On Thursday night, UCLA women’s basketball will have one of the most decorated players in program history drafted into the professional ranks. But Michaela Onyenwere didn’t expect her UCLA career to end this way. Read more...
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Features, Sports, Women's Water Polo
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April 13, 3:10 pm
13-year-old Melissa Ponce finds lifelong friends in UCLA women’s water polo teammates
Melissa Ponce spent the day before her 13th birthday in the hospital. It was Valentine’s Day, just one day before she officially became a teenager, but Melissa was confined by the walls of a hospital room for the fifth consecutive day. Read more...
Photo: Junior center Ava Johnson, senior defender Myna Simmons, senior attacker Lexi Liebowitz, junior utility Katrina Drake, junior defender Bella Wentzel and senior attacker Roxy Wheaton (left to right) surprised 13-year-old Melissa Ponce, the newest member of UCLA women’s water polo, with a Harry Potter themed birthday. (Courtesy of Cynthia Ponce)
Features, Sports, Women's Basketball
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March 19, 7:38 pm
Alum Kelli Hayes leaves her mark on women’s basketball through social justice work
Kelli Hayes knew she wanted to do something different. In late 2017, when Hayes was a senior guard for UCLA women’s basketball, many teams across the nation were kneeling during the national anthem as a form of peaceful protest against racial inequality and other forms of social injustice. Read more...
Photo: (Nathan Koketsu/Daily Bruin)
Features, Men's Basketball, Sports
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March 18, 12:13 pm
Men’s basketball’s Chris Smith to return to March Madness from the sidelines
Of all the Bruins who got an all-expenses-paid trip to Indiana this week, one of them won’t be taking the floor. Instead, Chris Smith will be cheering his teammates on from the bench, still recovering from the torn ACL he sustained in a home game against Utah on Dec. Read more...
Photo: After a season-ending injury on New Year’s Eve, senior guard Chris Smith has transitioned to a role from the bench for UCLA men’s basketball – coaching and cheering on his teammates as they begin their March Madness run. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin staff)
Features, Gymnastics, Sports
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February 25, 6:35 pm
Ana Padurariu and Brooklyn Moors take friendship across borders to UCLA gymnastics
This post was updated Feb. 28 at 6:24 p.m. On the verge of completing her wolf turn, Ana Padurariu suddenly lost her balance. Falling off the beam on the first skill of a routine at the beam finals of the World Championships would’ve been an experience to forget for many gymnasts. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin)
Features, Men's Water Polo, Sports
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February 16, 7:20 pm
Nicolas Saveljic makes a splash in men’s water polo record books
Nicolas Saveljic started as just a kid from Kotor, Montenegro, but will end cemented in Bruin history. The UCLA men’s water polo senior attacker inked his name into the record books by becoming No. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Features, Gymnastics, Sports
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February 13, 12:04 pm
In her global career, gymnast Pauline Tratz’s passion never gets lost in translation
This post was updated Feb. 15 at 5:53 p.m. The Bruins can thank YouTube for recruiting their latest trash bag fashion show queen. Prior to a meet against Arizona State in 2020, UCLA gymnastics coach Chris Waller came up with an unorthodox team challenge. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin)