Tuesday, May 12

Men’s volleyball to focus on fixing weaknesses before Cal Baptist match

Last week’s matches showed marked improvement in two areas of UCLA men’s volleyball’s game – running the bic and serving – but coach John Speraw said that both skills still require more training. Read more...

Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl and the rest of the No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball team will play unranked Cal Baptist in Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday night. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)


Thomas Welsh’s mid-range mastery key in UCLA’s offensive success

With its army of dangerous 3-point shooting and devastating commitment to ball movement, UCLA men’s basketball boasts the nation’s top offensive rating – and, by most accounts, its most entertaining offense. Read more...

Photo: Junior center Thomas Welsh has been a key piece in UCLA’s dominant offense, scoring 10.5 points per game on 54.5 percent shooting. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s basketball builds on win streak heading into USC match ups

No. 13 UCLA women’s basketball (13-4, 4-2 Pac-12) and USC (10-7, 1-5 Pac-12) are nearly identical on paper statistically with respect to per-game averages in points, field goal percentage, assists, steals and blocks. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball enters this week’s two games against USC on a two-game win streak. Much of that success can be attributed to junior forward Monique Billings, who dropped a career-high 30 points the last time out. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)


No. 6 UCLA gymnastics to recuperate over two-week layoff

During a season, an extended break between competitions is necessary. For No. 6 UCLA gymnastics, the two-week layoff between Sunday’s meet against No. 1 Oklahoma and their upcoming meet against Oregon State comes at a time when team members need to get healthy and add new elements to their routines. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Peng-Peng Lee led the Bruins with a 9.95 on the uneven bars, and she tied for the second-highest UCLA score on the balance beam with a 9.90 against Oklahoma. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s basketball’s defensive game plan secures close win over Utah

The first-ever conference road sweep for coach Steve Alford and the No. 4 Bruins (18-1, 5-1 Pac-12) wasn’t won because of their offense. Defense won the game and stopped Utah (12-5, 3-2 Pac-12) from snatching Saturday afternoon’s contest away from UCLA men’s basketball. Read more...

Photo: Junior center Thomas Welsh shot six for seven on his field goal attempts and grabbed eight rebounds, including the game-clinching board with less than a second left against Utah. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s basketball relies on in-paint shots to defeat Oregon 79-63

Giants stomped inside the paint Sunday when the No. 17 UCLA Bruins (13-4, 4-2 Pac-12) and the Oregon Ducks (12-6, 2-4 Pac-12) faced off in conference play. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Monique Billings continues to prove that this is her best season thus far. Billings notched a career-high 30 points, to go along with 14 rebounds and six steals, during UCLA’s win over Oregon. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


UCLA swimming and diving seniors make big splash in last home meet

Posters adorned the blue walls of the Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday, supporting the UCLA swimming and diving team with messages like “Nina, just keep swimming,” “Nobody can ketchup to Savannah” and “Sandra Soe fast”. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive sent their seniors off with a win as the Bruins defeated Utah 183-112 in their last home meet of the season. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)