Members of UCLA swim and dive stand on the starting blocks before diving into a relay race at Spieker Aquatics Center. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ 12-year winning streak against a former Pac-12 foe is over.
No. 24 UCLA swim and dive (3-2) met UC Santa Barbara and Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday.
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
The Bruins’ trajectory since their No. 22 Week 1 ranking has utterly plummeted – undone by inconsistency and an offense stuck in neutral.
In its first game of the season as an unranked team, UCLA men’s basketball (11-6, 2-4 Big Ten) lost to Rutgers (9-8, 2-4) 75-68.
Uncharted territory often brings unanticipated obstacles with it.
What is most unexpected, though, is all of these challenges brewing together.
After starting the 2024-2025 season with an 11-2 record – including decisive victories over Arizona and then-No.
It’s easy to crack under pressure when the focus is on a winning score.
But when competing for something bigger than a victory, managing expectations is a whole different ball game.
Mick Cronin snapped on his players after their Tuesday loss to Michigan at Pauley Pavilion, calling them delusional and soft.
And by the end of the Bruins’ contest Friday in College Park, Maryland, the sixth-year coach was absent from the sidelines.
With Cronin ejected amid the blowout loss, No.
The Bruins are ramping up their season amid four meets in 14 days.
No. 24 UCLA swim and dive (2-1) is headed to the Ute Natatorium Saturday for a tri-meet against Utah (1-1, 0-1 Big 12) and UC Santa Barbara (6-1, 4-0 Big West).
Redemption is on the table for the Bruins.
On Saturday, No. 12 UCLA gymnastics will compete in the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad against formidable opponents Arkansas, Kentucky and Ohio State.
No. 12 UCLA gymnastics is set to compete in its second consecutive non-dual meet to kick off its 2025 season, this time returning to the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad in Oklahoma City.
Paint presence powered the Wolverines to a dominant victory against an overmatched and undersized Bruins squad on Tuesday. And against the Terrapins, the matchups in the post will once again take center stage.
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