INDIANAPOLIS – It wasn’t Spieker Aquatics Center, nor was it the west coast the Bruins have grown accustomed to competing in across their season – but the Eight Clap echoed loud and clear as the team geared up for their first round of NCAA play. Read more...
Photo: Junior center Bia Mantellato raises her arm to shoot the ball. Mantellato notched a hat trick in the team’s quarterfinal win over the Lions in the NCAA quarterfinal. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No. 2 seed UCLA softball is headed to West Lafayette, Indiana, for the Big Ten tournament semifinals. UCLA will begin play Friday morning against No. 3 seed Nebraska. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball huddle together on the third base line at Easton Stadium. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 9 at 7:16 a.m. After an overtime loss in the MPSF finals, reigning national champion and No. 2 seed UCLA (19-5, 5-1 MPSF) heads into the NCAA tournament with a chance at its first back-to-back titles since 2009. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s water polo stand at the side of the pool. The team earned a No. 2 seed for this year’s NCAA tournament. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 8 at 10:23 p.m. The Bruins entered their 2025 campaign not having made the NCAA tournament since 2022. And for the first time in over five years, UCLA appeared destined to host its first regional since 2019, when it was 25-5 and a top-10 team in the country. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball and USC walk in a handshake line in Irvine. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 8 at 9:58 p.m. Despite ranking third on the team in batting average, Rylee Slimp was hitless against the Hoosiers. \ That was until the freshman outfielder hit a walk-off RBI bouncing single to the pitcher to send the Bruins to their first Big Ten tournament semifinals in program history. Read more...
Photo: Junior infielder Jordan Woolery celebrates crossing home plate after launching a home run. Woolery garnered two hits and two RBIs against Indiana in the Big Ten quarterfinal. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 8 at 9:48 p.m. Men’s tennis Badri Viswanathan, Daily Bruin contributor The Trojans dealt the Bruins their fifth loss in six matches, 4-3 Feb. Read more...
Photo: No. 35 sophomore Spencer Johnson celebrates in Berkeley with a fist pump. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 8 at 9:37 p.m. Facing an unknown opponent is always a wild card. There’s no way to know if a team has the chops to beat them until both squads are on the hardwood. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior outside hitter Cooper Robinson rises and prepares to strike the ball over the net at Firestone Fieldhouse. Robinson garnered 11 kills, six blocks and three digs alongside a .529 clip. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)
