Saturday, May 2



UCLA gymnastics improves on beam following low score at second meet

In their second meet of the season, the Bruins posted their lowest balance beam score in almost four years. But on Saturday, they increased their score on the event by almost an entire point and took home first place on beam for the first time this season in the process. Read more...

Photo: Senior Gracie Kramer said that after No. 3 UCLA gymnastics scored sub-49 on balance beam in its first two meets of the season, the Bruins were eager to start off on the event in their tri-meet versus No. 15 BYU and No. 34 Utah State on Saturday, hoping to start off the competition on a high note. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s water polo coach commends growth of new programs nationwide

There’s a rousing trend occurring in women’s water polo. No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo (4-1) played its final game at the UCSB Winter Invitational against Ottawa University-Arizona (0-6), a team playing in its first year of collegiate water polo. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore center Ava Johnson currently sits second in scoring for No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo, including a hat trick against Ottawa University-Arizona in the UCSB Winter Invitational. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin staff)


Men’s tennis lands wins over weekend in prep for upcoming San Diego State match

This post was updated Jan. 22 at 12:47 a.m.  The Bruins continued their early season success over the weekend. UCLA men’s tennis (1-0) competed against players from USC, Stanford and Texas A&M at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup in Thousand Oaks, California, from Friday through Monday. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Govind Nanda advanced to the semifinal round of the Sherwood Collegiate Cup –farther than any other Bruin for UCLA men’s tennis. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball’s Jalen Hill working toward more consistent play

Redshirt sophomore forward/center Jalen Hill started 12 of the Bruins’ first 13 games this season, but he opened up conference play as a reserve. Hill averaged 4.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in 23 minutes per game off the bench during UCLA men’s basketball’s (9-9, 2-3 Pac-12) two-game road trip to Washington. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Jalen Hill is averaging 9.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for UCLA men’s basketball this season. Hill also leads qualified Bruins with a 23.5 player efficiency rating. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


Shooting guard Will McClendon commits to UCLA men’s basketball

This post was updated Jan. 22 at 4:10 p.m. Coach Mick Cronin has reeled in his second recruit since joining the Bruins, but the fresh face won’t be making his debut in Pauley Pavilion for over a year. Read more...

Photo: Four-star shooting guard Will McClendon committed to UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday afternoon. McClendon is a junior at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Courtesy of Nick Lucero/Rivals.com)