Thursday, April 23

UCLA baseball extends losing streak with 7-run defeat to Cal State Fullerton

A day after dropping 15 places in the rankings, the Bruins suffered their third-largest loss of the season. No. 23 UCLA baseball (30-18, 14-10 Pac-12) fell to Cal State Fullerton (19-27, 11-10 Big West) by a score of 9-2 at Goodwin Field on Tuesday night. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student left fielder Kenny Oyama tracks down a fly ball. Oyama logged a run and an RBI for No. 23 UCLA baseball against Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: New gymnastics head coach Janelle McDonald discusses transition, team’s future

This post was updated May 12 at 1:28 a.m. One day after UCLA gymnastics officially hired Janelle McDonald to be its new head coach, assistant Sports editor Sam Settleman sat down for a one-on-one interview with the former California assistant coach to discuss her plans for the future of the program, her leadership style and more. Read more...

Photo: New UCLA gymnastics coach Janelle McDonald hugs a gymnast during her time as an assistant coach with California. McDonald spent four seasons with the Golden Bears before becoming head coach for the Bruins. (Courtesy of Cal Athletics)


Janelle McDonald joins UCLA gymnastics, replaces Chris Waller as head coach

For the first time in more than three decades, a former Bruin won’t be leading the Bruins. UCLA gymnastics announced Monday it has hired former California assistant coach Janelle McDonald to be its next head coach. Read more...

Photo: New UCLA gymnastics coach Janelle McDonald poses in front of a UCLA sign. McDonald was announced as the Bruins’ next head coach Monday after spending the past four seasons with California. (Courtesy of Jesus Ramirez/UCLA Athletics)


UCLA baseball gets swept for 1st time since 2018 with loss to Washington

For the first time since 2018, the Bruins have been swept. One week after sweeping Arizona State and catapulting into the top 10, then-No. 8 UCLA baseball (30-17, 14-10 Pac-12) dropped all three of its games to Washington (21-24, 11-16) in Seattle over the weekend. Read more...

Photo: Then-No. 8 UCLA baseball watches from the dugout in a game April 16. The Bruins were swept in a series for the first time since 2018 over the weekend at the hands of Washington in Seattle. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)



Women’s tennis closes out season with loss to Oklahoma State in NCAA tournament

Throughout the season, the Bruins demonstrated their doubles prowess – winning 15 of 18 doubles points. In the NCAA tournament, it was their singles play that shined through. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s tennis talks after a match April 15. The Bruins finished their season Sunday with a second-round loss to No. 12 seed Oklahoma State in the NCAA tournament. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA beach volleyball suffers season-ending loss in NCAA elimination bracket final

This post was updated May 8 at 11:10 p.m. It came down to court one. And, despite a third-set lead from their top pair, the Bruins will not be playing in the final dual of the season for the first time since 2017. Read more...

Photo: Members of No. 3 seed UCLA beach volleyball look on at the play of their court one teammates in a dual against No. 5 seed Florida State on Sunday. The blue and gold lost a third-set tiebreaker on the top court, handing the Seminoles the final point of the dual and ending its season before the NCAA tournament final for the first time since 2017. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)