After six months of competition, the UCLA swim and dive team has finally reached the end, and it’s what the Bruins have been waiting for all along. Read more...
Photo: Senior Noelle Tarazona is one 10 Bruins who qualified for the NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., which takes place Thursday to Saturday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It always hurts to lose to a rival. But for the UCLA men’s tennis team, Saturday’s 4-1 road loss to No. 5 USC provided signs of encouragement. Read more...
Photo: In UCLA’s 4-1 loss to USC, senior co-captain Dennis Mkrtchian was the lone Bruin winner in a 6-4, 6-3 loss upset over the Trojans’ 20th nationally ranked Roberto Quiroz. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The story of Scotland Leman’s March Madness study begins in a Blacksburg, Va., bar. That’s where the Virginia Tech statistics professor and a few colleagues went to watch then-coach Seth Greenberg’s press conference shortly after the Hokies (22-12, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference in 2010) had been snubbed of an at-large NCAA tournament bid. Read more...
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Junior swimmer Allison Wine has a busy schedule that doesn’t look quite like any other UCLA student-athlete’s. Wine attends swim practice every day in the same way that the rest of her team does, competing at meets and cheering loudly for her peers. Read more...
Photo: On Feb. 26, 2013, junior swimmer Allison Wine gave birth to her son Dominic Wine. She moved back home to Northern California to take care of her son with her husband, Mark Wine. At the urging of her husband, Allison Wine returned to UCLA and visits home whenever she has time off from the swim team. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
For the casual observer, it can be easy to miss what makes freshman forward Kevon Looney arguably UCLA’s best player – one that is a lock to be a lottery pick in the 2015 NBA draft, should he declare. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Kevon Looney battled through a facial injury in the Pac-12 semifinal against Arizona, draining a clutch 3-pointer in the waning moments to keep UCLA in the game. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It was not a grand finale but a consistent one. No. 7 UCLA gymnastics closed its regular season on a seven-win streak with a victory over No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Sophina DeJesus competed on uneven bars and the balance beam in UCLA”s meet against Arkansas Friday, recording scores of 9.800 and 9.850 respectively. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins had no doubts about whether they deserved an NCAA tournament bid following their loss to the Arizona Wildcats in the Pac-12 tournament semifinal. “I don’t think there’s any question,” said coach Steve Alford. Read more...
Photo: Though UCLA’s selection to the NCAA tournament was met with a fair share of dissent, the Bruins went 9-4 over their last 13 games, with two close losses coming to No. 2 seed Arizona. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
