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The Rundown: April 12

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Thirty under 30 Women’s volleyball assistant coach Kaitlin Nielsen was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Friday when she was named to the association’s Thirty under 30 list. Read more...

Photo: After helping coach Michael Sealy and the UCLA women’s volleyball team make two consecutive playoff runs, assistant coach Kaitlin Nielsen was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Women’s volleyball Thirty under 30 list. (Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA baseball hopes to end string of losses in game against LMU

After dropping its third straight conference series, UCLA baseball, now No. 85 in RPI, is on the path to falling out of contention for an NCAA Tournament berth. Read more...

Photo: Eric Filia’s strong hitting has been a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing campaign for UCLA baseball. The redshirt senior leads the Bruins with a .352 batting average. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


Young wideouts show promise at UCLA football’s spring practice

The smile stretched wide across Eric Yarber’s face as the wide receivers coach described his players’ performance in spring practice. “I like what I see out there,” Yarber said. Read more...

Photo: Rising redshirt freshman defensive end Keisean Lucier-South (right) has bulked up to 230 pounds and worked on refining his inside moves as a pass rusher. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball continues momentum with sweep of Stanford

Two weeks into April, UCLA softball has begun to rewrite the script on what had the makings of a less-than-ideal season. For the first two months, the Bruins’ immense potential was hampered by inconsistency in the circle and the field. Read more...

Photo: Senior shortstop Delaney Spaulding went 2-for-3 at the plate Monday night against Stanford, posting a single, double and two RBI. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball evokes mercy rule for victory over Stanford

After exploding offensively for a victory in the series opener, UCLA softball remained hot Sunday night against Stanford. The No. 15 Bruins (24-11-1, 6-3-1 Pac-12) jumped out to an early lead and continued to pile on runs, eventually defeating the Cardinal 8-0 (13-19, 0-8 Pac-12) via the mercy rule after six innings. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Allexis Bennett is tied for the team lead in hits with 51. She had two Saturday night. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


No. 4 Bruins blank Arizona and Utah to advance to 6-0 in Pac-12

By one match, the Bruins are the team to beat in the Pac-12. No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis blanked the Arizona Wildcats 4-0 Friday in Tucson, Arizona, and the Utah Utes 4-0 Sunday in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read more...

Photo: Junior Joseph Di Giulio notched a win for the Bruins in his doubles victory with senior Karue Sell. The duo beat Arizona’s doubles team 6-3 and Utah’s 6-4.


Top-ranked women’s golf takes home win at PING/ASU Invitational

No. 1 UCLA women’s golf finished first in the PING/ASU Invitational on Sunday, battling against an extremely competitive pool featuring 14 of the top teams in the nation, including No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Bronte Law was able to grab her second individual tournament win of the season, helping solidify her No. 1 ranking nationally. The Bruins are also currently ranked as the nation’s top team.