Saturday, May 9

UCLA women’s soccer defeated by Stanford in pursuit of 114th NCAA title

ORLANDO, Fla. – This weekend, the two most successful athletics programs in the country had opportunities to hoist their 114th trophy. And for the first time in history, Stanford surpassed UCLA to claim the top spot in overall NCAA championships for around six hours Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore midfielder Jessie Fleming took a penalty kick at the beginning of the second half to get the Bruins on the board. UCLA scored another goal to tie things up, but couldn’t overcome a third goal by Stanford. The Cardinal now leads the nation in national championships after claiming its 114th title Sunday. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)



Men’s water polo advances to NCAA final with 11-9 win over Pacific

The Bruins are returning to the NCAA title game. No. 1 UCLA men’s water polo (20-4, 1-2 MPSF) defeated No. 5 Pacific (21-6, 5-0 GCC) 11-9 in the NCAA semifinal on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: In his first career NCAA Tournament game, Freshman attacker Nicolas Saveljic posted a hat-trick for UCLA men’s water polo in its 11-9 victory over Pacific on Saturday. With the win, the Bruins advanced to the tournament final Sunday afternoon. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)


College Cup final between UCLA, Stanford to break tie for most NCAA titles

ORLANDO, Fla. – The national championship tie between UCLA and Stanford will be broken Sunday afternoon. The second-seeded Bruins (19-2-3) and the top-seeded Cardinal (23-1-0) won their respective semifinals matches Friday to ensure an all-Pac-12 championship match. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins hosted the Cardinal earlier in the regular season, when Stanford scored the game-winning goal after junior forward Hailie Mace’s nongoal. UCLA will have a chance at redemption Sunday when the two Pac-12 teams go head-to-head once again. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA women’s soccer narrowly grabs shot at championship after shootout

ORLANDO, Fla. – With penalty kicks even at three scores and one miss apiece, Teagan Micah saved Duke’s final shot to give the Bruins a chance at the National Championship. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore goalkeeper Teagan Micah logged a shutout against the Blue Devils in the semifinals Friday. Despite letting three of Duke’s penalty kicks past her, Micah saved the final one to put UCLA one goal ahead, logging a semifinals victory for the Bruins. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball hopes to overcome offensive struggles against UCSB

UCLA women’s basketball has an opportunity to make a statement win this weekend. No. 7 UCLA (6-1) will take on UC Santa Barbara (1-6) on Sunday afternoon, as the Bruins look to win their last game at Pauley Pavilion until the new year. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball wants to come out with more energy than it had in its previous few contests. Coach Cori Close said the fans deserve to root for an exciting and enjoyable team. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)