The year women’s rowing gained varsity status at UCLA, coach Amy Fuller Kearney didn’t go on recruiting trips or make phone calls to prospects. Instead, she would stand out on Bruin Walk, seeking out tall, athletic-looking females to fill out her roster. Read more...
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May 17, 9:00 pm
Laying the foundation
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May 17, 9:00 pm
W. polo: Next season to produce new challenges in leadership, competition
Just three days removed from garnering the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship, the Bruins can’t help but start thinking about next season. Gone will be one of the most explosive players in collegiate water polo, senior Natalie Golda, who will graduate next month. Read more...
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May 17, 9:00 pm
Baseball: Poor hitting keeps Bruins from win against Lions
In the UCLA baseball team’s litany of woes this season, pitching and defense have been the two main culprits. But in the Bruins’ 6-1 defeat at the hands of Loyola Marymount on Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium, it was the Bruins’ ineffectual hitting that proved to be their undoing. Read more...
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May 17, 9:00 pm
W. track: UCLA thrower gets personal record in discus at Pac-10s
Kamaiya Warren couldn’t believe it at first. Her throw felt the same as any other this season, but the result was much different. The redshirt sophomore smashed her previous personal record in the discus competition on Sunday afternoon at the Pac-10 Championships, taking first place with a mark of 183 feet, 3 inches. Read more...
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May 17, 9:00 pm
Softball: Pitcher feels good, set for postseason
Just in time for the postseason, when most teams rely on just one pitcher, UCLA freshman Anjelica Selden seems to have regained the dominance she showed for the first half of the season. Read more...
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May 16, 9:00 pm
W. polo: Dual water polo wins reveal coach’s talent
At Monday’s ceremony honoring UCLA as the winner of this year’s crosstown rivalry over USC, four of the school’s most prominent coaches took pictures with the Lexus Gauntlet Trophy. Read more...
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May 16, 9:00 pm
Sports serve a skewed life view
Reconciling the lessons learned in team sports with real world experience has been my pet project ever since I was, like, 5. Theoretically, playing American Youth Soccer Organization soccer is supposed to initiate us to functioning within a group, thus preparing us for society. Read more...