Friday, April 3

Beach volleyball rookies gain experience at SoCal Challenge before season start

This post was updated Nov. 29 at 12:58 a.m. Peri Brennan entered the 2021-2022 school year with zero collegiate games to her name. And after a handful of preseason contests, the redshirt freshman found herself in a third set in the deciding match versus the reigning NCAA champions. Read more...

Photo: Peri Brennan digs the ball during the SoCal Challenge in Manhattan Beach, California, on Nov. 14. Brennan was partnered with fellow redshirt freshman Tessa Van Winkle for UCLA beach volleyball’s dual match versus USC. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)


2021-2022 UCLA sports season previews

With the 2021-2022 season for UCLA Athletics beginning this month, the Daily Bruin Sports staff takes a look at the expectations for all 21 varsity teams, discussing the best- and worst-case scenarios for each club along with one key storyline surrounding each roster. Read more...

Photo: (Nathan Koketsu/Daily Bruin)


Olympic preview: Dozens of current Bruins, alumni represent UCLA in Tokyo

This post was updated July 25 at 9:47 p.m. With the 2020 Tokyo Games officially underway, Daily Bruin Sports looks at the 43 Bruin athletes – and handful of coaches – who are currently in Japan representing the blue and gold of UCLA, along with their countries’ colors. Read more...

Photo: (Lauren Ho/Design director, Photos (left to right): Daily Bruin file photo, courtesy of Mike Mattina/Arizona Athletics, Daily Bruin file photo, David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


Senior signoffs: Savvy Simo reflects on friendships made, challenges overcome as a Bruin

When I look back at my five years at UCLA, I can’t help but smile and feel flooded with so many positive emotions: happiness, contentment, love, trust, support, fulfillment and an overall feeling of pure gratitude. Read more...

Photo: Savvy Simo played for both UCLA women’s volleyball and UCLA beach volleyball during her five seasons in Westwood. (Left to Right: Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff, Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)


Top Moments: Daily Bruin showcases the best of sports in 2020-2021

After a delayed start because of the COVID-19 pandemic, UCLA Athletics had quite a year full of big moments. Ranging from adding national championship No. 119 to its trophy case to a revival of a long-storied program to a Michelle Obama tweet, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the very best moments of the 2020-2021 year in UCLA sports. Read more...

Photo: (Lauren Ho/Design director, Photo: David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


3 beach volleyball players receive recognition as AVCA All-Americans after NCAA run

The Bruins may have come up short in the postseason, but the accolades poured in anyways. After No. 2 seed UCLA women’s beach volleyball was defeated by No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Lexy Denaburg and graduate student Savvy Simo spent the season on court one for UCLA beach volleyball and were named to the AVCA Collegiate Beach All-America First Team. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)




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