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April 27, 2:47 pm

UCLA men’s volleyball earns at-large bid, No. 3 seed for NCAA tournament

This post was updated April 27 at 11:39 p.m.  Second chances are few and far between. But on the off chance they present themselves, they are an opportunity that shouldn’t be passed up.  Despite losing out on an automatic bid given to the MPSF conference winner after falling 3-2 in the semifinals to tournament host Pepperdine (20-9, 7-5 MPSF), UCLA men’s volleyball (20-6, 10-2) earned the second and final at-large bid as the No. Read more...

Photo: Junior setter Andrew Rowan celebrates after UCLA scores a point. Redshirt junior libero Matthew Aziz celebrates with an outstretched fist, and junior outside hitter Zach Rama faces Rowan. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)

Men's Tennis, Sports

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April 27, 1:25 pm

Bruins topple Buckeyes as UCLA men’s tennis narrowly claims Big Ten title

This post was updated April 28 at 1:25 p.m. The once-2-6 Bruins found themselves in the belly of the beast with their first Big Ten conference title on the line. Read more...

Photo: No. 110 redshirt sophomore Emon van Loben Sels celebrates a point with a fist pump. Van Loben Sels clinched UCLA men’s tennis’ first-ever Big Ten tournament title Sunday. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)

Baseball, Sports

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April 27, 9:57 am

Near-shutout over Penn State secures UCLA baseball its 10th weekend series win

A blown save nearly cost the Bruins their Friday series opener. But the bats stormed back for a walk-off victory. On Saturday, the Bruins’ hitters stayed hot – giving the team’s pitching staff little to worry about – and the hurlers upheld their end of the bargain anyway. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore designated hitter Payton Brennan starts his swing. Brennan returned from a hamstring injury Saturday and slugged a homer. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)

Features, Sports, Women's Volleyball

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April 26, 9:20 pm

How surgeries, rehabilitation helped UCLA volleyball’s Carly Hendrickson grow

This post was updated April 29 at 10:48 p.m. Carly Hendrickson’s hip was wrapped the last time she donned the blue and gold – two years ago. Read more...

Photo: Outside hitter Carly Hendrickson serves at Pauley Pavilion. Hendrickson had her first season at UCLA in 2023 after transferring from Florida, but missed her junior campaign in 2024 due to injury. (Jessica Allen/Daily Bruin)

Football, Sports

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April 26, 4:46 pm

Former Bruins Kain Medrano, Jay Toia, Moliki Matavao picked in NFL draft

Ikaika Malloe obviously did not hear his name called in the 2025 NFL Draft. But he sure had his imprint all over the event. After his first season manufacturing UCLA football’s defense, the Bruins’ defensive coordinator watched four of his defensemen earn homes in the NFL. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA football linebacker Kain Medrano (left), defensive lineman Jay Toia (middle) and tight end Moliki Matavao (right) are pictured. The three entered the professional ranks Saturday, hearing their name called in the sixth and seventh rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

Sports, Women's Water Polo

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April 26, 3:38 pm

1-point win over California secures MPSF final berth for UCLA women’s water polo

For a team accustomed to large leads, Saturday’s MPSF semifinal was anything but routine. No. 1 seed UCLA women’s water polo (19-4, 6-1 MPSF) hosted No. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA women’s water polo gather in a huddle at the side of the pool. The Bruins took down the Golden Bears to send themselves to the MPSF championship final match. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)

Sports, Women's Tennis

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April 26, 2:26 pm

UCLA women’s tennis falls to Michigan in semifinal round of Big Ten tournament

OJAI, Calif. – Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer was two games away from upsetting the Wolverines’ No. 5 Julia Fliegner on court one. The No. 34 junior, playing her first season on the Bruins’ top court, has arguably been playing the best tennis of her life – going undefeated in four prior top-10 ranked matches against Fliegner and Badgers’ No. Read more...

Photo: No. 66 senior Elise Wagle comforts No. 33 freshman Kate Fakih after No. 4 seed UCLA women’s tennis’ loss to No. 1 seed Michigan on Friday at the Big Ten tournament in Ojai, California. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)


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