Friday, May 15

Softball hammers Arizona State with 35 runs, three mercy-rule wins in series sweep

In the Arizona heat, the Bruins just kept on scoring. No. 1 UCLA softball (35-1, 9-0 Pac-12) swept No. 19 Arizona State (25-14, 5-7) in Tempe, Arizona, after driving in 35 runs over the span of three mercy-rule victories to bring its season-high winning streak to 19 games. Read more...

Photo: Senior catcher Taylor Pack had three hits and three RBIs in UCLA softball’s matchup against Arizona State in Tempe on Saturday. The Bruins mercy-ruled the Sun Devils 9-0. (Taylor Lee/Daily Bruin)


Baseball overcomes Stanford with two double-digit scores after initial loss

The Bruins solidified their spot atop the national rankings in this weekend’s Showdown Out West. No. 1 UCLA baseball (23-6, 9-3 Pac-12) dropped the first game of the series to No. Read more...

Photo: Junior first baseman Michael Toglia drove in five runs in Saturday’s victory over No. 2 Stanford. Toglia went 3-for-10 in the series and picked up his team-high 29th RBI on Sunday, giving the preseason All-American 120 RBIs in his career with UCLA baseball. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)


Men’s volleyball falls in tight matchup to rival USC in final regular-season game

The Bruins ended the regular season with a defeat. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (18-8, 8-4 MPSF) lost to No. 6 USC (16-9, 7-5) in five sets by scores of 25-19, 15-25, 25-14, 20-25 and 11-15. Read more...

Photo: Senior outside hitter Dylan Missry totalled eight kills and a hit for .227 in UCLA’s defeat to USC on Saturday. Missry hit for .317 across the regular season. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Jaylen Hands announces entrance into 2019 NBA Draft, forgoing college eligibility

Another Bruin is headed to the NBA. UCLA men’s basketball sophomore guard Jaylen Hands announced via his Twitter account Sunday afternoon that he intends to forgo his final two years of college eligibility and enter the 2019 NBA Draft. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball sophomore guard Jaylen Hands will enter his name into the 2019 NBA Draft pool and forgo his final two years of college eligibility. Hands averaged 14.2 points and 6.1 assists per game this past season.


Women’s tennis celebrates Senior Day with weekend sweeps of Utah, Colorado

The seniors ended their home careers with back-to-back sweeps. No. 8 UCLA women’s tennis (14-5, 6-1 Pac-12) emerged victorious against No. 39 Utah (11-7, 2-4) on Friday, defeating the Utes 4-0 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

Photo: Senior Gabby Andrews – who her teammates call “the GOAT” – won her first singles match against Utah while her match against Colorado went unfinished. UCLA women’s tennis swept both teams in celebration of Senior Day. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


Gymnastics springs into NCAA championships behind 3 perfect 10s from Kyla Ross

Kyla Ross is the first person in the history of NCAA gymnastics to complete two gym slams in one season. The junior finished her second one with perfect scores on three different events at the NCAA regionals. Read more...

Photo: Junior Kyla Ross became the first person in the history of NCAA gymnastics to complete two gym slams in one season. Ross earned three perfect 10s at the NCAA regionals in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this weekend. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


No. 13 men’s tennis defeats No. 9 USC in home match spurred by crowd’s energy

UCLA wrote another chapter into its history books with a win over crosstown rival USC on Friday. No. 13 UCLA men’s tennis (11-4, 4-0 Pac-12) defeated No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Patrick Zahraj clinched the dual match victory over USC with a win in a third set tie break over the Trojans’ Riley Smith at No. 4 singles. Zahraj has had four victories in singles play this season. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)