One game could decide the most successful entrance to the Big Ten. In its final regular season game, No. 15 UCLA (13-2-3, 8-0-2 Big Ten) will take on No. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Lilly Reale dribbles towards an opponent. She was the first player ever to earn back-to-back Pac-12 Defender of the Year last season. (Tszshan Huang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Oct. 21 at 1:29 a.m. Coach Margueritte Aozasa may have tapped into a new expertise this season: halftime speeches. In yet another showing of two halves, Aozasa’s unit waited to enter the locker room at half to hit the reset button. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Jayden Perry celebrates after her penalty kick hit the back of the net. The winning goal marked Perry’s second goal of the season. (Tszshan Huang/Daily Bruin)
Penn State forward Kaitlyn MacBean was silenced Thursday night. But despite blanking the nation’s sixth-leading scorer and firing off 20 shots, the Bruins and Nittany Lions remained scoreless through 90 minutes of play. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore midfielder Val Vargas dribbles the ball. Vargas was named to the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team last season. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The “Den operations” are a cornerstone of the UCLA athletics ecosystem, renowned for their unwavering support. At every home game, they’re there – energizing the crowd with chants and the iconic eight claps, proving their vital role in creating an electrifying atmosphere. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Jayden Perry prepares to kick the ball. Perry scored her first goal of the 2024 season in the team’s last match against Illinois. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Oct. 16 at 12:57 a.m. The “Sunday scaries” of a pair of away matches can prove difficult for teams. But after a season filled with away matches like that of this past weekend, the Bruins were prepared to round out their last road trip of the season. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Jayden Perry dribbles the ball with an opponent at her side. Perry earned All-Pac-12 second-team honors last season after starting in all 19 matches. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
Meg Boade returned to her home field of four years. Only this time, the graduate student midfielder was the opponent. UCLA women’s soccer (11-2-2, 6-0-1 Big Ten) traveled to Chicago as part of its two-game road stint, securing a 1-0 victory over Northwestern (5-7-3, 0-5-2) on Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student midfielder Meg Boade chases after the ball. Boade faced her old team Thursday as UCLA took on Northwestern. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct. 8 at 10:40 p.m. The quarter system forces the Bruins to navigate an odd crossroad. As fall quarter boots up, their season inches toward the final whistle. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Quincy McMahon dribbles between two opponents at the Bruins’ match against the Huskies. McMahon played on the frontline, scoring the sole goal of the match to bring UCLA to the win. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
