While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12 and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Read more...
Photo: Coach Stein Metzger took home Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors as announced Thursday afternoon. Metzger led the No. 2 Bruins to a 29-4 overall record, including an upset of No. 1 USC in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals last week. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A two-run homer and Griffin Canning were all UCLA baseball needed to beat USC at Dedeaux Field on Thursday night. The junior starter threw a season-high 134 pitches to put up a complete-game shutout, striking out 10 and scattering seven hits with one walk en route to the Bruins’ (22-20, 11-8 Pac-12) 2-0 victory over the Trojans (19-23, 6-13). Read more...
Photo: The only runs of the game in UCLA’s Thursday night matchup with USC came when Chase Strumpf hit a two-run homer. The freshman third baseman had two of the Bruins’ seven hits to score freshman Michael Toglia and help his team take the first game of the rivalry series 2-0. Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
A thick Dutch accent rang through the air at Spieker Aquatics Center as the UCLA women’s water polo team was practicing its drills in the winter of 2015. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Lizette Rozeboom was one of the top players on Widex GZC Donk, one of the Netherlands’ most competitive water polo clubs, before traveling halfway around the world to UCLA. This year, she’s tied for sixth on the team in goals with 24. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s and women’s tennis TuAnh Dam, Sports editor Few schools can match the pedigree of the UCLA men’s and women’s tennis programs. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore goalie Alex Wolf played for team USA at a tournament in Australia over the past week and was named the tournament’s best goalkeeper. Attackers rising redshirt senior Max Irving and rising senior Alex Roelse also competed. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Although the UCLA-USC rivalry is nearly a century old, at least one outfielder is excited. “I’m looking forward to the rivalry,” said freshman Michael Toglia, the only out-of-state starter on the roster. Read more...
Photo: Moises Ceja will start Saturday for the Bruins. The senior had a rough outing last time out against Cal Poly, lasting just 3 2/3 innings and giving up five runs on nine hits. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
UCLA track and field’s dual meet with USC goes back decades. Each year, trends and patterns are broken or made, and this season’s meet was no exception. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Julia Rizk and freshman Cassandra Durgy were two of UCLA track and field’s distance athletes that reclaimed event titles for the distance team after last year’s squad dropped them in the UCLA versus USC dual meet. Rizk won the 800-meter while Durgy finished first in the 1,500. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA women’s soccer signed 10 recruits Wednesday to complete the No. 2-ranked recruiting class in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer. Among the incoming freshmen are Ashley Sanchez and Karina Rodriguez, who are ranked first and seventh in their class, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Coach Amanda Cromwell and the UCLA women’s soccer team signed 10 recruits, including the top-ranked prospect in the nation for the second consecutive year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
