Not to say that the locker room was gloomy after the UCLA women’s volleyball team dropped the first two games of Saturday’s match to Washington State, but the squad must have felt as though it was walking the Pac-10 plank. Read more...

By Elizabeth Newman and Ben Peters DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTORS [email protected] [email protected] On a Sunday the 7-0 score seemed fitting … except the sport was soccer. In the rout, senior forward Tim Pierce had a memorable day, not only scoring his first hat trick as a Bruin, but also creating a new UCLA record in the process. Read more...

The USC men’s water polo team settled its crosstown score with UCLA Saturday with a 10-8 double overtime win, after having lost to the Bruins 9-7 in overtime in the first meeting between the two teams. Read more...

In the UCLA women’s soccer team’s 2-1 victory over the Mexican National Team at Drake Stadium Saturday, Mexico struck first as UCLA freshman Iris Mora scored in the ninth minute, striking the ball past Bruin goalkeeper Sarah Lombardo. Read more...

Former Bruins make the grade According to an NCAA report released Thursday, UCLA graduated 50 percent of its 1995-1996 freshman men’s basketball players within six years, good enough for second in the Pac-10. Read more...

It’s not so much his 6-foot-6-inch, 300-pound frame that makes UCLA offensive lineman Bryce Bohlander stand out to head coach Bob Toledo. Nor is it his desire to become a stockbroker someday, although you’d be hard pressed to find another player with those same ambitions in the Pac-10, let alone the same team. Read more...

Whenever “USC” is mentioned on campus, jeers and curse words come to mind. The rivalry has lasted as long as the two schools have co-existed, but things are a lot different for men’s water polo. Read more...