Wednesday, April 29

Beach volleyball sweeps Pac-12 North Invitational after regaining No. 1 ranking

The Bruins continued their string of victories fresh off their elevation to the top ranking in the country. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (19-1, 10-0 Pac-12) swept Arizona State (6-9, 3-5) in its first match and followed with a 4-1 win over No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Lindsey Sparks dropped No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball’s only game of the weekend with her partner freshman Devon Newberry, losing in three sets against No. 7 Stanford on Saturday. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s water polo splits Arizona State games with triple-overtime victory

Hannah Palmer’s golden goal saved the Bruins from a winless weekend. No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo (8-2, 6-2 MPSF) and No. 5 Arizona State (12-7, 6-4 MPSF) were knotted at 10 goals apiece in a sudden-death overtime period at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center on Sunday before the sophomore attacker netted her third goal of the game and fourth of the weekend to give the blue and gold an 11-10 victory. Read more...

Photo: With 12 seconds remaining in the third overtime period, sophomore attacker Hannah Palmer netted a shot to give UCLA women’s water polo the win on Sunday over Arizona State after falling to the Sun Devils the day prior. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA outdoor sporting events to allow some team guests starting Friday

The Bruins are one step closer to filling seats again. UCLA Athletics announced Monday morning – in compliance with state and county guidelines – that outdoor home sporting events will be open to a limited capacity of players’ families and guests, starting Friday. Read more...

Photo: Limited capacity will be allowed at Jackie Robinson Stadium and all other UCLA outdoor sporting event venues beginning Friday, UCLA Athletics announced Monday. UCLA baseball, which will open a three-game set against Utah on Friday night, is one of seven impacted programs. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA women’s soccer triumphs over Stanford in overtime, sweeps Bay Area teams

STANFORD — After claiming the Pac-12 title Friday night in their hotel rooms, the Bruins needed one extra minute to down the five-year reigning champions. No. Read more...

Photo: Senior midfielder Delanie Sheehan grabbed all three points for No. 4 UCLA women’s soccer Sunday afternoon at Stanford one minute into overtime, lifting the Bruins to a weekend sweep of the Bay Area schools. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


Men’s volleyball splits pair of games against No. 2 BYU to end regular season

The Bruins finished their regular season with a win over the conference’s top team. No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball (14-5) finished its regular season by splitting a pair of matches against No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior outside hitter Austin Matautia helped No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball to five straight points while he was at the service line Saturday, as the blue and gold secured a four-set victory over No. 2 BYU. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA baseball picks up win in final game despite dropping Stanford series

For the second weekend in a row, the Bruins dropped two of three games in their series against Pac-12 opponents. No. 21 UCLA baseball (17-11, 6-6 Pac-12) fell two games to one to Stanford (19-6, 6-3) this weekend, marking its second series loss in a row following the same outcome against Washington a week ago. Read more...

Photo: Junior right-hander Sean Mullen earned his Pac-12-leading sixth win of the season Sunday, as No. 21 UCLA baseball salvaged the finale of its three-game set at Stanford. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis falls to Stanford on the road despite early lead

The Bruins were on the brink of ruining the Cardinal’s undefeated record in conference play. Then, they weren’t. No. 34 UCLA men’s tennis (11-4, 4-2 Pac-12) fell 4-3 to No. Read more...

Photo: In likely his last career match at Stanford, senior Keegan Smith won No. 34 UCLA men’s tennis points in both doubles and singles play, winning the former 6-4 and the latter 6-0, 6-2 – the most lopsided singles score of the day. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin)