Monday, May 11

Softball makes changes to lineup in preparation for Oregon series

Heading into Pac-12 play, No. 8 UCLA softball was swept immediately. “Post-Utah series, we made some serious moves, and that is ultimately my job, to find the best lineup that is going to allow this program to succeed,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. Read more...

Photo: Senior Gabrielle Maurice (right) was recently moved from center field to left field. Bubba Nickles (left), who coach Kelly Inouye-Perez said called a great athlete at the beginning of the season, has slotted into center to replace Maurice. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)


Men’s volleyball sees improvement after focusing on serves

UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw demands one thing from his players at the service line – give it your best swing. At the end of last season, poor serving proved to be one of the factors that lead to the Bruins’ exit from the NCAA Tournament. Read more...

Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl leads the Bruins in overall service aces and aces per set with 28 and .56, respectively. Sophomore opposite/setter Micah Ma’a comes in a close second with 26 aces on the season. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)


Men’s distance track team enjoys long run of team successes

The UCLA men’s distance team has of late been one of the most formidable collegiate track and field groups in the country. Members of the distance squad own a total of six times within the national top 20 across all but two of the distance events, and the 1500-meter group is currently ranked No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Austin O’Neil captains a UCLA track and field men’s distance team that in two weeks’ time has emerged as one of the nation’s top divisions. He’s in the top 10 for both the 3000-meter steeple chase and the 1500-meter. (Daily Bruin file photo)


The Rundown: April 12

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s golfDavid Gottlieb, assistant Sports editor Lilia Vu won another tournament Tuesday, meaning that the sophomore has finished first in three straight tournaments. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman pitcher Rachel Garcia was named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week, Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week and Pac-12 Freshman of the Week following a complete-game shutout against then-No. 1 Oregon last weekend. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s tennis performance falls in top singles court

UCLA men’s tennis has not been getting the performances it’s used to out of the top singles spot. The Bruins did not have this problem in the past two years with Mackie McDonald. Read more...

Photo: Senior Gage Brymer went 11-4 during the fall tournament season and earned the No. 1 spot in UCLA’s singles lineup, but he only owns a 5-5 record at court one. Overall, the Bruins are 6-7 at the top of the lineup. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Around the League: USC women’s water polo ends winning streak with Stanford loss

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: The No. 2 Stanford women’s water polo team upset No. 1 USC on Saturday afternoon to break the Trojans’ NCAA women’s water polo record 52-game win streak. No. 3 UCLA will play the Cardinal this Saturday on the road. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Bruin legend DeShaun Foster returns to football as running backs coach

The question was whether Bolu Olorunfunmi had watched DeShaun Foster’s college film, but the junior running back responded by dropping even deeper knowledge about the Bruins’ new running backs coach. Read more...

Photo: Last season, then-sophomore running back Soso Jamabo played in 11 games, including five starts. Jamabo led the team with 321 yards on the ground. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin senior staff)