This post was updated April 23 at 9:53 p.m. STANFORD – Tied at 22 apiece in the third set, it looked like the Bruins would send their title-clinching game to a fourth frame. Read more...
Photo: After 16 years, UCLA men’s volleyball is the conference champion. With a regular season sweep already under their belts, the Bruins took the MPSF crown with only six sets played. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
Against the backdrop of a cheering crowd and a tied score, Kimmi Hance delivered. The No. 106 sophomore clinched the 4-3 win for No. 19 UCLA women’s tennis (13-6, 6-4 Pac-12) against USC (16-8, 6-4) on Friday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...
Photo: Kimmi Hance gets a hug from sophomore Elise Wagle while celebrating with her team. The sophomore for UCLA women’s tennis teamed up with Wagle to secure the doubles point for the Bruins before clinching their overall win over the Trojans with her singles victory. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 23 at 9:55 p.m. With the chance to break a three-game losing streak to the Trojans, the Bruins fell short once again in what has seemingly become a one-sided rivalry. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Georgia Phillips goes for a save on a penalty shot. Despite allowing 14 goals, Phillips recorded 10 saves and two steals over the course of the contest. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
STANFORD — A year after the Bruins dropped the conference semifinal match to the Cardinal, a title-clinching rematch awaits the squads. In a revenge-seeking contest, No. Read more...
Photo: The team watches on. UCLA will take on Stanford in the MPSF championship game. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
On her final downswing, Megan Faraimo sought to deliver a strike. The ball didn’t spin toward the strike zone. It found everything but, sailing high over the heads of both her catcher and the umpire. Read more...
Photo: Megan Faraimo looks into home plate between pitches. The redshirt senior pitcher for UCLA softball tied her season high with three home runs allowed Friday night but escaped with a nation-leading 23rd win. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In potentially her last time playing at Mapes Beach, graduate student Marlie Monserez ensured that the Bruins would end the regular season with a win. With one set already to the Bruins and the second slotted at 20-16 in favor of UCLA, Monserez slammed the ball over the net, forcing their LMU counterparts to bobble the ball back and forth until it eventually touched the sand, granting the Bruins an advantage they wouldn’t forfeit for the rest of the afternoon “They served me one more and I was like, ‘last ball,’” Monserez said. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Marlie Monserez tips the ball over the net. Monserez and sophomore Jessie Smith won Pac-12 Pair of the Week honors on Tuesday. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins saved the best for last this year. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (19-4, 4-1 MPSF) will face off against No. 1 USC (24-1, 5-0) at home Saturday to cap off its regular-season slate. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student utility Katrina Drake looks past a defender as she hoists the ball above the water. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
