Thursday, April 30

Men’s soccer adjusts to starting Pac-12 play early into season

After waiting more than a year for their season to begin, the Bruins are already into the heart of the season. UCLA men’s soccer (1-1-1, 0-0-1 Pac-12) had two exhibitions and five regular-season games before facing its first Pac-12 opponent last season. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore midfielder Riley Ferch – a part of the All-Pac-12 Second Team in his freshman season – led all Bruins with nine assists in 2019. (Tony Martinez/Daily Bruin)


Softball looks to extend home winning streak in upcoming San Diego State matchup

Even without fans in the stands, Easton Stadium has continued to provide home-field advantage for the Bruins. No. 1 UCLA softball (5-0) will host undefeated San Diego State (5-0) on Wednesday after allowing just two runs combined in its first three games in Westwood this season. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Holly Azevedo pitched a total of nine innings across two games over the last weekend, giving up six hits and four earned runs while striking out five batters. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA baseball to face LMU after opening series loss to San Francisco

For the third straight year, the Bruins will play the Lions in their first midweek game of the season. They won the last two of those battles 5-0 and 10-1, but things are already off to a different start in 2021. Read more...

Photo: Junior shortstop Matt McLain was 5-for-11 with a home run and a pair of walks over the weekend as No. 8 UCLA baseball dropped its opening series. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)



Men’s water polo finishes season with unexpected lineup, back-to-back losses

The Bruins’ regular-season finale didn’t go as expected. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (6-5, 5-5 MPSF) defeated No. 3 Stanford (3-3, 3-3) on Saturday 11-10 before falling to No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s water polo got off to its worst start since 2002, after dropping back-to-back games to start the season, and will finish the same way with back-to-back losses. Nevertheless, coach Adam Wright said he’s proud of how far his team has come this season. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)


Men’s golf sees 2 top-8 finishes in Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate

The Bruins’ second tournament of the week ended differently from their first. After finishing last in The Prestige, UCLA men’s golf returned to the links for the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and finished in a tie for eighth place. Read more...

Photo: Junior Bryan Wiyang Teoh shot a 3-under 213 to finish in a tie for eighth place in UCLA men’s golf’s second tournament of the season. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)