Friday, May 15

Women’s basketball upsets Maryland in nail-biter to go to fourth straight Sweet 16

This post was updated March 25 at 7:41 p.m. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Bruins may just have one national title, but they’re on to their fourth consecutive Sweet 16. Read more...

Photo: No. 6 seed UCLA women’s basketball celebrates after the final buzzer sounded, pulling off the upset over No. 3 Maryland. The Bruins are headed to the Albany regional and will play UConn in the Sweet 16 on Friday. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis slams Oregon Ducks 6-1, finding redemption from tough loss

The Bruins bounced back with a win following their biggest loss of the season. No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis (10-3, 3-0 Pac-12) defeated Oregon (6-11, 0-6) 6-1 at the Oregon Student Tennis Center in Eugene on Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Taylor Johnson won 6-0, 6-0 against Oregon’s Taryn Fujimori to help UCLA women’s tennis bounce back from its loss to Pepperdine on March 13. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball to face Maryland for first time since 2008 in NCAA tournament

This post was updated March 25 at 2:45 p.m. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Japreece Dean made sure to shoot Lindsey Corsaro a text Saturday evening. The senior guard wanted to congratulate Corsaro – a redshirt freshman guard – on a career-high performance in her first NCAA tournament game. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Japreece Dean finished with 14 points, five assists and three rebounds in Saturday’s win over Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA tournament. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Baseball finishes weekend home sweep of Arizona, defends No. 1 spot in nation

With Ryan Garcia finally back to full strength, the Bruins rode his arm to victory. No. 1 UCLA baseball (17-4, 5-1 Pac-12) completed the sweep against Arizona (13-10, 2-4) with a 3-1 victory Sunday after 10-5 and 12-10 wins in the previous two games. Read more...

Photo: Junior right-hander Ryan Garcia struck out eight batters in 7 1/3 innings in his first weekend start of 2019. Garcia’s ERA this season is now 1.20. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)


Diver brings home program’s first NCAA individual title at championships

Maria Polyakova is an NCAA champion. The redshirt senior led No. 20 UCLA swim and dive (8-3, 4-3 Pac-12) at the NCAA Championships this past week in Austin, Texas, taking home the individual title in the 3-meter to become the program’s first-ever individual diving national champion. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Maria Polyakova won the NCAA title in the 3-meter at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. Polyakova is the program’s first-ever individual diving national champion. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


Propelled by sophomore star, track and field breaks records at Aztec Invitational

The Bruins’ results from this weekend were headlined by one thrower in particular. UCLA track and field sent 12 throwers and five pole vaulters to compete at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego this weekend. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore thrower Alyssa Wilson has posted nine first-place finishes so far this season, adding three to her total after her performances at the Aztec Invitational this weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Gymnastics wins second straight Pac-12 title, posts highest national score of season

This post was updated March 23 at 9:09 p.m. WEST VALLEY CITY, Ut. — The Bruins are Pac-12 Champions – again. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (9-1, 7-0 Pac-12) won the Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships in West Valley City, Utah, on Saturday night for the second straight year. Read more...

Photo: Junior Kyla Ross and senior Katelyn Ohashi both scored perfect 10s on floor exercise to clinch the Pac-12 championship for UCLA gymnastics Saturday night. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)