Thursday, April 30

Men’s water polo uses bye week to improve fitness, train for upcoming round-robin

The Bruins have been making the most of their bye week, according to coach Adam Wright. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (5-3, 4-3 MPSF) is coming off a bye week after competing at the USC Round Robin, where it defeated then-No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore goalkeeper Bernardo Maurizi is tied for first in the conference in goals-against average with 9.15 in eight games played. (Ellie Tsai/Daily Bruin)


Women’s soccer defeats San Diego with 2nd shutout of the season

It took seven shots on goal in the opening 17 minutes for the Bruins to find the back of the net. Senior midfielders Delanie Sheehan and Marley Canales fired some long balls on target, and sophomore forward Mia Fishel had a few close-up attempts. Read more...

Photo: Senior defender Lucy Parker was the lone Bruin field player to play all 90 minutes as No. 4 UCLA women’s soccer beat San Diego for its third consecutive win to open the season. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)


New players continue to make contributions as men’s soccer season progresses

Despite the loss Friday, the Bruins still have new recruits at their disposal. Last week against Loyola Marymount, a scoring opportunity came for UCLA men’s soccer (1-1) off a free kick taken by junior transfer and forward Kevin Diaz in the 87th minute. Read more...

Photo: Junior defender Ahmed Longmire and the Bruins held San Francisco scoreless in their opening victory but allowed their first goal of the season in Friday’s loss to Loyola Marymount. UCLA men’s soccer’s offense had one shot on goal in the defeat. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s volleyball sets sights on improved serving in light of shifting lineup

The Bruins will need strong serving in the absence of their starting setter, according to their head coach. After losing starting junior setter Devon Chang to an apparent leg injury Friday, No. Read more...

Photo: After recording 146 assists in seven games this season, junior setter Devon Chang missed the second game of No. 15 UCLA women’s volleyball’s doubleheader against No. 10 Washington because of an injury. (Ella Barnes/Daily Bruin)



Gymnastics aims to improve in latter half of regular season despite setbacks

Despite the team’s lowest ranking since 2015, the Bruins are finding positives every step of the way. After posting its worst score in over five years on Valentine’s Day, UCLA gymnastics (4-0, 3-0 Pac-12) dropped to No. Read more...

Photo: No. 14 UCLA gymnastics remains optimistic for the future despite hitting its lowest ranking since 2015, with each rotation dropping outside the top 10. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)


Split-second win leads UCLA to victory over USC in dual meet

After 15 events, the Bruins’ final regular-season meet came down to the 400-yard free relay. No. 19 UCLA swim and dive (2-1) trailed rival USC (0-2) 144-138, with the winning relay group in the final event set to earn 11 points to second place’s four, enough to make the winner of the race the victor of the meet. Read more...

Photo: In the anchor leg of UCLA swim and dive’s final regular-season meet of the season, junior Claire Grover put up a personal-record time to finish 0.04 second faster finish than USC, giving the Bruins their first win over the Trojans since 2007. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)