Sunday, May 24

UCLA gymnastics dominates Arizona with season-high score

After seeing her gymnasts run through what she described as a lackluster warm-up in Tuscon, Ariz., coach Valorie Kondos Field sat her athletes down. The longtime gymnastics coach told them that the meet would be over in two hours, and that they needed to find a new source of enthusiasm if they hoped to be competitive for the entirety of the meet. Read more...

Photo: Coach Valorie Kondos Field explained that it’s a mental toll that exhausts gymnasts, and that she’s pleased with the team’s mental improvement. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA baseball makes comeback with dominant pitching

After a home loss to UC Santa Barbara last Tuesday that left its record-breaking even, UCLA baseball went on its first road trip of the season searching for its lucky break. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore pitcher James Kaprielian struck out a career-high 11 batters this weekend. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA swim and dive finishes fourth in Pac-12 finals

The UCLA swim and dive team faced stiff travel conditions and competition heading into the Pac-12 Championships. However, the Bruins finished in a strong fourth position and were able to avenge their prior loss to Arizona by finishing ahead of the Wildcats. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive finished fourth place in this weekend’s Pac-12 championships. Many athletes did well, with junior Noelle Tarazona finishing second in the 200-meter butterfly and sophomore Katy Campbell breaking the school record for the 500m freestyle. (Eva Sidhu/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s basketball ends regular season with Utah win

It wasn’t always pretty, but UCLA women’s basketball ended the regular season with a win. Heading into its final weekend before the Pac-12 conference tournament, the Bruins were looking to continue the focus and aggression that they found against the California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal last week. Read more...

Photo: With UCLA down seven points to Utah early in the second half, sophomore guard Nirra Fields brought an offensive spark for the Bruins, pushing them past the Utes. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)



UCLA basketball ends two-game skid with OSU victory

No matter what happens in Vegas, UCLA will assuredly stay in Vegas a day longer. The Bruins erased a nine-point halftime deficit and sophomore guard Jordan Adams scored 24 points to give UCLA its first victory in three games, a 74-69 takedown of Oregon State. Read more...

Photo: Jordan Adams had 24 points in UCLA’s 74-69 defeat of OSU. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)