Coming to terms with his success Senior quick hitter Jeff Nygaard is learning to accept praise for being the premier player in collegiate volleyball By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Senior Staff You would think after several years of being mentioned in the same breath as volleyball legends Mike Ivie and Karch Kiraly, one would begin to gain some confidence. Read more...

Baseball bitten by Lions in 8-3 loss By Ruben Gutierrez One full, quick swing of the bat and there goes the afternoon. After a game which crawled along inauspiciously, with Loyola Marymount building a 4-1 lead on single runs, a three-run blast in the sixth inning by Lion centerfielder Mark Peters effectively sealed the fate of the UCLA baseball team yesterday, putting LMU up 7-1. Read more...

M. golf takes sixth at Pac-10s Bock leads Bruins with 10th-place finish at tourney By Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff In a Pacific-10 Championship tournament that showcased some of the best golf teams in the country, the UCLA men’s golf team finished a respectable sixth at Richland, Wash., on Wednesday afternoon. Read more...

Pierce passes on, but his memory will not When UCLA’s men’s basketball team hoists its 11th national championship banner to the rafters of Pauley Pavilion next year, a standing-room-only crowd will be on hand to watch. Read more...

Baseball desperate for win over Loyola Lions Bruins must grab win from LMU to keep glimmer of playoff hopes alive By Ruben Gutierrez UCLA baseball needs a win and needs it badly. Read more...

Seniors Lin, Pazdernick aid m. tennis Graduating netters may be needed later if injuries continue By Sarah Harrison Actions speak louder than words. A familiar phrase to most and the perfect way to describe UCLA men’s tennis player Eric Lin. Read more...

Hawaii may be saving best for NCAAs Katz, Olive both sit out final frame in UH’s loss to UCLA in MPSF final By Eric Branch and Lawrence Ma Daily Bruin Senior Staff SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Read more...