Monday, May 18

Freshman golfers look to continue contributions on national stage

The younger players have been vital to the UCLA women’s golf team’s success this season. UCLA is currently No. 2 in the country according to Golfweek magazine, and a large part of that has been because of the performance of the underclassmen – particularly that of freshmen Erin Choi and Lydia Choi. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Erin Choi makes up half of a freshman duo that consistently contributed to UCLA women’s golf’s successes this season. (Courtesy of Alicia Um-Holmes)


UCLA women’s tennis drops NCAA championship match to Vanderbilt

An improbable comeback fell inches short. Playing in its second championship match in two years, No. 7-seeded UCLA (23-5) played the underdog role against No. 4-seeded Vanderbilt (25-6). Read more...

Photo: The UCLA women’s tennis fell in a closely contested championship matchup against Vanderbilt. With the loss, the Bruins failed to defend the national title that they secured last year. (Courtesy of Jose Yau)


UCLA guard/forward Jonah Bolden sidelined after successful surgery

Sophomore guard/forward Jonah Bolden underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday morning to treat a slightly torn meniscus in his right knee, according to the UCLA sports information office. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Jonah Bolden (right) will miss six to eight weeks after undergoing successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday morning to treat a slightly torn meniscus in his right knee. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA Sports Medicine Internship Program helps student find her calling

Stephanie Chou said she knew she wanted to choose a profession where she could help people. But until a specific T-shirt caught her eye on the way back from class, she was unsure what that profession would be. Read more...

Photo: Second-year psychobiology student Stephanie Chou first found out about the UCLA sports medicine program after seeing its logo on a T-shirt. Now, as an intern with the same program, she said she wants to attend physical therapy school after graduation. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin)


Bruins brush aside Bulldogs to make their way toward NCAA championship

The Bruins are back. Lightning, game delays and shaky doubles play couldn’t stop No. 7-seeded UCLA (23-4) from marching past No. 6-seeded Georgia (24-7) at Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas, to return to the NCAA championship match for the third time in four years. Read more...

Photo: Senior Kaitlyn Ray went toe-to-toe with her Georgia opponent, Caroline Brinson in the first set, before dominating the tie-breaker set 6-3. Ray maintained her momentum to cruise to a 6-2 second-set win to clinch the 4-1 win for UCLA and send the Bruins to the finals against Vanderbilt. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Bruins move on to NCAA West Regional following Pac-12 championship

Of the 21 participants competing in the women’s 800 meters on Saturday at the Pac-12 conference championship at UCLA’s Drake Stadium, Ally Courtnall was the lone senior. Read more...

Photo: Senior middle distance runner Ally Courtnall dropped her personal-record time in the 800 meters by over three seconds in Sunday’s Pac-12 championship. With her fifth-place time of 2:05.48, Courtnall qualified for the NCAA West Regional in Austin, Texas on May 28. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)