Friday, May 8


UCLA softball sweeps four teams, finishes preseason undefeated

No. 3 UCLA finished the preseason undefeated, leaving the Bruins and fellow Pac-12 team No. 1 Washington as the only remaining undefeated teams in the NCAA. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins have emerged spotless from yet another five-game weekend. UCLA is now 24-0 and closing in on their best ever start to a season which currently sits at 25-0. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


Baseball loses pitcher and game to USC, despite Trojans’ mistakes

Failure to mount a comeback cost the Bruins a win, but failure to stop a comebacker may have lost them their No. 2 pitcher. Junior pitcher Jon Olsen started the game for No. Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Jon Olsen, who started Sunday’s game for the Bruins, left in the bottom of the first inning after taking a line drive to the face. He was taken to Ronald Reagan Medical Center for further evaluation. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


UCLA rowing dominates LMU across all races in home-game matchup

UCLA rowing maintained its dominance in Marina Del Rey, California, this weekend, sweeping every race in their scrimmage with cross-water rival Loyola Marymount. UCLA’s first varsity eight and second varsity eight both defeated LMU’s first varsity eight in a 1,500-meter race with times of 4:41.80 and 4:52.80 respectively, while LMU’s first varsity eight and second varsity eight put up times of 4:58.27 and 5:14.78. Read more...

Photo: UCLA rowing got a chance to compete in an a few exhibition races against Loyola Marymount, a school that does not have a Division I women’s rowing program. (Daniel Miller/Daily Bruin)


Women’s water polo falls short of win after Cal’s second-half surge

Over the weekend, the Bruins were bested by the Golden Bears for the first time since 2012. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (17-3, 0-1 Pac-12) fell to No. Read more...

Photo: Lizette Rozeboom scored three goals in three shots to lead No. 4 UCLA in scoring in its 12-8 win over No. 8 Pacific on Sunday. The junior attacker also contributed a goal in the Bruins 5-3 loss to the No. 1 California Golden Bears on Saturday. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s volleyball battles teams from East and West, finishes undefeated

For the first time this season, UCLA finished a weekend undefeated – even in unusual Southern California weather. The Bruins were drenched from the rain in three of their four matches. Read more...

Photo: After dropping their first match of the weekend against LSU, sophomore Savvy Simo and partner junior Zana Muno were victorious in their other three matches in the East Meets West Challenge. Simo said she attributes their success to their experience together in indoors. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Track and field improves standing from previous years, has room to grow

Five UCLA field athletes took the stage this past weekend in College Station, Texas, facing the top competition in the country. The Bruins ultimately came away with a pair of top-eight finishes and tallied 8 total points at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, all on the women’s side. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins’ showing at the NCAA Indoor Championship meet this year marked a big improvement when compared to 2017. This year, two Bruins cracked the top 10, and senior triple jumper Jessie Maduka secured a third-place finish, UCLA’s first podium at the meet in four years. (Daily Bruin file photo)