Saturday, August 1

Strong pitching leads Bruins to take series against UC Irvine

Coach John Savage called this weekend’s starting pitching contagious. “Watching Griff (Canning) kind of inspires me,” said junior starter Grant Dyer. “And then hopefully Kyle (Molnar) can learn a little bit from me.” UCLA baseball (23-22, 10-11 Pac-12) took two out of three from UC Irvine (26-19, 7-8 Big West) thanks to its starters. Read more...

Photo: Junior starter Grant Dyer held the Anteaters to one run on four hits Saturday, the second of three dominant starting pitching performances from the Bruins. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball ends regular season with series sweep of Utah

The UCLA softball team finished their regular season strongly by winning via the mercy-rule in both games against Utah. The No. 14 Bruins (35-13-1, 16-5-1 Pac-12) recorded their sixth-straight weekend series win against a conference opponent by sweeping the unranked Utes (31-17, 12-8 ). Read more...

Photo: Freshman Brianna Tautalafua hit two home runs this weekend, the first of which put Utah at the grace of the mercy rule. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Novelties abound for UCLA track and field at Pac-12s, Occidental Invitational

The Pac-12 multi-event championship this past weekend featured new faces for the UCLA track and field team. Sophomore Zack Bornstein competed in his first complete decathlon in almost three years. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Zack Bornstein vaulted his way to his best decathlon score at the Pac-12 multi championship this past weekend. Bornstein finished fifth out of 10 competitors. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Beach volleyball takes third at NCAAs, shifts focus to next season

GULF SHORES, Ala. – Nobody goes to a national championship wanting to finish in third place. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be considered an achievement. Read more...

Photo: Senior Kamila Tan and the UCLA beach volleyball team had a rough first day, losing to No. 5 Hawai’i, but managed to finish in third place in the double elimination tournament. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Turnaround season has men’s volleyball on upward trajectory

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Three times UCLA men’s volleyball was on the brink of a berth into the national championship match. Three times Ohio State foiled the Bruins’ efforts, refusing to let the final match point slip away. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Jake Arnitz was one of the most improved players on UCLA men’s volleyball. He averaged over three kills per set in 2016. (Courtesy of Christopher Shannon)


Track athletes to compete at Pac-12 multis championship

After a lengthy indoor and outdoor season, the moment the track and field team has been waiting for is on the doorstep. The outdoor championship season, which begins with the Pac-12 championship, is one week away for runners and field event athletes, but three multi-event competitors will travel to Seattle one week ahead of schedule. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore Kendall Gustafson is 26th in the nation in the heptathlon, but will try to add more points to her score at the Pac-12 championship this weekend. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)