Sunday, September 6

In the news:

Bruins defeat Trojans, recapture confidence

ED RHEE Sophomore defender Kathryn Lee strides past a USC opponent in Sunday’s 2-1 victory over the Trojans. UCLA 2 USC 1 By Jeff Agase Daily Bruin Staff After surrendering an early goal, the UCLA defense survived some late scares to play nearly 85 minutes of shutout soccer and defeat USC 2-1 before 1,257 at Drake Stadium. Read more...



Scoring problems plague UCLA at recent matches

Washington d. UCLA 3-1 Oregon St. d. UCLA 1-0 By Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Senior Staff There’s a reason UCLA men’s soccer head coach Todd Saldaña calls the road games at Washington and Oregon State “the toughest trip in the Pac-10.” The muddy and soggy fields created by the rainy weather, along with the level of competition, drained the Bruins of their momentum after a 1-3 loss to the Huskies on Friday and a 0-1 loss to the Beavers on Sunday. Read more...


Box score blah only reveals numbers

  Mike Maloney Maloney wants to remind you that there’s more to life than making shallow, fairly obvious observations. E-mail him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Mike Maloney Saturday’s box score tells us that Cory Paus connected with DeShaun Foster for a 34-yard touchdown pass. Read more...



UCLA blanked by Santa Clara in team’s first loss of season

Santa Clara 3 UCLA 0 By Jeff Agase Daily Bruin Staff The circumstances surrounding No. 3 Santa Clara’s 3-0 blanking of No. 2 UCLA can best be described by classic rockers The Who: “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” The Broncos (12-1-0), long considered the standard-bearers of women’s collegiate soccer on the West Coast, used two goals from star forward Aly Wagner to hand UCLA, which had been emerging as the heir apparent to their throne, its first loss of the season. Read more...


Bruins look to block repeat of loss

  DANIEL WONG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff The No. 5 UCLA women’s volleyball team faces No. 3 USC in an important match tonight at Pauley Pavilion. By Christina Teller Daily Bruin Senior Staff Friday’s match-up between the No. Read more...