At this point of the season, with only a handful of games left to play, teams are fine-tuning small details and gearing up for a run at March Madness. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward/center Tony Parker returned to the starting lineup Saturday, scoring 16 points and tallying six rebounds. He shot 60 percent in the win over Colorado. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA men’s volleyball team finally started strong. The No. 4 Bruins (14-3, 10-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), who have been plagued by slow starts in 2016, came out firing Wednesday night in a three-set victory against the No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside outside hitter JT Hatch recorded nine kills as the No. 4 men’s volleyball team trounced No. 15 Cal Baptist in straight sets Tuesday night. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The early-season woes continued for the baseball team Tuesday night. For the second straight game, No. 15 UCLA (1-3) was on the wrong end of a rout, falling 10-1 to Long Beach State (3-1) at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Freshman pitcher Justin Hooper tried to steady the Bruins Tuesday, entering the game and striking out the first batter he faced. Poor judgment and missed opportunities from his teammates thwarted a UCLA comeback. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s volleyball has lost three games this season – but never two in a row. The No. 4 Bruins (13-3, 9-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will put that streak on the line against the No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman setter Micah Ma’a logged double-digit kills in UCLA’s 3-1 loss to Stanford, a performance strong enough to earn Off The Block/Springbak Co-National Freshman of the Week honors. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA softball has been ranked in every regular season game they have played each of the past five seasons. The majority of these games, the Bruins have been ranked in the top 10 and have never dropped lower than No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball is currently experiencing its longest national championship drought in school history, having failed to capture a national title since 2010 despite many deep postseason runs. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
With the Bruins heading to one of the biggest stages of their season, swimming coach Cyndi Gallagher had a small word of advice for her team. Read more...
Photo: UCLA swimming and diving is set to compete at the Pac-12 Championships Wednesday, with many athletes looking to earn national meet berths. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Junior Kelly Shaffer’s mind darts to the moments after UCLA women’s tennis won the 2014 NCAA Championship whenever she thinks of coach Stella Sampras Webster. “I remember her absolute joy,” Shaffer said.”She said it was more about us than about her, she was happy for us and what we got to accomplish together.” Sampras Webster never intended to go into coaching, let alone win national championships. Read more...
Photo: Stella Sampras Webster, now in her 20th season as the UCLA women’s tennis coach, originally wanted to be an elementary school teacher. (Daily Bruin file photo)
