Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. No. 2 seed hopeful UCLA is expecting both the men’s and women’s tennis teams to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament when the selection committee announces the draw Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Senior Karue Sell and the UCLA men’s tennis team qualified for the NCAA Tournament when the Bruins took home the Pac-12 title two weeks ago in Ojai, California. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
This isn’t the story of a man who was handed a job. This isn’t about a quick splash into the world of Division I men’s volleyball. Read more...
Photo: First-year assistant coach John Hawks brings a lifetime of volleyball knowledge to Westwood, with experience coaching at other Mountain Pacific Sports Federation schools like UC Irvine, USC and Long Beach State. (Photo by Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff, photo illustration by Owen Emerson/Assistant photo editor)
The Bruins wanted Kyle Molnar to take the ball in position to win this weekend’s series with the Utah Utes. The series didn’t play out that way, but the freshman right-hander did his job Sunday, helping UCLA baseball (20-21, 10-11 Pac-12) earn a 10-3 win in the final contest of its three-game set with conference-leading Utah (16-23, 11-7). Read more...
Photo: Freshman right-hander Kyle Molnar pitched UCLA to a win in Sunday’s game at Utah, giving the Bruins their lone victory from the weekend’s three-game series with the Utes. (Daniel Alcazar/Photo editor)
With the rowing season close to an end, UCLA could not manage to get a victory in its last race before the Pac-12 championship May 15. Read more...
Photo: UCLA rowing failed to get one last win before heading into the Pac-12 championship coming up in two weeks. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Though the results may not show it, on Sunday – the final day of the Pac-12 beach volleyball championship at USC’s Merle Norman Stadium – No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Zana Muno and her doubles partner junior Jessyka Ngauamo emerged as an additional threat for the Bruins over the weekend. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Last year against USC, the UCLA men’s track and field team was clinging to a four-point lead going into the meet’s last event – the 4×400-meter relay. Read more...
Photo: Senior distance runner Nick Hartle out-kicked USC’s Robert Ford in the last 100 meters of the 800 in a dominating distance showing against the Trojans. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
The final game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament was a mirror image of last year’s matchup with just one slight difference. Instead of dueling it out for the championship title like last season, both No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was forced to compete for third place after losing to Stanford in the MPSF tournament, but junior attacker Kelsey O’Brien said that only motivated the team. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
