Friday, May 15

UCLA softball dominates in sweep of Long Beach invitational

For the majority of nonconference play, UCLA softball’s offense found success by playing small ball. The No. 16 Bruins (17-8) have amassed 214 hits over the course of 25 games, 150 of which have been singles. Read more...

Photo: Junior shortstop Delaney Spaulding totaled 11 RBIs over the weekend in UCLA’s tournament games. Spaulding earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Beach volleyball overcomes setbacks, beats Wildcats in conference play

Kamila Tan lunged forward, ready to dig the ball her Arizona opponent sent toward the end line. But the senior retracted her arms at the last second after hearing repeated cries of “It’s out” from her partner, freshman Zana Muno. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Zana Muno (foreground) and Kamila Tan (background) partnered for the first time against No. 7 Arizona after injuries and illness forced No. 3 UCLA to alter its lineups. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Freshman pitcher earns first win in Bruins’ series-clinching victory

Kyle Molnar had pitched well – six strong innings of two-run ball – but he exited Sunday’s game on the hook for the loss. The freshman right-hander’s teammates quickly took care of that, plating five runs in the bottom of the sixth to set up Molnar for his first collegiate win in No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman right-hander Kyle Molnar earned his first collegiate win Sunday against Texas, holding the Longhorns to two runs over six innings. The Bruins were shut out through the first five innings but scored five runs in the sixth to get Molnar the win. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Gymnastics ends regular season with close meet against No. 1 Oklahoma

The score was deadlocked 49.05 apiece and one gymnast remained for each team on the first rotation. Top-ranked Oklahoma (20-1) put up a meet-winning 9.95 on bars to give themselves a .225 lead and No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Danusia Francis said that the UCLA seniors wanted to go out and have fun and perform for the home crowd one last time collegiately. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


Track and field finishes strong at NCAA Indoor Championships

When senior Nick Hartle handed off the baton to fellow senior Austin O’Neil, the Bruins were in first place in the distance medley relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships – but that wouldn’t last long. Read more...

Photo: Senior shot putter Nicholas Scarvelis placed sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships. He was one of three UCLA throwers to finish in the top 12 nationally. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Women’s rowing strides over LMU Lions for second win of the season

UCLA women’s rowing continued to outperform its opponents early in the 2016 season with another clean sweep over the weekend. The Bruins had a dual meet against the Loyola Marymount Lions on Saturday morning at Marina del Rey. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s rowing swept its races against Loyola Marymount on Saturday morning at Marina del Rey. The Bruins won each of their races for the second straight week. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)