Sunday, May 3

Coral’s Quarrels: Student-athletes’ Olympic dreams shouldn’t conflict with collegiate season

When UCLA softball starts its 2020 season, the Bruins will have a chance to defend last year’s NCAA championship. But two of their best players will likely not be on the field. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior pitcher/first baseman Rachel Garcia led UCLA softball to a national championship last season, but will likely miss much of 2020 due to Olympic qualifiers with Team USA. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)



Women’s volleyball finds stability in trio of outside hitters

In a season of change, three players have stayed consistent. Halfway through UCLA women’s volleyball’s (9-6, 4-2 Pac-12) 2019 campaign, the Bruins have collected some big wins, including two upsets over ranked conference rivals in then-No. Read more...

Photo: Junior outside hitter Mac May leads UCLA women’s volleyball in four of five scoring categories, boasting 222 kills and 4.63 kills per set. Outside hitters senior Savvy Simo and junior Jenny Mosser have tallied the second- and third-most kills with 155 and 96, respectively. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


UCLA football hopes to defeat Stanford for 1st time in 11 years

Don’t ask Chip Kelly about Stanford’s 11-year winning streak over UCLA football. He isn’t interested. “It’s irrelevant to this game,” said the coach following Monday’s practice. Read more...

Photo: Senior center Boss Tagaloa has started UCLA football’s last 15 games at center. Tagaloa, who grew up in the Bay Area, has yet to defeat Stanford in his UCLA career. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s tennis improves performance after initial losses in national tournament

After an early loss, two Bruins rallied back against national competition. Redshirt senior Jada Hart and sophomore Elysia Bolton traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to compete in both singles and doubles draws at the ITA Women’s All-American Championships. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s tennis sophomore Elysia Bolton (pictured) won three straight singles matches to advance to the quarterfinal in the ITA Women’s All-American Championships. Along with her teammate redshirt senior Jada Hart, the Bruin duo reached the consolation doubles final. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Women’s golf claims 7th place at Stanford Intercollegiate

The Bruins could not break free from the middle of the pack. No. 12 UCLA women’s golf shot a 15-over 867 to finish in seventh place at the Stanford Intercollegiate. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Ty Akabane competed individually at the Stanford Intercollegiate. Akabane tied for 11th place along with freshman Emma Spitz, making the duo the Bruins’ best scorers of the weekend. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Weekend matches result in 1 loss, 1 win for women’s volleyball

It was a tale of two games for the Bruins. UCLA women’s volleyball (9-6, 4-2 Pac-12) fell in a three-set match to No. 18 Utah (13-4, 5-1) on Friday, but recovered to sweep Colorado (8-8, 0-6) on Sunday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Junior outside hitter Mac May led both teams in kills Sunday night versus Colorado, picking up 18 kills with only one attack error for a .515 hitting percentage. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)