All it took was one goal. Canada triumphed over France in Friday’s quarterfinal with a 1-0 victory, sending the 2012 bronze medalists to the semifinals for the second straight Olympic Games. Read more...
Photo: Team Canada, including incoming freshman Jessie Fleming (#17), are undefeated at the 2016 Olympics. The Canadians edged France in the quarterfinals. (Courtesy of Douglas O’Brien via Creative Commons)
The favorites have fallen. The American quest for a fourth straight gold medal was thwarted after a devastating 1-1 (4-3) loss to Sweden in penalties Friday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Team USA and former UCLA coach Jill Ellis fell to Team Sweden in the quarterfinals of the Olympics. The Americans were the three-time defending gold medalists and reigning World Cup champions.
This year, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 36 past, current and future UCLA athletes will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Each day, the Daily Bruin will wrap up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Read more...
Photo: The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won gold Tuesday with 184.897 points, outscoring silver medalist Russia by 8.209, an Olympic record. (Courtesy of John Cheng/USA Gymnastics)
What 2015 season? With all head coach Amanda Cromwell and the UCLA women’s soccer team have done since last year’s more-than-disappointing end, it’s easy to forget that the program that won a national championship three years ago and followed up with a powerful 21-1-2 season descended into an 8-10-1 mire. Read more...
Photo: Junior MacKenzie Cerda has changed positions to help bolster the Bruins’ defense, something that should be strong once again after a weak showing last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Thirty-six past, current and future UCLA athletes and coaches will compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Each day, the Daily Bruin wraps up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Read more...
Photo: Mallory Pugh made her Olympic debut Wednesday afternoon. The forward helped the U.S. beat Team New Zealand 2-0. (Photo by Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
The first United Women’s Soccer championship couldn’t have had more of a storybook ending. The Santa Clarita Blue Heat had one last-ditch effort to win the game in overtime – a corner kick in the 119th minute with the match tied at one goal apiece. Read more...
Photo: Class of 2016 alumna forward Kodi Lavrusky tallied five goals for the Santa Clarita Blue Heat during the UWS regular season and added an assist in the championship game. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA women’s soccer will have to wait a little longer for one of the Bruins’ most anticipated recruits. Mallory Pugh – the nation’s consensus No. 1 recruit in her class – signed her letter of intent in February, and was set to join the team this fall. Read more...
Photo: Mallory Pugh, who is already competing at the highest international level, will not enroll at UCLA until after the upcoming fall season. (Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
