Photo by Catherine Ivill - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Bruins fans will have reason to root for U.S. and Canada. The two North American countries participating in the women’s soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics this summer revealed their rosters on Wednesday, and there’s UCLA Bruins representation on both of them. Midfielder Sam Mewis and defender Abby Dahlkemper have been named to the U.S. women’s national team by head coach Vlatko Andonovski, while midfielder Jessie Fleming has been selected to the Canada women’s national team by head coach Bev Priestman. While Fleming is the youngest of ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Bruins currently have a top-25 class The UCLA Bruins class of 2022 is shaping up quite nicely and is currently ranked second in the Pac-12 by 247Sports. With seven committed players, we take a comprehensive look at those players who are set to join UCLA this circuit as the summer starts to heat up. 4-star TE Jack Pedersen IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL At 6’4, 255 pounds, Pedersen plays for powerhouse IMG in south Florida. He ranks as the country’s fifth-best TE prospect and the 200th-ranked player overall by the 247 Composite. Pedersen transferred from Vista Murriet ..read more

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Odighizuwa could absolutely see some serious time in 2021 The UCLA Bruins weren’t as prominent during last month’s 2021 NFL Draft as maybe they had been in previous years, but with Osa Odighizuwa’s selection to the Dallas Cowboys in the third round, Odighizuwa could be in line early to make an impact during his rookie season. Odighizuwa was selected with the 75th pick overall, the 11th pick of the third round by Dallas. He was the first Bruin to be selected and the fourth Pac-12 defensive player to be selected in the draft, following Joe Tryon, Jevon Holland an ..read more

It’s been awhile – what did I miss while I was gone? It’s been a good bit of time since I’ve been here — and since you’ve heard from me. After 88 ‘business days’ and what equated to just over four months, yours truly is back at it. And what better way to start than dropping all the latest info on your UCLA Bruins as it happened over the weekend. It was a busy past few months for me as we had a baby, adjusted to life with two, bought and moved into a new house while the real estate market is at ‘all-time levels of crazy’ as our realtor told us. The little man of ours is doing great, our d ..read more

Photo by Andy Bao/Getty Images National title hopeful Bruins fall in penalty shootout. The UCLA Bruins women’s soccer team suffered heartbreak on Wednesday, as they were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament following a penalty shootout loss to Clemson in the third round. The Bruins had reasonable aspirations for the national championship this season, but after a gritty last-minute win over Iowa in the second round, they went down against the Tigers as well and needed a late equalizer to even get hope of winning. This time, they couldn’t complete the comeback to flip the game. It was a pretty qu ..read more

Photo by Mateo Villalba/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Freshman Reilyn Turner dragged Bruins to 3rd round. Through about 84 minutes it looked as though UCLA were going to crash out of the 2021 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament Friday, the No. 3 overall seed losing to Iowa, which had one NCAA Tournament win in their history all-time, but a late brace from Reilyn Turner saved the day, as UCLA won 2-1 in the 2nd Round and will continue on in the competition. Meike Ingles opened the scoring for Iowa in the opening minutes of the game, the Hawkeyes pressing the Bruins hard and finding the score the ..read more

Photo by Andy Bao/Getty Images Will aim to kick off deep run Apr. 30. 2020 Pac-12 women’s soccer champion UCLA have unsurprisingly reached the NCAA Championship for the season and have a first-round bye in the tournament, scheduled to take place in North Carolina. The No. 3 Bruins will face the winner of the Iowa-Campbell match that will take place Tuesday, with UCLA’s game scheduled for next Friday. UCLA is coming off a stellar regular season, losing just one time en route to the Pac-12 season crown. Head coach Amanda Cromwell was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year for her work, and a slew of pla ..read more

Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports Bruins star selected No. 6 overall. UCLA star Michaela Onyenwere was drafted No. 6 overall by the New York Liberty in the 2021 WNBA Draft on Thursday. Michaela Onyenwere (@monyenwere_), welcome to New York! #OwntheCrown pic.twitter.com/2dxrj2eaRI — New York Liberty (@nyliberty) April 15, 2021 The forward gets to make her pro dream a reality after her selection, where she’ll be united with former Pac-12 nemesis Sabrina Ionescu at the Liberty. Onyenwere was a standout for the Bruins, a Third-team All-American selection from the USBWA and AP in her junior and senio ..read more

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Everything you need to know for tonight’s game Well, this is for all the marbles. On Monday night, one of these teams will be a National Champion for the first time in the history of their program. Both Gonzaga and Baylor have never won a championship in their program history. We’ll start with Gonzaga, who is looking to become the first undefeated National Champion since 1976. They’re coming off a thrilling and unforgettable victory over UCLA. This is Gonzaga’s second career title game appearance, as they lost their first in 2017 to North Carolina. Up next is B ..read more

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The Bruins were just seconds away from a second overtime, but Jalen Suggs hit a buzzer beater to send the Bulldogs to the national final. The UCLA Bruins’ Cinderella run to the Final Four ends in heartbreaking fashion. After Johnny Juzang’s lay-in tied it up at 90-90 with 3.3 seconds left in overtime, it looked like it was destined to go to another extra period. But Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs hit a buzzer-beater from beyond 30-feet out as time expired to the give No. 1 seeded Bulldogs a 93-90 win over the Bruins. Juzang led UCLA with 29 points and did everything ..read more