Friday, May 8

Men’s volleyball’s recent offensive downturn hurting postseason chances

With eight regular season games left, the Bruins’ offensive consistency needs to return to push for a spot in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA has hit for .248 in its past five games, far below its season average of .337. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Daenan Gyimah has 146 kills on the season. UCLA has a team hitting percentage of .337, but the Bruins have hit only .248 in the five most recent games. (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)



Baseball drags feet against Illinois but finishes weekend with two wins

After a disappointing start to the weekend, the Bruins rebounded and scraped by with a couple of wins in the Dairy Queen Classic Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball went 2-1 on its trip to Minneapolis for the Dairy Queen Classic Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge. Junior pitcher Jon Olsen had the standout performance of the weekend Saturday, tossing a complete game with just one earned run against Michigan State. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Softball continues dominant season, sweeps through San Diego Classic

UCLA softball extended its perfect start to the season, sweeping through the San Diego Classic. The No. 3 Bruins (19-0) currently own their longest winning streak to begin the season during coach Kelly Inouye-Perez’s tenure, which began in 2007. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Rachel Garcia and the No. 3 Bruins have swept yet another weekend tournament. This time they won four games over three days and now stand at 19-0. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


Women’s rowing opens season, stays optimistic despite rudder difficulties

It was clear from the beginning that UCLA rowing’s first meet of the season was going to be a lively one. The team ended the event against Stanford and San Diego State with a close win in the second varsity eight race, a win in a Stanford-less third varsity eight race, and a second place varsity finish. Read more...

Photo: In their first meet of the year, UCLA rowing took home just one win against Stanford in the second varsity eight-man race. It was by the slimmest margin of the weekend, as well. The Bruins’ losses came in with much bigger time gaps between them and the Cardinal. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Despite losses, men’s tennis shows improvement at doubles championships

The Bruins’ doubles teams showed improvement at this year’s Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship. No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis (13-2) fell just short in the finals of the main draw, but won the consolation championship this weekend in La Jolla, California. Read more...

Photo: Senior Austin Rapp and his partner freshman Keegan Smith reached the finals of the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship this weekend but fell to a team from USC. This was the farthest a Bruin pair had gone in the tournament since reaching the semifinals in 2017. (Anna Moreno-Takegami/Daily Bruin)