Tuesday, May 5


Bruins poise to race past Antelopes in men’s volleyball matchup

The Bruins have a chance to keep their top spot in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball (13-4, 5-0 MPSF) will face Grand Canyon (7-10, 0-5) on Friday night at Antelope Gymnasium in Phoenix. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball has a chance to further improve its undefeated Mountain Pacific Sports Federation record. UCLA defeated Pepperdine on Wednesday to claim sole ownership of the No. 1 spot in conference standings. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball shoots for success ahead of seniors’ last games

The Bruins will enter their final weekend of the regular season. No. 25 UCLA women’s basketball (17-11, 10-6 Pac-12) will face Utah (20-7, 9-7) on Friday and Colorado (12-15, 2-14) on Sunday for Senior Day. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Kennedy Burke will play her final two games at Pauley Pavilion this weekend. UCLA women’s basketball will host Utah on Friday night and Colorado on Sunday afternoon for Senior Day. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)


Gymnastics takes home stage in meet that could dethrone Oklahoma from No. 1 spot

This post was updated March 3 at 2:36 p.m. The Bruins are looking at a rematch of last year’s NCAA championship meet. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (7-0, 6-0 Pac-12) will travel to No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Madison Kocian has notched one perfect 10 on uneven bars this season against Arizona State on Jan. 21. Against Utah on Saturday, Kocian recorded a 9.950 on uneven bars. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)


Men’s basketball pushes past Trojans in overtime after back-and-forth battle

The Bruins needed a win in their final home game of the season and they got one. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) boosted its odds at clinching a first-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament with a 93-88 overtime victory over crosstown rival USC (15-14, 8-8) on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands put UCLA men’s basketball’s 93-88 overtime win over USC on ice after he nailed 3-pointer with just 21 seconds remaining on Thursday night. Hands finished the game with 21 points, 10 assists and zero turnovers. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball takes 41-38 lead over USC at half after slow start

The Trojans were getting whatever they wanted early on, but the Bruins responded. After falling behind by 10 in the opening five minutes, UCLA men’s basketball (15-13, 8-7 Pac-12) came back to take a 41-38 lead over USC (15-13, 8-7) by the half. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes led all scorers with 12 points in the first half of UCLA men’s basketball’s matchup with USC on Thursday night. Wilkes shot 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and 4-of-8 overall. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s volleyball rallies from 2-0 deficit to ride victory wave vs. Pepperdine

The Bruins rallied back to take sole possession of first place in the conference standings. No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball (13-4, 5-0 MPSF) defeated No. 4 Pepperdine (11-3, 4-1 MPSF) in five sets by scores of 29-31, 17-25, 25-20, 25-18, and 15-9. Read more...

Photo: Junior outside hitter Austin Matautia posted six kills in the final set as the Bruins claimed the match-clinching fifth set 15-9. Matautia’s logged 22 kills, topping his previous season high of 13. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)