Thursday, April 30

No. 1 UCLA softball strives for consistency heading into first multigame weekend

It didn’t take long for the Bruins to be hit with adversity, but coach Kelly Inouye-Perez and her players said they are confident they can handle it. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior infielder Kinsley Washington had a .371 batting average while slugging .486 and getting on base at a rate of .436 as No. 1 UCLA softball finished last season 25-1. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA baseball prepares for season opener after 348 days without a game

After nearly a year off, the Bruins are back to playing ball. No. 2 UCLA baseball opens its season at Jackie Robinson Stadium this weekend with a three-game series against San Francisco after not having played a game for 348 days. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior reliever Kyle Mora will be pitching in his fifth season for No. 2 UCLA baseball in the 2021 campaign. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Women’s water polo faces former Bruins in exhibition match against Team USA

The Bruins have more opponents than what appears on the schedule. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (1-0) routed No. 11 Fresno State (2-2) in its season opener last weekend, but the Bulldogs were one of just three teams the Bruins competed against. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s water polo coach Adam Wright (left) and his team faced off against the U.S. women’s national team and former Bruin water polo coach Adam Krikorian (right) in an exhibition match over the weekend. (Left: Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin, Right: Daily Bruin file photo)


Swim and dive prepares for championship, looks to improve last season’s finish

The Bruins’ season has already reached the championship stretch. No. 19 UCLA swim and dive (2-1, 1-1 Pac-12) begins postseason action Feb. 24-27 in the Pac-12 Championship meet featuring eight teams. Read more...

Photo: Second-year coach Jordan Wolfrum led UCLA swim and dive to its best Pac-12 finish since 2014 in her first year with the program and said she believes the team can improve from last year by carrying momentum from the Bruins’ first win over USC since 2007. (Courtesy of Eric Hurd)


Women’s basketball to face Oregon schools as Close named coach of year finalist

The Bruins are nearing the end of the Pac-12 season with two of their final three games this weekend. No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball (12-3, 10-3 Pac-12) will face No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior guard Chantel Horvat is coming off her second-highest scoring performance of the season, putting up 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting in No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball’s win over Utah. Horvat is averaging a career-high 6.8 points per game this season. (Amy Zhang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Weekend in Preview: Feb. 18

Men’s water polo Zoe Moskowitz, Daily Bruin contributor The top four teams in the nation are set to compete again this weekend. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (5-3, 4-3 MPSF) will travel to Avery Aquatic Center to play its last games of the regular season facing No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman attacker Tanner Pulice ranks tied for seventh in the conference in goals after posting nine through eight games for UCLA men’s water polo. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)