The UCLA men’s tennis team loves playing at home. The No. 10 Bruins beat the unranked Duke Blue Devils (8-6) at home Thursday afternoon 4-3, extending their seven-match winning streak at home and putting their overall record at 10-4. Read more...
Photo: Junior Logan Staggs improved his singles record to 9-2 in dual-match play, including five wins and no losses at court four. He defeated Duke’s T.J. Pura in three sets as UCLA men’s tennis won 4-3. (Hannah Johnson/Daily Bruin)
As UCLA men’s volleyball enters its penultimate week of regular-season play, the Bruins are riding their first win streak since January. No. 6 UCLA (13-7, 8-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will take on unranked Sacred Heart (12-3, 5-2 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) Friday and unranked Concordia (11-7) Saturday, in the John Wooden Center. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl has notched 10 kills, five service aces and three blocks during his two games back since injury. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)
Few people saw this coming – UCLA becoming one of the favorites in the NCAA Tournament this quickly. Not after what happened last year when the Bruins went 15-17 and missed out on the Big Dance. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins will need the best out of not just their star freshmen, like forward T.J. Leaf (left), but also veterans like junior center Thomas Welsh (right), to make a deep run in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Three years ago: a first-round Pac-12 Tournament exit. Two years ago: a Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship. Last year: a Sweet 16 loss to Texas. This year, if the trend were to continue, one would guess that UCLA women’s basketball would surpass the Sweet 16. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball has one of the toughest roads to the NCAA championship, most likely needing to overcome teams such as top-seeded Uconn, Duke or Maryland to just get out of the Bridgeport region. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)
UCLA is back in the Big Dance for the first time since 2015, and the No. 3 Bruins will begin their quest for a 12th NCAA championship Friday against No. Read more...
Photo: Five editors, five different predictions on how the Bruins will do in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA will tip off Friday night against Kent State in Sacramento. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As illustrious as the history of UCLA basketball is, most of the pennants in Pauley Pavilion are a distant memory, hung over a generation before the stars of this year’s team were even born. Read more...
Photo: Tyus Edney, who was a point guard on UCLA’s last national championship team, is now a director of operations for the Bruins. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The hype and level of play have been building all year, but some things still stay the same for UCLA men’s basketball. The focus on defense, the preparation and, most importantly, the approach have not changed, even as the Bruins picked up the wins and a 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Read more...
Photo: Despite the hype and attention, UCLA and freshman Lonzo Ball have remained focused on the task at hand. Now with the tournament about to start, they’ll need to bring their best every game to avoid a season-ending loss. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
