The Final Four is one win away, but No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball (21-9, 13-6 Pac-12) will have to pull off one more upset to get there. Read more...
Sports
Men's Basketball, Sports
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March 30, 9:50 am
Q&A: Former Daily Bruin Sports editor weighs in on UCLA’s upcoming Elite Eight matchup
With No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball (21-9, 13-6 Pac-12) and No. 1 seed Michigan (23-4, 14-3 Big Ten) set to face off in the Elite Eight on Tuesday, Daily Bruin senior staffer Sam Connon sought out the help of someone who’s familiar with both programs. Read more...
Photo: As UCLA men’s basketball prepares to face Michigan on Tuesday, Daily Bruin caught up with a former sports editor to get his insight on the matchup between the Bruins and Wolverines. (Photo by Trevor Brown Jr/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
Men's Soccer, Sports
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March 29, 6:47 pm
UCLA men’s soccer stays scoreless in 3-0 loss to No. 9 Stanford
For the second time this season, the Bruins saw red. UCLA men’s soccer (1-6-2, 0-5-2 Pac-12) fell 3-0 to No. 9 Stanford (7-1-1, 5-1-1) at Wallis Annenberg Stadium on Sunday – finishing the 90 minutes of regulation with 10 men on the pitch. Read more...
Photo: Junior goalkeeper Justin Garces picked up three saves Sunday, but was substituted out of the game midway through the second half after conceding three goals. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin)
Sports, Track and Field
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March 29, 6:14 pm
Track and field athletes see personal bests and event victories over busy weekend
The Bruins had a jam-packed weekend. UCLA track and field sprinters and field-event athletes competed at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational at Drake Stadium on Wednesday, the Aztec Invitational in San Diego on Thursday and Friday and the Bob Larsen Track Meet on Saturday at home, while the distance runners traveled to Irvine on Thursday for the Anteater Distance Twilight. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Shae Anderson earned the nation’s third fastest time of the year in the women’s 400-meter race with a time of 51.84, the sixth fastest time in UCLA track and field history. She also added a personal-best win in the 200-meter race. (Courtesy of James Lee/UCLA Athletics)
Sports, Women's Water Polo
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March 29, 6:04 pm
Women’s water polo posts win and loss in doubleheader against Stanford
Just one goal separated the Bruins and the Cardinal when the clock hit triple zeroes in both games this weekend. Junior utility Katrina Drake’s last-ditch effort fell just short at the buzzer Saturday, but it was redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Georgia Phillips who stonewalled a flurry of game-tying attempts as the final period came to a close Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Freshman attacker Malia Allen registered a hat trick Sunday to lead UCLA women’s water polo in scoring for the first time in her career after failing to net a point the previous day. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
Sports, Women's Basketball
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March 29, 4:13 pm
UCLA women’s basketball’s Michaela Onyenwere commits to WNBA Draft
It’s the end of an era for Michaela Onyenwere. The senior forward announced via Twitter on Monday that she was forgoing a potential fifth season with UCLA women’s basketball to join the player pool for the 2021 WNBA Draft. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Michaela Onyenwere has been UCLA women’s basketball’s leading scorer for three straight seasons, averaging more than 18 points per game in each of the last three campaigns and notching 1,888 points in her career. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)
Rowing, Sports
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March 29, 3:30 pm
UCLA rowing celebrates Senior Day with a sweep against USC
The Bruins capped off their Senior Day with a historic performance. For the first time in program history, No. 19 UCLA rowing (2-0) swept No. 18 USC (1-1) in every race and defeated the Women of Troy for only the second time in a dual meet, with the only other victory coming during the 2011-2012 season. Read more...
Photo: No. 19 UCLA rowing swept crosstown rival No. 18 USC in every race for the first time since establishing its varsity program in 2001-2002 and marked only the second dual-meet victory over the Women of Troy. (Daily Bruin file photo)