Saturday, July 25

Women’s water polo dives into final game of regular season

Performances in power-play situations have defined the way the UCLA women’s water polo team plays its games this season. In anticipation of its final regular season game of the year, the Bruins will have two weeks off from competition to tighten their loose ends. Read more...

Photo: Throughout the season, the Bruins’ performance in 6-on-5 and 5-on-6 situations have been key in the outcome of games. UCLA now has a two-week break from competition to work on preparing for its last game of the regular season. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s golf to defend Pac-12 title following subpar performance

Freshman Patty Tavatanakit trailed by three strokes with two holes to go. Tavatanakit promptly made back-to-back birdies to close her tournament Tuesday, surging into a tie atop the leaderboard at 8-under par for her second individual victory as a Bruin. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s golf’s freshman Patty Tavatanakit picked up her second individual victory of the season Tuesday at the Silverado Showdown. However, the Bruins finished tied for fifth place as a team. (UCLA Athletics)


Beach volleyball looks to capitalize on success in postseason

The Bruins will have another stab at capitalizing on the regular season’s success in the postseason – this time with a more experienced, deep roster. No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Nicole McNamara and partner, junior Megan McNamara, went undefeated this past weekend at the Stanford West Coast Classic, helping grow the Bruins’ win streak to 25. This is the longest win streak in UCLA history. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


UCLA baseball to face Utah after upset against Long Beach State

The Bruins did something Tuesday they hadn’t done all year. Fresh off a series win over No. 2 Stanford, No. 17 UCLA baseball (19-9, 8-4 Pac-12) was upset by unranked Long Beach State (13-20) 5-2. Read more...

Photo: Second baseman Chase Strumpf was one of two Bruins to record a hit Tuesday night against Long Beach State. The sophomore is now hitting .324 on the season. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Around the League: Conference play continues for Pac-12 softball, baseball teams

Softball Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor With conference play in full swing, the No. 1 Washington Huskies are leading the nation and the Pac-12 with a 39-2 overall record and a 10-2 conference record. Read more...

Photo: The Pac-12 is now in the middle of intraconference play, and three of the nations top five teams come from the Bruins’ home conference. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball faces curveballs in team lineup due to player injuries

Midway through conference play, injuries have begun to take their toll on the No. 3 Bruins. UCLA (34-3, 9-3 Pac-12) has recently had to deal with limitations, both in the batter’s box and the circle, as they move closer toward their matchup with No. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins have been working their way around a number of injuries so far this year. Redshirt sophomore pitcher Rachel Garcia has been relegated to the batter’s box, as she hasn’t been inside the circle in nine games. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


Baseball prepares for nonconference play against Long Beach State

After losing a series to California last weekend, coach John Savage addressed his team and told them they needed to become a completely different team. UCLA baseball has scored 39 runs in four games since that weekend, won a series over No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball’s offense has recorded 39 runs in its last four outings. Sophomore first baseman Michael Toglia led the offensive charge for UCLA over the weekend against Stanford, hitting two of the team’s five home runs in the series. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)