Friday, May 8

UCLA gymnastics comes out on top in NCAA regional, advances to semifinals

All season, coach Valorie Kondos Field has been looking for one thing from her team – four good events in a single meet. During the last practice before traveling to Columbus, Ohio, for the NCAA regionals, Kondos Field said the 198.250 at the final home meet of the season against San Jose State – UCLA’s best team score in 14 years – failed to hit that expectation. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Madison Kocian competed on three events in the Bruins’ NCAA regionals victory. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s tennis wins rivalry match against USC despite early strggles

At an impasse of 3-3, all eyes lays on court five and junior Maxime Cressy. “That last set put both players in a pressure cooker and (Cressy) really seemed to want to be there under that high pressure situation,” said coach Billy Martin. Read more...

Photo: With a singles win on court five, Maxime Cressy clinched the victory for UCLA over USC on Friday. The junior also took home a doubles win against the Trojans with his partner, freshman Bryce Pereira. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Grand slam propels UCLA baseball to 8-4 victory over Stanford

The first grand slam of sophomore third baseman Ryan Kreidler’s life happened to be the game-winner for the Bruins. In what was expected to be a low-scoring pitchers’ duel between the teams with the two lowest ERAs in the conference, No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore third baseman Ryan Kreidler’s grand slam in the eighth inning of Friday night’s game lifted UCLA baseball to an 8-4 win over Stanford. It was also the first grand slam of Kreidler’s baseball career. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Defensive back Quentin Lake looks to fill Jaleel Wadood’s shoes in starting lineup

Jaleel Wadood unmistakably brought flair to UCLA’s defensive backfield. The safety coined the Bruins’ “Fours Up” slogan, and on game days, he struck a pose or celebrated after each pass he broke up and nearly all of his tackles, regardless of field position or score. Read more...

Photo: The graduation of former UCLA football cornerback Jaleel Wadood has left a vacant starting job in the secondary. Rising sophomore Quentin Lake, son of former Bruin, Carnell Lake, is one of the early candidates to fill in at the position. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA gymnastics aims to ride Pac-12 success into NCAA regional

The Bruins have one last hurdle before reaching St. Louis and a shot at the national championship. No. 3 UCLA gymnastics (22-2, 4-1 Pac-12) will compete in the NCAA regional in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, hosted by No. Read more...

Photo: Pauline Tratz will be competing in her first NCAA regional this weekend. The freshman was named to the All Pac-12 second team for floor exercise this season. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


Baseball hopes to challenge Stanford in three-game weekend series

It will be a battle of the pitchers this weekend at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Coming into the weekend with a 2.37 ERA and .228 batting average against, No. Read more...

Photo: Senior right-hander Jake Bird will take the mound Friday night for the Bruins then they open their weekend series with Stanford. Bird has only surrendered seven earned runs all season.(Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s volleyball defeats Stanford despite brief communication issues

After falling to unranked USC last weekend, UCLA men’s volleyball risked losing to two consecutive unranked teams when it faced Stanford on Thursday night. The No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Daenan Gyimah led the Bruins with 15 kills and a hitting percentage of .636, adding one ace and four blocks. No. 4 UCLA bested unranked Stanford on Thursday in four sets. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)