Thursday, May 7

Season ends for top-seeded women’s golf after upset by Arizona

The Bruins’ season has come to an end. No. 1-seeded UCLA women’s golf fell to No. 8-seeded Arizona in the match play quarterfinals Tuesday at the Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s golf was eliminated from the NCAA championship after falling to Arizona in the first round of match play Tuesday. Junior Beth Wu was one of two Bruins to win individual matches. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Women’s tennis maintains high hopes for next season despite Elite Eight loss

The Bruins fell in the Elite Eight – but reaching that point was a first for many in the lineup. “We definitely had missed opportunities to make it to the Final Four, which was hard to take,” said coach Stella Sampras Webster. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Ena Shibahara was named Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year for the 2018 season and earned All-Pac-12 first team honors. With a 25-9 singles record this year, Shibahara was also named the 2018 ITA Player to Watch. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s golf wins tiebreaker against Alabama, heads into NCAA play as top seed

The Bruins own the top seed heading into match play at the NCAA championship. UCLA women’s golf was eight strokes back going into the fourth round, but Alabama shot 11-over par Monday, opening the door for a Bruin comeback. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s golf will be the No. 1 seed during match play at the NCAA championship after winning stroke play. Freshman Mariel Galdiano led the way for the Bruins, finishing seventh on the individual leaderboard. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Tightly fought games awaken UCLA softball to pressures of postseason

The Bruins’ postseason run almost ended last weekend. After five games in three days, including three elimination games, No. 3 seed UCLA softball (54-5) discovered that the postseason is a different brand of softball – in which every game will be close. Read more...

Photo: So far, the postseason has presented new challenges for UCLA softball – rallying from behind and losing to a team they beat earlier in the season. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)



After weekend of ups and downs, softball moves on to sixth straight super regional

UCLA played three consecutive games knowing if they lost any one of them their season would come to an end. After losing to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday afternoon, UCLA won three games in two days to advance to the Super Regional for the sixth consecutive season. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia pitched in every game the Bruins played this weekend, including a complete game one-hitter Friday against Sacramento State. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)


Un-Connon Opinions: UCLA-USC rivalry continues to be strong in spirit but not in sports

According to UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero, the USC-UCLA rivalry is “one of the most unique and storied rivalries in all of collegiate athletics.” The crosstown rivalry is nothing new to students and alumni who once flocked to games throughout the year, hoping their team would come out on top. Read more...

Photo: UCLA won the 2017-18 Crosstown Cup for the second time in a row last week. The Bruins have claimed the trophy in four of the last six academic years overall. (Amy Dixon/Assistant photo editor)