Bob Chesney said his team was in “win now” mode. In fact, at halftime of the UCLA men’s basketball game against Indiana on Jan. 31, the football head coach went as far as saying that the team would hang a Big Ten championship banner. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football coach Bob Chesney walks while holding his whistle. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
One. Two. Three. Four. Four home runs from four different athletes lifted No. 7 UCLA softball (43-5, 18-2 Big Ten) to a 7-2 victory against No. Read more...
Photo: Senior infielder Jordan Woolery celebrates with her teammates as she touches home plate. Woolery has hammered six home runs and has driven home 15 runners across her last five games. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
They haven’t come easy, but they all count the same. No. 1 UCLA baseball (39-3, 21-0 Big Ten) beat Sacramento State (19-25, 5-4 WAC) 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium for the team’s sixth consecutive win, four of which have come in comeback fashion. Read more...
Photo: Juniors center fielder Will Gasparino and second baseman Phoenix Call jump up to chest bump each other. (Alexis Muchnik/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 26 at 9:38 p.m. Nothing tastes sweeter than ousting a longtime rival on a conference’s grandest stage. For the Bruins, the satisfaction was absolute. Read more...
Photo: Senior setter Andrew Rowan sets the ball in the air. Rowan tallied 42 assists against the Trojans and 113 across the entire MPSF tournament. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 26 at 9:56 p.m. LA JOLLA – The final push was not enough. The Bruins fought back from a two-goal deficit to take a lead in the third quarter – their first and only of the match – but couldn’t keep it going in the fourth as their season came to an end. Losing in the NCAA tournament semifinal, No. Read more...
Photo: Interim co-head coach Jason Falitz speaks to his team during a timeout on the side of the pool. The Bruins fell to the Trojans for the second time this season. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 26 at 9:59 p.m. OJAI, CALIFORNIA – Momentum is a fragile thing. For the Bruins, it showed up a day early – then disappeared when it mattered most. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Rudy Quan (left) leans forward with his hands on his knees while senior Aadarsh Tripathi (right) walks away. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
From senior to freshman. Senior utility Megan Grant surpassed Stacey Nuveman’s UCLA single-season home run record with her 32nd and 33rd home runs of the season to kick things off. Read more...
Photo: Senior utility Megan Grant eyes a ball moving toward the strike zone. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
