Thursday, April 30

First-time collegiate players help drive opening win of women’s soccer season

Even though the game-winner was scored by last year’s leading goal scorer, several new faces contributed to the Bruins’ season-opening victory. Sophomore forward Mia Fishel – who started 20 games last season and led the Bruins with 14 goals – scored in the eighth minute to give No. Read more...

Photo: Senior midfielder Marley Canales recorded three assists in her return from injury as No. 4 UCLA women’s soccer defeated No. 25 Pepperdine in its 2020-2021 season opener. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


Swimmers recount their rituals, routines leading up to races

Before starting a race, Gabby Dang sticks her tongue out behind the blocks. Pre-race rituals like the sophomore swimmer’s are not uncommon throughout UCLA swim and dive (1-1) or even the swimming world at large. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore swimmer Gabby Dang has earned an event win this season in three separate events, matching her win total from last season. (Courtesy of Richard Quinton)


Men’s soccer kicks off season with victory against San Francisco

After waiting more than a year to return to the soccer field, the Bruins are back in the win column. UCLA men’s soccer (1-0) defeated San Francisco (0-1) 3-0 on Monday afternoon to start its delayed 2020 turned 2021 season. Read more...

Photo: Starting his second year in Westwood after transferring from UC Irvine, senior defender Ben Reveno netted his first career goal as UCLA men’s soccer picked up a 3-0 win in its first game of the season. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Gymnastics picks up pace of season with 3 meets in 10 days

While some gymnasts may not compete three times in a year, the Bruins will take the competition floor three times in 10 days. When No. 10 UCLA gymnastics (2-0, 2-0 Pac 12) takes on No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Margzetta Frazier – who competed in the all-around in all of UCLA gymnastics’ meets this season – said she expects her coaches to lower her workload throughout the upcoming three meets in 10 days to avoid injury. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)


Both men’s and women’s cross country teams see victory in weekend season opener

After nearly a year-long hiatus, the Bruins are sporting their blue-and-gold jerseys again. UCLA cross country placed first in both the men’s and women’s races at the Arizona Invitational in Tucson on Feb. Read more...

Photo: As the Bruins won both the men’s 8k and women’s 6k races Friday, senior Paige Carter was second among UCLA cross country’s women with a 6k time of 22:18.9. (Courtesy of Mike Christy/Arizona Athletics)


Women’s tennis secures two wins after Texas loss, readies for Pac-12 Conference

After their first loss of the season, the Bruins walked into their consolation match with the mindset of “punching them in the face first.” Beginning the ITA Indoor Championships on a high note, No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Elysia Bolton overcame a third-set deficit to get a win in her singles match for UCLA women’s tennis against Pepperdine. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Men’s water polo defeats Stanford and USC, falls to California

The Bruins are two Saturdays from perfection. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (5-3, 4-3 MPSF) fell to No. 2 California (5-2, 5-2) 11-8 in overtime Saturday despite jumping out to a 2-0 lead. Read more...

Photo: Senior attacker Nicolas Saveljic scored eight goals against top-ranked Stanford, the most ever against the Cardinal by an individual player and tied for the most in an MPSF conference game – placing the Montenegro native in the top 10 UCLA scorers of all time. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)