
Junior outside hitter Maggie Li celebrates with her teammates. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
Maggie Li’s story did not begin at UCLA – and it did not begin with volleyball either.
In fact, the junior outside hitter competed in swimming and even considered pursuing a future in tennis.
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:44 p.m.
The transfer portal officially closed Jan. 16 and 41 players have committed to UCLA football, while 24 have officially departed the program after a 3-9 season riddled with coaching departures.
Pauley Pavilion saw a top-5 upset Tuesday when UCLA men’s basketball sank No. 4 Purdue.
Come Wednesday, the tables will be reversed, as a different squad of Bruins attempt to fend off an unranked Boilermaker squad.
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 11:07 p.m.
Eight seconds remained.
The Bruins trailed by one.
Tyler Bilodeau stood beyond the arc, ball in hand, no one between him and the basket, and with no hesitation – he let it fly.
The teams congregated. Spectators’ eyes drifted from side to side. The ball floated through the warm afternoon air. Anticipatory silence enveloped the stadium.
The short-lived silence suddenly blossomed into a raucous frenzy.
Coach Mick Cronin made his thoughts on his players clear after his team’s Saturday loss to Ohio State.
“Highly disappointed,” Cronin said. “Our inability to play defense – I offer no excuses.
This post was updated Jan. 20 at 12:11 a.m.
Phoenix is a city known for its notoriously uncomfortable heat.
But it proved to be seemingly comfortable terrain for the Bruins this weekend.

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