Wednesday, May 13

Jacq’ed Up: Women’s soccer needs win against Stanford to boost shot at championship title

The Bruins only have one game this weekend, as opposed to the usual Thursday-to-Sunday turnaround. But that one game is the most important of their season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s soccer will head to Palo Alto to face Stanford on Saturday. The Cardinal beat the Bruins in the 2017 national title game and have won the matchup’s last five games. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s soccer looks for 2nd Pac-12 win going into last half of conference play

The Bruins have made their first cycle through Pac-12 competition. After an upcoming nonconference matchup against the University of San Diego (9-1-1, 1-0-0 West Coast Conference) on Thursday, UCLA men’s soccer (5-5-2, 1-3-1 Pac-12) will enter the second half of conference play Oct. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore midfielder Riley Ferch picked up two assists in UCLA men’s soccer’s 3-3 tie with California on Oct. 13. Ferch leads the team in assists with seven, but has only started in four of the Bruins’ 12 regular season games. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Coral’s Quarrels: Student-athletes’ Olympic dreams shouldn’t conflict with collegiate season

When UCLA softball starts its 2020 season, the Bruins will have a chance to defend last year’s NCAA championship. But two of their best players will likely not be on the field. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior pitcher/first baseman Rachel Garcia led UCLA softball to a national championship last season, but will likely miss much of 2020 due to Olympic qualifiers with Team USA. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)



Women’s volleyball finds stability in trio of outside hitters

In a season of change, three players have stayed consistent. Halfway through UCLA women’s volleyball’s (9-6, 4-2 Pac-12) 2019 campaign, the Bruins have collected some big wins, including two upsets over ranked conference rivals in then-No. Read more...

Photo: Junior outside hitter Mac May leads UCLA women’s volleyball in four of five scoring categories, boasting 222 kills and 4.63 kills per set. Outside hitters senior Savvy Simo and junior Jenny Mosser have tallied the second- and third-most kills with 155 and 96, respectively. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


UCLA football hopes to defeat Stanford for 1st time in 11 years

Don’t ask Chip Kelly about Stanford’s 11-year winning streak over UCLA football. He isn’t interested. “It’s irrelevant to this game,” said the coach following Monday’s practice. Read more...

Photo: Senior center Boss Tagaloa has started UCLA football’s last 15 games at center. Tagaloa, who grew up in the Bay Area, has yet to defeat Stanford in his UCLA career. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s tennis improves performance after initial losses in national tournament

After an early loss, two Bruins rallied back against national competition. Redshirt senior Jada Hart and sophomore Elysia Bolton traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to compete in both singles and doubles draws at the ITA Women’s All-American Championships. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s tennis sophomore Elysia Bolton (pictured) won three straight singles matches to advance to the quarterfinal in the ITA Women’s All-American Championships. Along with her teammate redshirt senior Jada Hart, the Bruin duo reached the consolation doubles final. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)