UCLA and USC faced off in the Crosstown Cup this year with the Trojans prevailing over the Bruins by a score of 105-85. In a year filled with exciting matchups, here are a few that the Daily Bruin staff think warrant a second look. Read more...
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Thirteen UCLA student-athletes spoke out about mental health over a month ago. Savvy Simo wasn’t one of them. But the junior indoor and beach volleyball player said she knew UCLA Athletics was releasing a video March 14 that allowed student-athletes to tell their stories. Read more...
Photo: Junior Savvy Simo will be only one of four players returning from UCLA beach volleyball’s championship lineup from the 2018 season when the Bruins won their first national title. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
Three weeks ago, Michael Sealy said his team was an embarrassing representation of UCLA. And he wasn’t wrong. The coach failed to lead UCLA women’s volleyball (13-14, 8-12 Pac-12) to the NCAA tournament after the team lost nine of its last 11 games and finished with a losing record for the first time in the program’s history. Read more...
Photo: Coach Michael Sealy won AVCA National Coach of the Year in 2011 after leading the Bruins to an NCAA championship. Over his nine seasons with UCLA, Sealy has led his team to seven NCAA tournaments. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
Student-athletes gave up their Thanksgiving break to compete all around the country last week, but the Bruins combined to finish 0-9 across five different sports. Each of the Daily Bruin Sports editors picked which program’s winless holiday weekend stung the most. Read more...
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Women’s volleyballAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Despite finishing the year with a losing record for the first time in program history, UCLA women’s volleyball (13-14, 8-12 Pac-12) had three players earn All-Pac-12 recognition. Read more...
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FootballSam Connon, assistant Sports editor Nine Pac-12 football programs went bowling in 2017. This year, that number dropped to seven – the second-fewest representatives since the conference expanded to 12 teams in 2011. Read more...
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There was a point in mid-October when Kyra Rogers said the Bruins had nearly clinched a postseason berth. “We just grinded through, no matter what,” senior middle blocker Rogers said. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle blocker Kyra Rogers recorded two kills, five digs and three blocks in her final match as a Bruin against USC on Friday. Rogers totaled 169 kills this season, good for fourth most on the team, and averaged 1.67 kills per set. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
