Tuesday, May 5

UCLA men’s golf places a hard-won fourth at The Prestige

The final round was the Bruins’ downfall. UCLA men’s golf placed fourth with a 14-over 866 at The Prestige presented by Charles Schwab, finishing 28 strokes behind No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Hidetoshi Yoshihara tied for 17th place at The Prestige presented by Charles Schwab after shooting a 4-over 216 on the week. Yoshihara shot a 73 in both the first and third rounds, but shot an even-par 71 on Tuesday. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Softball enters Mary Nutter classic with winning records against five of six teams

The Bruins are set to face some familiar teams in a familiar site. No. 2 UCLA softball (9-0) will head to Cathedral City, California, on Thursday for the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, squaring off against six opponents in four days – No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore infielder Briana Perez is batting .533 so far this season for UCLA softball, recording 16 hits and seven RBIs in the first two weeks of the year for the Bruins. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball picks up speed as it tries to qualify for March Madness

Coach Cori Close said the Bruins are playing their best basketball of the season. “I told them today at shootaround, ‘Y’all, a pretty fun part about this team is that we have come so far,'” Close said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball kicked off its season with a 3-5 start – its worst in five years. But the Bruins have since then gone 13-5, sit in fifth place in the conference and are projected to be a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. (Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)


Gymnastics looks to beat the balance beam and gain a perfect 10

The Bruins are setting their sights on the balance beam. Despite notching its season-high score in its 198.025-194.975 win over No. 25 Arizona (1-5, 1-4 Pac-12), No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Katelyn Ohashi is ranked No. 2 in the nation on balance beam, posting a high score of 9.975 this season. Beam is the only event that UCLA gymnastics has yet to score a perfect 10 on this season. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)


Freshmen guards emerge as future backcourt starters for UCLA basketball

David Singleton and Jules Bernard have both ended up on the floor of Pauley Pavilion more often than they anticipated. The 6-foot-6-inch Bernard is an aggressive slasher who specializes in driving to the hoop and drawing contact. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard David Singleton has only seven turnovers in 419 minutes played this season for UCLA men’s basketball. Every other Bruin with more than 63 minutes of playing time has at least 31. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


With little change to roster, UCLA beach volleyball returns to defend title

The Bruins are back – and returning all but one player from last year’s championship team. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball brought home its first-ever NCAA title in May and became the first team to win the NCAA tournament from the elimination bracket. Read more...

Photo: UCLA beach volleyball became the first team in NCAA history to win the national title from the elimination bracket last season. The No.1-ranked Bruins will kick off their season hosting No. 6 Mustangs on Thursday morning. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Strong pitching propels baseball to fourth straight win to start season

The Bruins capped off their season-opening homestand with another scoreless debut on the mound. No. 4 UCLA baseball (4-0) took down Loyola Marymount (1-2) by a score of 5-0 on Tuesday night on the back of freshman right-hander Nick Nastrini’s 4 2/3 shutout innings in his first collegiate start. Read more...

Photo: Senior designated hitter Jake Pries went 2-for-4 against LMU on Tuesday, picking up a bases-clearing, three-RBI triple in the bottom of the third. Pries leads UCLA baseball with a .500 batting average through four games. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)