Wednesday, April 15

Claws out over Arizona Wildcats, UCLA women’s basketball wins Pac-12 semifinal bid

This post was updated March 2 at 3:19 p.m. LAS VEGAS – Back on Feb. 3, the Bruins blew an 11-point fourth-quarter lead to the Wildcats to lose their third straight game. Read more...

Photo: Veteran guards Charisma Osborne, Gina Conti and Camryn Brown celebrate Thursday’s victory alongside forward Emily Bessoir. UCLA women’s basketball will advance to the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament after its victory over Arizona. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA men’s tennis extends historic losing streak with latest loss to USC

An experienced Trojan team proved too much for the young Bruins to best. UCLA men’s tennis (5-2) fell to No. 8 USC (8-3) by a 4-0 margin Wednesday afternoon at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Aadarsh Tripathi lunges as he returns a volley during doubles play. Tripathi slotted in at No. 1 doubles Wednesday for the first time this season. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)


Nelson’s Noggin: New approach necessary for UCLA softball to solve Oklahoma Sooners

This post was updated March 1 at 4:42 p.m. One team has spent the better part of the last four years thriving in the role of playground bully, withholding lunch money and laughing at other kids’ futile attempts to take it back. Read more...

Photo: UCLA softball players huddle. The blue and gold fell to Oklahoma in a 14-0 rout on Sunday after suffering a 15-0 defeat at the hands of the Sooners to end their 2022 season. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Joseph’s Diagnosis: Early season losses for UCLA women’s water polo reflect programwide struggles

For nearly the entire history of NCAA water polo, a quartet of schools has established themselves above the rest. Four teams have long stood as bastions of talent and barriers to winning a national championship in the sport. Read more...

Photo: Coach Adam Wright watches his team during a game. Wright has collected four national championships as head coach of the men’s team and has made one national championship appearance since taking over the women’s team ahead of the 2018 season. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)


Close-call overtime leads UCLA women’s basketball to clinch win over Arizona State

This post was updated on March 1, 2023 at 3:23 p.m.. LAS VEGAS – After blowing a 19-point third-quarter lead against the conference’s worst team, the Bruins’ Pac-12 tournament run was on life support with just seconds remaining in their first-round matchup. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball redshirt sophomore forward Emily Bessoir sets herself up to shoot a field goal. Bessoir collected a pair of 3-pointers in overtime to bring her total to 17 points across the contest. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)