Wednesday, May 20

UCLA swim and dive shifts focus to season’s final lap

With postseason play less than a month away, UCLA swim and dive is preparing to change course. What began as a season filled with invitationals and blowout victories in dual meets has now transitioned into one with much stiffer competition. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Madison White said UCLA swim and dive has reached the turning point of its year – championship season. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)




UCLA men’s volleyball suffers straight-set defeat against Pepperdine

John Speraw didn’t yell. He didn’t gesture. He didn’t even stand. The UCLA men’s volleyball coach sat calmly on the sideline, tapping his leather shoes on the polished hardwood of Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl (left) and junior setter Steve O’Dell (right) couldn’t lead a comeback as UCLA fell to Pepperdine in three sets. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball’s Jonah Bolden rebounds from ineligibility

Over three months after UCLA men’s basketball began practicing for this season, freshman guard/forward Jonah Bolden took the court with his team for the first time Monday. Read more...

Photo: After starting the last two games due to an injury to junior center Tony Parker, freshman center Thomas Welsh hasn’t been able to transition his strength down low onto the floor. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA men’s soccer scrimmages against U-23, national team

Coach Jorge Salcedo planned for a light training session two Fridays ago, intending to give his team a breather after a week of high-intensity offseason conditioning. Read more...

Photo: Freshman left back Chase Gasper and the Bruins had a chance to scrimmage against the U.S. Men’s National Team last Tuesday. Gasper called the experience “a dream come true.” (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)