Heading into the third set of this weekend’s marquee matchup against No. 4 Washington, the UCLA women’s volleyball team secured the best possible scenario for an upset victory. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore libero Taylor Formico said UCLA’s loss to Washington in the fifth set came down to mistakes with serving and passing, which was a direct result of the team being mentally fatigued. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With its first highly competitive meet behind them, UCLA cross country is finally hitting its stride. On Saturday at the Washington Invitational in Seattle, both the men’s and women’s teams shocked the field by placing high among nationally ranked teams. Read more...
The way redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley held his ground in the pocket as a swarm of Utah pass rushers engulfed him was almost poetic – a captain going down with his sinking ship. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior linebacker Eric Kendricks’ team-high seven tackles weren’t enough to prevent UCLA’s 30-28 loss to Utah on Saturday. The Bruins’ defense struggled to stop the run all night, allowing 242 rushing yards and 4.4 yards per carry. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In the fourth set of Sunday’s win over Washington State, UCLA women’s volleyball team secured the second-to-last point of the match on a Karsta Lowe kill. Read more...
Photo: In her UCLA career, outside hitter Karsta Lowe has gone from being a walk-on as a freshman in 2011 to one of the best players in the country in her senior season this year. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For the first month of UCLA’s season, the storyline was the same: Just wait until the Bruins face a real opponent, then we’ll get a real sense of how good they are. Read more...
Photo: After losing to unranked Utah at home on Saturday, Jim Mora’s UCLA football team will likely have to run the table in order to qualify for the College Football Playoff in January. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The main scoreboard at UCLA’s Spieker Aquatics Center lost power early in the first quarter, and it remained the talking point at the pool deck for the rest of the game, especially since the Bruins were in control from start to finish. Read more...
Photo: Senior attacker Chris Fahlsing said that the scoreboard going out during Saturday’s game turned out to be a blessing in disguise as his team was able to just focus on playing water polo. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Just over a week ago, then-No. 1 UCLA men’s soccer lost to unranked San Diego. Two days later, junior forward Larry Ndjock’s name was left out of the starting lineup for the first time all season, and UCLA defeated Cal State Northridge 3-0. Read more...
Photo: After getting benched over a week ago, junior forward Larry Ndjock showed his value to the team by coming off the bench and scoring the winner in the Bruin’s 1-0 victory San Diego State on Saturday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
