Saturday, May 9

Women’s basketball unable to get past Connecticut in 78-60 loss

While UCLA women’s basketball began its season blowing out unranked opponents, Connecticut kicked off its season with three straight matchups against ranked opponents, but still managed to win each by around 20 points. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball fell to top-ranked Connecticut 78-60 on Tuesday night. Junior forward Kennedy Burke struggled from the field, shooting just 1-of-10 from beyond the arc and 5-of-19 overall. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin)


Women’s volleyball looks forward to Oregon State, USC games

When UCLA women’s volleyball last played USC, the Bruins were ranked 11th and the Trojans 21st. Two months later, the teams have nearly switched places. No. Read more...

Photo: Senior outside hitter Reily Buechler had 15 kills and 19 digs the last time the Bruins faced the Trojans to open Pac-12 play in September. UCLA will face Oregon State for the first time this season Wednesday and will then close the regular season at USC on Saturday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s soccer’s offense leads to victory over Northwestern, Virginia

UCLA women’s soccer is now only one game shy of making it to the final four. But the Bruins might not have gotten this far if not for their offense – particularly the clutch play of Anika Rodriguez. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Anika Rodriguez has scored the past two game-winning goals for the Bruins, who will take the field one final time against No. 4 seed Princeton. The winner of Friday’s game will move on to the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, held in Orlando, Florida. (Edward Figueroa/Daily Bruin)


Swimming back to basics, Bruins prepare for rest of season

UCLA swim and dive is in the midst of a three-week break from competition. UCLA swim hasn’t competed since its two losses against No. 22 Arizona (3-1, 3-1 Pac-12) and No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive is in the middle of a hiatus from competition and will compete again next week. During the break, the team is working on fine tuning the small details that it wasn’t able to focus on in back to back weeks of competition. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)


UCLA basketball wins 72-70 in close competition against Wisconsin

Aaron Holiday dribbled past a Thomas Welsh screen and had the ball poked away. For a split second, the junior point guard nearly lost UCLA’s chance to go ahead in the final seconds of its tied game against Wisconsin. Read more...

Photo: Aaron Holiday got a layup off with less than a second left in Tuesday’s game, sending UCLA men’s basketball to a 2-point victory. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Freshman cross country star, former cheerleader surpasses expectations

On most evenings in the fall of 2015, high school cheerleader Erika Adler finished her homework and got ready to run. It was for fun – that was how she always ran, with her father biking beside her. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Erika Adler recalls visiting UCLA and falling in love with the school, but she never thought she’d be wearing blue and gold as a cross country athlete. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)


Women’s volleyball fighting to improve record in conference play

Heading into its last two games of conference play, UCLA women’s volleyball is in danger of finishing its Pac-12 schedule at .500. The Bruins’ record (17-10, 10-8 Pac-12) looks pedestrian in comparison to last year, in which they won 27 total games and finished 15-5 in the Pac-12. Read more...

Photo: Pac-12 women’s volleyball conference play has seen numerous upsets, and only one team has fewer than five league losses. UCLA, although only 10-8 in the Pac-12, is still ranked No. 19 in the nation. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)