No. 6 UCLA softball (10-1) can hit. Eleven games into the season, the Bruins rank second in the country in both home runs and hits, with 18 and 116, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Junior pitcher Johanna Gruaer is 4-0 with a 0.72 ERA through her first 29 innings this season. A productive offense has helped her consistently pitch in comfortable situations. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles is known for being sunny and 75 degrees all year round. But not this year. For UCLA women’s tennis, one of the toughest challenges this season has been its battle with the elements. Read more...
Photo: Despite a nearly four-hour rain delay before facing USC on Saturday, redshirt freshman Jada Hart said the team kept a positive mentality, which helped the Bruins start strong in doubles. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
UCLA’s Nicole Kornet walked back down the court after committing her fourth personal foul. Instead of looking nervous about being just one foul from disqualification, she had a soft smile on her face – her team was up double-digits late in the fourth quarter. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Kennedy Burke finished the nigh with a team-high 17 points as well as notching four blocks, three assists, three rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes of play. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)
Fresh off its first loss to No. 22 Kentucky (5-4), No. 6 UCLA softball (10-1) responded with four wins at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. On Friday, UCLA relied on its pitching staff in a 3-1 win over Cal Poly (6-3) and a 1-0 victory over University of Central Florida (3-4). Read more...
Photo: Junior catcher Madeline Jelenicki hit two home runs on Saturday, one in each game of the double header. The Bruins won all four games they played this weekend to improve to 10-1 overall. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
The season is a marathon, not a sprint. The Bruins finished with a losing record at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I National Men’s Team Indoor Championship – where some of the best teams in the nation squared off – but they know what they need to do to improve. Read more...
Photo: Despite losing 4-0 to No. 1 Virginia and 4-3 to No. 4 Cal this past weekend, junior Austin Rapp said he thinks UCLA isn’t far from both teams talent-wise, and that the Bruins can beat both if they improve in doubles. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)
Before UCLA gymnastics competed in Monday’s tri-meet against Bridgeport and Utah State, freshman Kyla Ross had two 10.0 routines under her belt. Both were on the uneven bars and both happened on the road. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Kyla Ross scored a perfect 10 for the second meet in a row, this time coming on the balance beam. Her two previous perfect scores both came on the uneven bars. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
That 3-1 lead started feeling uncomfortably tight. No. 20 UCLA women’s tennis (6-1) had rolled to a 3-0 lead Saturday – taking the doubles point and cruising through two singles matches in straight sets – but host No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman Jada Hart clinched No. 20 UCLA’s 4-3 victory over No. 22 USC on Saturday, coming back from a 5-2 deficit in the third set to win 7-5. It was Hart’s fifth singles win in her past six matches. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
