Zakiya Bywaters’ name is now alongside those of UCLA legends such as Bill Walton and Troy Aikman who have gone first overall in professional athletic drafts. Read more...
Photo: BLAINE OHIGASHI/daily bruin senior staff Zakiya Bywaters was taken first overall in the inaugural draft of the National Women’s Soccer League.
Pauley Pavilion was practically shaking as the UCLA men’s basketball team scored to go up by six points, as time ran down in the first half against Oregon. Read more...
UCLA and Oregon have been busy, but Pauley Pavilion’s scoreboard operators have been even busier. The Bruins went into halftime up 40-37 on the Ducks in a showdown between two teams still undefeated in conference play. Read more...
For the second year in a row, a UCLA player has been selected as the first overall pick in the National Women’s Soccer League draft. Forward Zakiya Bywaters, who was named Pac-12 Player of the Year in 2012, was selected by the Chicago Red Stars at the Indianapolis Convention Center today. Read more...
The UCLA women’s water polo team is poised to open its season on the road this weekend, playing in the Michigan Kick-Off, a tournament the team has dominated for the past two years, winning all seven games it has played. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility Becca Dorst tied for the third-highest goal total on last year’s women’s water polo team with 27. This weekend, Dorst and the Bruins hope to continue UCLA’s winning history at the Michigan Kick-Off.
The balls may have been deader and their hits may have lacked their normal authority the cold weather recently, but the UCLA men’s tennis team has successfully battled the elements in anticipation of its first match of 2013. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Alex Brigham and the men’s tennis team will put their No. 3 ranking to the test this weekend at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup. Brigham played his way to the consolation finals of last year’s tournament.
Despite running into a couple of bumps because of the inclement weather, which forced the team out of its training facility, UCLA swim has been practicing and training hard. Read more...
Photo: In an attempt to improve, junior swimmer Emily Weir and the Bruins have broken down their swimming technique by adding a video component to their training.
