COURTNEY STEWART/Daily Bruin Freshman Gina Umeck watches her ball after she putts in a tournament earlier this season. By Michelle Coppolella Daily Bruin Contributor The puzzle pieces of the UCLA women’s golf season looked like they would never come together. Read more...

  UCLA Sports Information Freshman John Merrick tied for sixth place in the NCAA West Regionals, finishing with a two-under par score of 214. NCAA West Regionals 1. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Freshman Preston Griffin watches the ball after making contact in the Bruins’ game against Oregon State last week. By Scott Bair Daily Bruin Contributor A baseball season is a lot like a marathon. Read more...

Q: Who is John Wooden? A: “He was a coach here, wasn’t he? Of basketball or football. One or the other.” -Matt Hellems, first-year chemical engineering student A: “The person that donated money for the Wooden Center.” -Emi Yoshida, first-year business economics student A: “The greatest coach of all time at the college level.” -Mo Robles, fifth-year chemical engineering student John Wooden served as the UCLA men’s basketball head coach from 1948-1975. Read more...

Sophomore Sara Walker won her NCAA Tournament first-round match against senior Ipek Senoglu of Pepperdine 6-3, 6-3. Senoglu was ranked No. 29 nationally, while Walker was No. Read more...

  UCLA Sports Information UCLA women’s golf coach Carrie Leary (left) gives senior Leilani Bagby some advice on a shot earlier this year. By Michelle Coppolella Daily Bruin Contributor After finishing four or five years of undergraduate study here at UCLA, it’s nothing less than horrifying to step out into the world and take the next step in life. Read more...

The UCLA women’s golf team started the NCAA Championships with a good lead Tuesday. How big was it? Try this: they were leading the whole tournament field of 24 teams for most of round one. Read more...