Coming off school-record-breaking and medal-winning performances at the Pac-12 championship, there were high expectations for senior swimmer Linnea Mack and junior diver Maria Polyakova at the NCAA championship. Read more...
Photo: Junior diver Maria Polyakova took third place in the 1-meter event with a score of 325.80. Polyakova went on to a fifth-place finish in the 3-meter event the next day with a score of 351.80. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 19 at 11:27 p.m. SACRAMENTO — Bryce Alford called it. “Trying to slow it down sometimes works on us for a little while,” the senior guard said Saturday regarding UCLA’s matchup with Cincinnati. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball led the Bruins with 18 points and added on nine assists. His 3-pointers helped lead the team in the second half. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Gymnastics is not a sport structured around halves, but No. 3 UCLA looked like two different teams in the first two rotations and second two rotations. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Kyla Ross scored the first perfect 10 on the balance beam in the history of the Pac-12 women’s gymnastics championship Saturday. Ross was also voted as the conference’s freshman of the year by Pac-12 coaches. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
SACRAMENTO — UCLA put forth its lowest-scoring first half of the season Sunday, heading into halftime down 33-30 to Cincinnati in Sunday’s second-round NCAA Tournament matchup. Read more...
Photo: Guard Aaron Holiday came off the bench to provide UCLA with some offense. The sophomore notched five points and three assists in 13 minutes of play. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Twenty-five of UCLA’s serves did not find the court Saturday – the second-highest number of missed serves in a match this season. The only time the Bruins missed more serves, they lost. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter JT Hatch subbed into the fourth set to play as a libero – a position in which he hasn’t seen action at this season. By the end of his three sets of action, Hatch notched five kills and two digs. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
John Savage holds a team meeting after every single game. After dropping a doubleheader to No. 9 Arizona (15-3) on Saturday that extended UCLA baseball’s (6-11) losing streak to six, the Bruin coach didn’t bother. Read more...
Photo: Nick Valaika’s throwing error cost UCLA game two of its doubleheader Saturday. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
Only 10 teams in the nation have posted 30 wins this season, and two of them will face off Sunday when UCLA (30-4) , the South region’s No. Read more...
Photo: Lonzo Ball landed on his hip during UCLA’s first-round win over Kent State, but is expected to be 100 percent Sunday. The Bruins will need the point guard as they face Cincinnati, one of the slowest-paced teams in the country. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
