A line of young girls waits for the Bruins to emerge from the clubhouse after every home game. Win or lose, members of the UCLA softball team file through the blue barricades in an orderly fashion, signing autographs and snapping pictures. Read more...
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Growing up in Bedford, Texas, Merrick McHenry noticed there weren’t many people who looked like him on the court. The UCLA men’s volleyball middle blocker grew up in a predominantly white community, playing a predominantly white sport. Read more...
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The day was over, and Darren Savino nestled himself into the couch. A bowl of dry-roasted, unsalted peanuts was perched in one hand. In the other rested a remote for controlling the film of his team’s next opponents. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball associate head coach Darren Savino (left) and coach Mick Cronin (right) have coached together at the collegiate level for 14 years, making 12 NCAA Tournaments. (Illustration by Christopher Kha/Daily Bruin, photos (left to right) by David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor and Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
The love of Ido David’s life is volleyball. That love story, however, began by chance. One of his fourth grade teachers had started a volleyball club, but David, who described himself as a lazy kid, didn’t play sports. Read more...
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Chae Campbell could have easily walked away. When the then-freshman UCLA gymnast hyperextended her knee warming up her vault at the 2021 NCAA championships on April 16, she had already put up a beyond respectable score on floor. Read more...
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This post was updated March 3 at 2:44 p.m. Lauryn Miller had it all mapped out. Play basketball at UCLA. Graduate with a bachelor’s in three years and a master’s the year after. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA women’s basketball forward Lauryn Miller holds a camera. Miller graduated in 2021 but has continued to be involved with the program through her social justice initiatives and photography. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ freshmen play a significant role in the team’s national title aspirations, according to coach Adam Wright. Making up Wright’s smallest recruiting class since taking over as coach of No. Read more...
Photo: No. 1 UCLA women’s water polo freshmen Grace Myers, Emma Lineback, Nicole Struss and Molly Renner (left to right) pose together in blue and gold attire. The quartet of first-year Bruins have accounted for over 30% of the team’s goals this season. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
