Almost 24 hours before tipoff Saturday, students began lining up to claim a seat for the Bruins’ sold-out regular-season finale. The morning of the game, Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (left) and redshirt senior guard Tyger Campbell (right) take part in UCLA men’s basketball’s Senior Night ceremonies on Saturday. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated March 5 at 11:55 p.m. On Feb. 23, guard Charisma Osborne left the court in tears during her second-to-last regular-season home game after being upset by the unranked Cougars. Exactly 10 days later, the same team would claw the Pac-12 tournament title from the Bruins’ hands, stripping the senior of any hope at being crowned the champions. “We always say that you have to choose the pain of regret or the pain of discipline,” said coach Cori Close. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Kiki Rice is double-teamed and stripped of the ball. Rice posted a 13-point performance on Sunday afternoon to follow her career-high 22 point total in Friday night’s contest against Stanford. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
If there’s one thing UCLA Athletics loves to flaunt, it’s the 120 national titles the school holds. If there’s one thing UCLA Athletics forgets about during the regular season, it’s the team that contributed most to that total. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter Ethan Champlin goes up for a serve. UCLA men’s volleyball played in Collins Court for two of its 10 home matches this season. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Led by both experienced and fresh faces, the Bruins’ diving team will head to Washington, where their biggest challenge will be the long gaps between dives. Read more...
Photo: Diver Hannah Butler dives into the water. Butler, with four years of experience under her belt, will help lead the Bruins in the Zone E Diving Championships. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin)
As fans in Pauley Pavilion flashed 10s throughout the arena, the judges did the same, awarding Jordan Chiles her first perfect 10 on bars this season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Jordan Chiles (right) laughs alongside junior Chae Campbell (left). Chiles tied the top all-around score in the country Sunday as No. 5 UCLA gymnastics reached a season-high team score. (Vivian Xu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In its first taste of adversity at home, the Bruins came back to win their third straight game of the week. No. 17 UCLA baseball (8-2) edged out a 3-2 victory over Sacramento State (6-3) on Saturday afternoon in its second game of the Southern California College Baseball Classic. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore second baseman Duce Gourson watches the ball during an at-bat. Gourson paced UCLA with two RBIs in its win Saturday. (Joseph Crosby/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There’s nothing quite like the energy of competing on one’s home court. After not playing at home since last April, graduate student Abby Van Winkle recalled what it’s like to play a match on Mapes Beach. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Abby Van Winkle spikes the ball over the net. Van Winkle was an AVCA All-American in 2022. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
