Monday, May 18

UCLA baseball suffers defeat in marathon matchup against Long Beach State

The UCLA baseball team lived and died by throwing mistakes in a marathon loss to Long Beach State Tuesday. Freshman second baseman Sean Bouchard threw the ball away on a ground ball to start off the bottom of the 13th, allowing the runner to advance to second. Read more...

Photo: Junior infielder Brett Urabe (bottom) scored the Bruins’ lone run Tuesday after back-to-back wild pitches from the Dirtbags’ starting pitcher, Ryan Cruz. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)



Women’s tennis focuses on wellness, motivation before tournament

The closer the national championship tournament nears, the higher the anticipation rises for UCLA’s women’s tennis. “They have been waiting for this all year,” said coach Stella Sampras Webster. Read more...

Photo: Junior Catherine Harrison said UCLA’s 4-3 loss to USC just over two weeks ago motivated the Bruins to work even harder in preparation for the NCAA Tournament. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA women’s water polo heads to NCAA Tournament with MPSF victory

After capturing a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship title, the UCLA women’s water polo team now has its sights set on the next task at hand: the NCAAs. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Sami Hill said an asset that has come in handy throughout UCLA women’s water polo’s season is its ability to adapt to different situations. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s volleyball endures ups and downs of 2015 youthful trend

The 2015 season will likely go down in the storied history of UCLA men’s volleyball as a rebuilding year in every sense of the term. With four starting freshmen and only one starting upperclassman, the Bruins’ youth became their defining – and often limiting – characteristic. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl finished fourth on UCLA with 135 kills this season. Stahl was one of five underclassmen to play a consistent starting role for a young Bruin team this year. UCLA showed its youth at times, finishing the season 13-14 and ranked No. 12 in the nation. Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA baseball’s second match against LBSU mirrors first

The last time UCLA played Long Beach State in late February, the Bruins were fresh off a 2,520-mile flight from Orlando, Fla. Junior outfielder Ty Moore called it the toughest road trip the team has gone through all season. Read more...

Photo: Junior outfielder Ty Moore produced one of the Bruins’ two hits in their 1-0 win over the Dirtbags on Feb. 24. UCLA will face the same starting pitcher from LBSU – Ryan Cruz – on Monday.(Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)


Softball victorious against Beavers in three-game sweep

UCLA finished up a three-game sweep of Oregon State with a win Monday night, priming itself for the home stretch, and a shot at the Pac-12 championship in the process. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore shortstop Delaney Spaulding both scored and knocked in as many runs as Oregon State scored as a team – two – on Monday’s matchup. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)