This post was updated Nov. 25 at 12:02 a.m.
The NCAA’s essence is unpredictability – no guarantees, no set system – and for the Bruins, it spelled a fleeting win slipping through their grasp like sand through fingers.

This post was updated Nov. 20 at 12:35 a.m.
Alfee Reft has said the Bruins perform well against new teams.
But the coach’s confidence could only go so far.

Saturday’s contest offers the Bruins little to lose – but perhaps something to prove.
Inching upon their final five games of the season, there’s no escaping the inevitable – the Bruins will likely not reach the postseason.

It didn’t matter if the stands were roaring and vibrating the entire place, or if you could hear a pen drop in the audience.
The Bruins came to play.

The NCAA tournament offers one of the most electrifying stages for collegiate athletes, some of whom get to play at home.
This year’s Bruins will get both luxuries simultaneously.

It was a weekend of mixed results for the Bruins.
But at a game below .500 for the second time this season, you might say it’s just been that type of year.

A season-long struggle was dismantled Thursday afternoon.
Thanks to two goals in the first half, No. 2 seed UCLA women’s soccer (15-3-3, 8-1-2 Big Ten) advanced to the Big Ten Championships final after a 2-0 victory over No.

The Bruins’ NCAA tournament dreams teeter on the edge.
With an RPI that ranks 58th in the nation, the Bruins’ postseason could easily move out of reach if they don’t have a winning record by the time they return to Pauley Pavilion.

For UCLA, the cliché “pressure is privilege” can’t be more accurate.
After a 1-0 victory over No. 10 seed Penn State, No. 2 seed UCLA women’s soccer (14-3-3, 8-1-2 Big Ten) will head to St.

This post was updated Nov. 7 at 4:31 p.m.
UCLA women’s soccer has concluded its regular season play. Despite falling to crosstown rivals USC in the final match of its season, UCLA is the No.