Stein Metzger often uses the words “a team on the rise” to describe UCLA beach volleyball. Over the weekend, the Bruins managed to echo the sentiments of their coach with their actions, reinforcing their identity against the top teams in the nation. Read more...
Photo: After splitting two sets that lasted 108 points, senior Julie Consani (pictured) and junior Laurel Weaver clinched a crucial 15-9 third set to give No. 6 UCLA the upset over No. 3 Hawai’i. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
At this point in the season, UCLA women’s basketball knows exactly what the team needs to do. Defend, rebound and attack with speed in transition. These elements resulted in a great deal of success for the Bruins over the course of the season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Jordin Canada led UCLA with 17 points against Oregon State, but her offensive output wasn’t enough to get the Bruins’ scoring going. (Courtesy of Adam Eberhart)
Christoph Bono didn’t see the ball go under the shortstop’s glove. But the smattering of UCLA fans still occupying the right-field line at Dodger Stadium was jubilant enough that Bono knew something good had happened. Read more...
Photo: Junior left fielder Brett Stephens (left) and redshirt senior right fielder Eric Filia celebrate after scoring in the 14th inning to give UCLA a 5-3 lead over USC. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Allexis Bennett was surprised at the call her coaches made when she stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning. They were all telling her to swing away. Read more...
Photo: Senior center fielder Allexis Bennett had a walk off double against Syracuse Saturday night. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s water polo traveled to its farthest-away games of the 2016 season this weekend, sweeping the competition in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The No. 2 Bruins (15-2) won both games Saturday against No. Read more...
Photo: Senior center India Forster helped spark a struggling UCLA offense against Michigan last weekend. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sonya Meraz was already caught off guard when the music to accompany her floor exercise stopped only seconds after it began. So when the sophomore gymnast completed her first tumble, returned to the floor and heard that great silence again, she had to make a quick decision. Read more...
Photo: Senior Danusia Francis scored a perfect 10 on her beam routine Sunday afternoon. UCLA would go on to lose the tri-meet to Stanford and Georgia. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s rowing is off to an undefeated start. The Bruins faced the San Diego State Aztecs on Saturday morning in a dual meet in Marina del Rey, California, and the home team came out with wins in every race on the familiar stretch of Ballona Creek. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s rowing team swept all four of its races Saturday morning against San Diego State. The dual meet was the Bruins’ first of the 2016 season. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
