UCLA women’s tennis continued its strong play as the Pac-12 championships approach, as UCLA came from behind to defeat Oregon 4-3. The early going was rough for the Bruins – they dropped the doubles point after falling on courts two and three. Read more...
Photo: Senior Catherine Harrison – the nation’s No. 18 singles player – took down Oregon’s No. 70 Kennan Johnson, winning in straights sets 6-2, 6-2. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Few things could completely ruin a Senior Night – besides being defeated in straight sets, that might do it. By those standards, the No. 4 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team (20-5, 14-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will have to come to terms with losing both its first place standing in the conference and dropping its last regular season home match in such a fashion to No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore middle block Eric Sprague tallied eight kills, helping UCLA men’s volleyball sweep Long Beach State. Sprague has stepped in to replace junior middle blocker Mitch Stahl, who is out with an injury. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA baseball won another close one Friday night, taking down Arizona 4-3 to even the series at one apiece. The victory pushed the No. 18 Bruins’ (12-9, 4-1 Pac-12) record in one-run games to a perfect 6-0 this season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore first baseman Sean Bouchard continued his hot hitting with the game-winning RBI in the ninth inning of Friday night’s victory over Arizona. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT — Nirra Fields stole the ball and looked up. For most of her career this was where the senior guard liked to be: on the fast break on her way to a layup. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Monique Billings finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds in UCLA’s Sweet 16 loss to Texas. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — UCLA women’s water polo came out firing in the third quarter against Cal Friday after a slow offensive start. On the Bruins’ first possession of the half, senior center India Forster sailed one past the goalkeeper and junior attacker Kelsey O’Brien followed soon after to build their lead to 3-1. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Charlotte Pratt helped to keep UCLA’s matchup with Cal close, tallying a second-half score that helped the Bruins emerge victorious from the low-scoring battle. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
On the shoulders of a roller coaster 72-67 victory over No. 6 seed South Florida (24-10) on Monday, No. 3 seed UCLA (26-8) punched its ticket to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament – the school’s first since 1999. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Nirra Fields said she expects rebounding and transitions to be key in the Bruins’ Sweet 16 matchup agains the Texas Longhorns. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The accolades keep rolling in for No. 8 UCLA gymnastics. Three Bruin gymnasts received All-America honors Friday, per a press release from the National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches, marking the 25th straight year UCLA gymnastics has produced multiple All-Americans. Read more...
Photo: Senior Sadiqua Bynum, one of three Bruins to receive All-America honors Friday, was named to the first-team on floor exercise. She finished the season ranked seventh in the nation on floor, based on her Regional Qualifying Score. (Daily Bruin file photo)
