was interviewed by various media outlets during UCLA men’s basketball’s first media availability of the season. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)




UCLA football under heavy pressure after back-to-back losses

UCLA football has thrust itself into a tight situation, prickling at the Bruins from all sides. Off back-to-back losses, the pressure is on the Bruins to win the rest of their games, to salvage some of the fallen rubble of preseason expectations, to capture at the very least a Pac-12 South title. Read more...

Photo: After Saturday’s loss to Oregon, sophomore linebacker Myles Jack said that the media’s lofty preseason expectations for UCLA football did affect the team this year, making the Bruins feel as if they needed to deliver. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Women’s volleyball shifts focus from unfamiliar courts to upcoming games

For a UCLA women’s volleyball player, the moment she steps onto the wood at Pauley Pavilion for a home match, she finds herself surrounded by her own team’s colors on the walls and stands filled with cheering fans. Read more...

Photo: Junior defensive specialist Karly Drolson and the Bruins have been forced to play all of their home games this season at satellite locations, as the flood in July put UCLA’s two primary volleyball facilities – Pauley Pavilion and John Wooden Center – out of operation until later this year.