As the timeless mantra goes, “Defense wins championships.” And while the Bruins have yet to prove this in the postseason, it has largely contributed to their current three-game winning streak. Read more...
Photo: Junior attaccker Taylor Smith raises her arm to shoot the ball. Smith notched four goals apiece in the Bruins’ two matches against California and Indiana over the weekend. (Chelsea Lee/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 13 at 12:15 a.m. After a regular season that appeared to veer in every direction, No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball (22-9, 13-7 Big Ten) closed things out on a high to earn a double bye, providing direct entry to the quarterfinal. Read more...
Photo: From left to right, junior guard Dylan Andrews, sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr., junior forward Tyler Bilodeau and senior guard Kobe Johnson are pictured. (Photos by Aidan Sun / Assistant Photo editor. Photo Illustration by Lindsey Murto / Design director)
Grayce Olson has medically retired with one year of NCAA eligibility remaining, the UCLA women’s volleyball junior pin hitter announced via Instagram on Tuesday evening. “For well over two years now, I have been dealing with a knee injury that has significantly impacted my physical health,” Olson said in her post. Read more...
Photo: Grayce Olson (second from left) huddles with her UCLA women’s volleyball teammates. The junior outside/opposite hitter announced her medical retirement from the sport Tuesday evening via Instagram. (Jessica Allen/Daily Bruin)
Then-UC Irvine athletic director Dan Guerrero hired then-USC pitching coach John Savage in 2000 in an attempt to revitalize an Anteater baseball program that was dormant since 1992. Read more...
Photo: John Savage walks in the Bruins’ bullpen at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Before he was UCLA baseball’s head coach, Savage served as UC Irvine’s head coach. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The nation’s top-ranked team lived up to its billing over the weekend, sweeping the inaugural MPSF Midseason Rumble at Beach Volleyball Stadium in Stanford, California. No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Sally Perez raises her arm in celebration. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 11 at 5:58 p.m. After spending last weekend on the beach, the Bruins spent this one cruising to victory. In its second consecutive sweep to open Big Ten play, UCLA men’s tennis (4-6, 2-0 Big Ten) trounced Purdue (8-3, 0-1) by a score of 7-0 on Sunday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...
Photo: Giacomo Revelli ranges to his left as he backhands a ball. The senior appeared in UCLA men’s tennis’ singles lineup for the first time since Feb. 2 on Sunday, defeating Nour Fathalla in straight sets. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
Tempers flared in College Park, Maryland, when the Bruins’ 5-foot-10, 180-pound Cody Delvecchio shouted and pointed at the Terrapins’ 6-foot-5, 250-pound Alex Calarco. While the UCLA junior right-hander had just struck out the opposing catcher to escape a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the fifth, what may have been most peculiar about Delvecchio’s aggression is that Calarco already took him yard earlier in the game, and the Bruins were down 4-0. Read more...
Photo: Junior right-hander Cody Delvecchio walks off the mound after completing the top of an inning. (Rylan Riccabona/Daily Bruin)
