Wednesday, April 22

UCLA swim and dive hits personal, team goals at intrasquad meet

Despite a cloudy weekend, the Bruins brought spirit and speed to their annual intrasquad meet. UCLA swim and dive concluded its six-week internal competition with the Blue vs. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins do a cheer after their annual Blue vs. Gold intrasquad meet. Despite being behind going in, the Gold team pulled ahead in the final relay to secure the victory. (Amy Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Tristin Savage leads UCLA women’s volleyball to conference win over Oregon State

After four years riding the bench, redshirt senior middle blocker Tristin Savage posted the best night of her career. Behind Savage’s five blocks to lead the match, UCLA women’s volleyball (9-7, 3-4 Pac-12) swept Oregon State (6-11,1-6) on Friday evening in the Pauley Pavilion for its third consecutive win in conference play. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior middle blocker Tristin Savage and junior outside hitter/opposite Iman Ndiaye get a block. The two got a combined 10 blocks throughout the match, and Savage got the start for the first time in her career. (Mattias de los Rios Rogers/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s tennis finishes 1st tournaments of fall slate with doubles title

This post was updated Oct. 16 10:28 p.m. A Bruin newcomer’s first collegiate title nearly didn’t happen. Freshman Aadarsh Tripathi was slated to pair up with junior Timothy Li in the doubles draw of the UC Santa Barbara Classic, but an injury to Li forced redshirt sophomore Jeffrey Fradkin to slot in. Read more...

Photo: Giacomo Revelli of UCLA men’s tennis pumps his fist after a point. The Bruins’ No. 2 singles player at the end of last season commenced his sophomore campaign with three consecutive wins in prequalifying at the ITA All-American Championships. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA men’s soccer secures nonconference victory against Loyola Marymount

This post was updated Oct. 16 at 10:25 p.m. Despite garnering three yellow cards in 22 minutes, the Bruins maintained an 11-man game and quieted the Lions on their home turf for the first time in 10 years. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore goalkeeper Nate Crockford handles the ball. Crockford accomplished a season-high six saves Friday night against LMU. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s soccer sustains 1st loss of season against No. 9 Stanford

This post was updated Oct. 16 at 10:11 p.m. One year ago, Margueritte Aozasa was sitting on Stanford’s sideline as an assistant coach for the Cardinal. Read more...

Photo: Freshman midfielder Ally Lemos dribbles the ball down the field. Lemos collected two of the Bruins’ 17 shots Friday in their first loss of the season against the Cardinal. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA basketball raises $150K in annual Dribble for Victory Over Cancer fundraiser

The Bruins hosted the annual Dribble for Victory Over Cancer on Sunday, renewing their 15-year commitment to the fight against pediatric cancer. UCLA Athletics and men’s and women’s basketball partnered with the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and the V Foundation for Cancer Research to raise over $150,000 at this year’s Dribble for Victory Over Cancer – and over $2 million over the past 15 years. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Emily Bessoir dribbles the ball alongside a child at the Dribble For Victory Over Cancer. This is the Bruins’ 15th year hosting the event. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Zach Charbonnet emerges as leader on, off the field for No. 11 UCLA football

Soft-spoken by nature, Zach Charbonnet lets his game do the talking. “Our players really gravitate to him,” said coach Chip Kelly. “The first part of leadership is you have to be able to walk the walk before you can talk the talk – and that’s what Zach does.” The senior running back has taken on a greater workload both on the field and in the locker room for No. Read more...

Photo: Senior running back Zach Charbonnet stiff-arms a defender. Charbonnet rushed for a career-high 198 yards in No. 11 UCLA football’s win over Utah on Saturday. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)