Following a four-day, six-game stretch in which UCLA went 4-2, coach Kelly Inouye-Perez seemed unfazed and even optimistic by the lackluster result. “I’m inviting adversity this year,” Inouye-Perez said. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Johanna Grauer faced some adversity in her first week as a collegiate pitcher, allowing 21 hits in 14.0 innings pitched . (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Practice was winding down. The UCLA men’s tennis team was finishing stretching and packing up. Players were talking about where they were going to eat, while others were talking about what midterms they had to study for that week. Read more...
Photo: For Joseph Di Giulio, the tennis courts are where the sophomore finds solace, a place where he escapes from problems small and large. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
In the 2009-2010 scholastic year, Pasadena High and Polytechnic School housed two of the best high jumpers in the country. Five years later, they are not only teammates on the UCLA track and field roster, but the closest of friends. Read more...
Photo: After senior jumper Zibby Boyer hit her goal of 6 feet, her sights are now set on the next batch of goals: placing at nationals. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA baseball’s No. 1 starting pitcher and No. 1 reliever were added to the watch list for the highest award in collegiate baseball Tuesday. James Kaprielian – the leader of UCLA’s rotation – and David Berg – the Bruins’ closer – were named to the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award watch list, which includes 50 collegiate players from across the country. Read more...
Photo: Senior closer David Berg was added to the Spikes Award watch list along with junior pitcher James Kaprielian. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Alfred Aboya had never seen snow. Clad in flip-flops and shorts, the 18-year-old unfolded his 6-foot-8 frame from the confines of the minivan that transported his life to the grounds of the Tilton School in New Hampshire, landing him on a prep school campus covered in a white blanket of winter weather. Read more...
Photo: Alfred Aboya played four seasons for UCLA, a pit stop in a journey that took him from his native Cameroon to prep school on the East Coast, college in Westwood and a professional career overseas. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The women’s golf team rebounded from 12th place and finished the Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge tied for fourth. After an uncharacteristic second round, senior Erynne Lee bounced back with a strong performance finishing 4-under par recording five birdies in the process. Read more...
In a season filled with problems, UCLA men’s basketball ran into a new one last week. In three of the four halves against Stanford and Cal, UCLA struggled to close the half, going several minutes without scoring and allowing its opponents back into the game all three times. Read more...
Photo: Forward/center Tony Parker missed the previous game against Oregon State with back spasms, but is healthy and back in the lineup for the rematch. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
