Thursday, May 7


Women’s water polo sees consistency as key as NCAA tournament campaign begins

The Bruins will have a chance to win their eighth program title this weekend. No. 4 seed UCLA women’s water polo (22-7, 2-3 MPSF) earned a bye in the first round and will begin its journey in the NCAA tournament by facing Pacific (18-7, 7-0 West Coast Conference) in the quarterfinals Friday at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatic Center. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore attacker Maddie Musselman leads the Bruins with 53 goals and 31 assists on the season so far. UCLA women’s water polo will play Pacific in the quarterfinals of the NCAA championship Friday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA softball suffers second shutout of season with loss to Arizona State

The Bruins were nearly no-hit Thursday night. After averaging 6.7 runs per game and just over nine hits per game this season, No. 1 UCLA softball (48-4, 18-4 Pac-12) put up just three hits in their 3-0 loss to No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Madeline Jelenicki was one of just three Bruins to log a hit Thursday night against the No. 6 Arizona State Sun Devils. The shutout loss was just their fourth of the year and only the second time the Bruins failed to score. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


The Rundown: May 10

Men’s basketball Sam Connon, Daily Bruin reporter The Bruins now have the top 2019 recruiting class in the conference. Jaime Jaquez, a four-star shooting guard from Camarillo, California, verbally committed to UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday afternoon on Twitter. Read more...

Photo: (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball one series away from catching Pac-12 championship

UCLA softball has the opportunity to claim its first Pac-12 championship since 2009 over the weekend. “At the beginning of the season, our coaches sat us down in our clubhouse,” said freshman first baseman Kinsley Washington. Read more...

Photo: No. 1 UCLA softball has one last chance at claiming the Pac-12 title this weekend in its series with No. 6 Arizona State, the Bruins’ final series of the regular season. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)



Women’s golf places second at regionals, to play in NCAA championship

The Bruins are headed to the NCAA championships after nearly stealing first place at the NCAA regionals in San Francisco this week. No. 2 UCLA women’s golf suffered an early exit at last year’s regional championship after finishing eighth, making Wednesday’s final results that much sweeter. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s golf punched its ticket to the national championship Wednesday after finishing second at the NCAA regional in San Francisco. The Bruins will be competing for the fourth championship in program history. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)