Wednesday, May 13

Sophomore midfielder Jose Hernandez named Co-Pac-12 Player of the Year

On Tuesday in San Francisco, the Pac-12 announced it’s All-Conference award winners. In a field heavily inundated by Stanford talent, UCLA did take home one big prize – sophomore midfielder Jose Hernandez was named Co-Pac-12 Player of the Year. Read more...

Photo: On Tuesday, sophomore midfielder Jose Hernandez was named Co-Pac-12 Player of the Year. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


No. 2 Baylor outperforms No. 9 UCLA in second half, clinches game

Monday’s matchup between No. 2 Baylor and No. 9 UCLA was a tale of two halves. The Bruins seemed primed to steer the game away from the home team for the first two quarters. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Jordin Canada had 23 points and six assists to help UCLA stay within striking distance of No. 2 Baylor. But the Lady Bears pulled away in the fourth quarter to hand the Bruins a 84-70 loss on the road. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)


UCLA loss to USC sends ripples through water polo world

The most exciting men’s water polo games in the past two seasons have all been at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatics Center. Last year, it was the championship game at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference tournament, the most competitive water polo contest in the country according to UCLA coach Adam Wright. Read more...

Photo: Coach Jovan Vavic and the No. 2 USC men’s water polo team accomplished something this past weekend that no team had done in 57 games – beat UCLA – but there’s little time for revelry as the postseason begins this weekend. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)


Women’s volleyball maximizes flexibility with rotating player lineup

Through various rotation and personnel changes, the three-hitter combination of junior Reily Buechler, senior Jordan Anderson and freshman Torrey Van Winden have remained a constant presence swinging at the pins. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Haley Lawless got the starting nod against her hometown team, Arizona State, after teammate Zana Muno struggled to put the ball away. The 6-foot-3 pin hitter gives coach Michael Sealy more height on the outside. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Men’s basketball takes away important lessons from CSUN game

Even star freshmen have a learning curve. Two nights after dropping 68 points in the first half against Pacific, No. 16 UCLA (2-0) struggled out of the gate against Cal State Northridge. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward T.J. Leaf struggled with early foul trouble against CSUN on Sunday night. Leaf regrouped and finished with 12 points and six rebounds after notching a double-double in the season opener. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)


Bruins earn top-10 finishes at Trojan Diving Invitational

The UCLA diving team traveled across town over the weekend to have its skills put to the test in the Trojan Diving Invitational, which took place from Friday to Sunday. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA diving team participated in the Trojan Diving Invitational this weekend. The Bruins notched 10 top-10 finishes including sophomore Eloise Belanger and junior Ciara Monahan’s first- and second-place finishes in the 1-meter finals. (Rohan Kumar/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis comes away winless from Jack Kramer invitational

UCLA’s men’s tennis came out swinging in the Jack Kramer Collegiate Invitational, but ultimately fell short. “We didn’t get as many Ws as we may have liked,” said associate head coach Grant Chen. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s tennis completed its fall tournament schedule last week at the Jack Kramer Collegiate Invitational. None of the four Bruins competing advanced past the round of 32 in singles. (Daily Bruin file photo)