No. 1-seeded UCLA women’s basketball (34-1, 18-0 Big Ten) faces No. 3-seeded Duke (27-8, 16-2 ACC) in the Elite Eight in Sacramento on Sunday. The winner of the matchup will earn a bid to the Final Four in Phoenix. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close talks to a player from the sideline. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
The end is often inevitable After riding a 22-game winning streak, No. 8 UCLA softball (28-4, Big Ten 9-1) was bested by No. 6 Nebraska (25-5, 7-0) 4-1. Read more...
Photo: Freshman infielder Bri Alejandre steps forward as she prepares to swing at a pitch. Alejandre boasts a .367/.458/.878 slash line this season and has driven in 53 runs, which ranks third on the team. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
No. 8 UCLA softball (28-3, 9-0 Big Ten) will face its first ranked conference opponent in No. 6 Nebraska (24-5, 6-0) in a three-game series spanning from Friday to Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outfielder Rylee Slimp runs off the first-base bag as a pitch approaches the plate. The Georgetown, Texas local earned a Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection last year and was ranked as the No. 8 recruit by Extra Inning Softball coming out of high school. (Daily Bruin file photo)
While students flock from Westwood around the country for spring break, in-season athletes do not receive the same break. In fact, quite the opposite with a litany of ranked opponents on the horizon. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s water polo listens to interim co-head coach Jason Falitz during a timeout. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated March 27 at 7:53 p.m. Halfway there. With three rounds done, the Bruins are midway to what could be their first NCAA national championship in program history. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close talks to a referee from the sidelines. Close has led UCLA women’s basketball to back-to-back Elite Eights for the first time in program history. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball (33-1, 18-0 Big Ten) faces No. 4 seed Minnesota (24-8, 13-5) on Friday in Sacramento in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball’s starting five sit on the bench prior to tipoff at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
A building is only as strong as its foundation. And the Bruins have proved that the ground they stand on remains firm, and the glue that holds them together is binding. Read more...
Photo: Senior setter Andrew Rowan (center) reaches out to high-five sophomore outside hitter Sean Kelly (left) and redshirt junior libero Christopher Connelly (right). (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)
