Tuesday, May 12

Third-down failures play major role in football’s loss to USC

The most memorable of UCLA’s third-down foibles Saturday night came early in the second quarter, when USC running back Ronald Jones II burst through the line on a third-and-one and scampered 60 yards to the end zone to tie the game at 14. Read more...

Photo: Running back Ronald Jones II converted on a third-and-one for the Trojans, scampering 60 yards to the end zone to tie the game at 14 apiece. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Swimming dominates A3 Performance Invitational with first-place finish

For junior swimmer Katie Grover, the A3 Performance Invitational was both a personal and a team victory. “I have been dealing with some injury problems, so I was happy that I was actually able to relieve it all, and it went pretty well this couple of swims,” Grover said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swimming took first place at the A3 Performance Invitational.The Bruins scored 1400.5 overall and defeated second-place San Diego State by 262 points. (Rohan Kumar/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball defeats Cal Poly despite lack of focus

Sometimes the biggest battle is complacency. Going into what would eventually be an 80-64 win over Cal Poly (1-3) on Sunday afternoon, the women’s basketball team (3-1) had every right to feel comfortable with its position. Read more...

Photo: The No. 9 UCLA women’s basketball team defeated Cal Poly 84-64 Sunday afternoon. Despite the victory, the game was marred with mental mistakes and was “less than (their) best,” according to coach Cori Close. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


Men’s, women’s cross country finish 15th, 28th at NCAA championship

The UCLA cross country team ran its final miles of the season under frigid conditions in Terre Haute, Indiana, at the NCAA championship Saturday. With temperatures just hovering over the freezing mark, the men’s team finished 15th, coming behind fellow Pac-12 teams Stanford, Colorado, Oregon and Washington State. Read more...

Photo: Senior Ferdinand Edman put a capper on his last cross country season by finishing first for the Bruins and 14th overall at the NCAA championship. The men’s team took 15th place out of the 31 teams in Indiana. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Men’s soccer eliminated from NCAA Tournament with loss to Louisville

The bright lights and glaring sideline billboard barriers of Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium provided a stark contrast as to what UCLA was able to produce against Atlantic Coast Conference powerhouse Louisville on Sunday night. Read more...

Photo: Forward Abu Danladi scored the UCLA’s single goal in its 2-1 loss against Louisville, which eliminated them from the NCAA Tournament. The junior led the team with seven goals on the season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball scores wire-to-wire 114-77 win over Long Beach

This post was updated Nov. 20 at 10:05 p.m. The only question for most of the night was just how many points UCLA would put up on the scoreboard. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball finished with a double-double 20 points and 11 assists in 20 minutes of play. The Bruins shot 12-of-20 from beyond the arc and 64 percent overall for their fourth straight win. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s water polo falls to USC with automatic NCAA berth on the line

Storm clouds loomed over Spieker Aquatics Center at the end of the first quarter – then the rain started to pour. Even before the weather matched the tone on the pool deck, the dark and stormy day for UCLA had already begun. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore defender Warren Snyder threw down a 6-on-5 goal from the 2-meter line late in the fourth quarter to pull No. 2 UCLA within two goals of No. 1 USC, before eventually losing by three. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)