Thursday, April 30

Women’s volleyball centers defense, energy before Washington State matchup

The Bruins’ first loss revealed a common thread in their three season-opening victories. In its three wins, No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball’s (3-1) opponents each accumulated at least 19 hitting errors. Read more...

Photo: When senior outside/opposite hitter Mac May and No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball lost to Oregon on Sunday, the Bruins committed 18 attack errors compared to the Ducks’ 13. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)


Guard Charisma Osborne sees career-high scoring output across last five matchups

For Charisma Osborne, the end of 2020 was not up to her own standards. “Before break, I had my bad games,” the sophomore guard said. “I really was upset with how I was playing.” After averaging 19.2 points per game on 44% shooting in her first five games of the season for No. Read more...

Photo: After putting up 13 total points in a two-game homestand against the Bay Area schools, sophomore guard Charisma Osborne has averaged 24.6 points per game in her last five games for No. 5 UCLA women’s basketball, marking the best scoring stretch of her career. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)



Men’s volleyball transforms lineup following departure of starting setter

The Bruins’ season opener saw new faces – obscured by on-court masks – and athletes playing in different places. In No. 8 UCLA men’s volleyball’s (1-0) sweep of conference foe No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior outside hitter/setter Sam Kobrine had a career-high 40 assists in Friday’s victory as the Bruins adjusted without 2020 All-MPSF Freshman setter/opposite Mads Kyed Jensen, who signed with a professional team in Italy after a single year in Westwood. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)


Swim and dive sets personal bests, sees improvements in loss to Cal

The scoreboard may have shown a lopsided loss, but coach Jordan Wolfrum said she found many positives from an otherwise productive weekend. UCLA swim and dive (1-1, 0-1 Pac-12) returned from the Bay Area with a 218-119 loss to No. Read more...

Photo: Second-year coach Jordan Wolfrum led UCLA swim and dive to its best Pac-12 finish since 2014 last season, and said she’s very happy with the way the Bruins performed this weekend. (Lillie Yazdi/Daily Bruin)