Friday, May 15

Men’s volleyball prepares bench for performance against BYU and Stanford on the road

The Bruins will begin their second round of conference play on the road. No. 4 UCLA men’s volleyball (16-4, 6-0 MPSF) will face No. 9 Brigham Young (9-6, 4-3) and No. Read more...

Photo: Senior setter Micah Ma’a (left) has never defeated BYU in Provo, Utah. Ma’a posted 20 assists against the Cougars earlier this season and a season-high five service aces. (Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball works to rebound stronger after Pac-12 semifinal loss

Japreece Dean was assured by coach Cori Close after Saturday’s loss. “(Close) just told me to move on,” said the senior guard. “We just have more basketball to play, and I think that’s what she really emphasizes is that this is not the end.” After falling in what would have been an overtime upset over then-No. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Japreece Dean is comforted by UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close and Oregon coach Kelly Graves after a semifinal loss at the Pac-12 tournament. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)



Change of scenery for track and field as it switches to outdoors

The Bruins will be swapping their indoor spikes for outdoor spikes. UCLA track and field will begin the second 10-week portion of its season outdoors, starting Friday at the Willie Williams Classic in Tuscon, Arizona. Read more...

Photo: Junior Robert Brandt earned two First-Team All-American finishes in both the 5000-meter and 3000-meter races at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s tennis prepares to face UCSB, makes adjustments in light of recent injuries

Two Bruins have a chance to return to form against UC Santa Barbara on Thursday. No. 20 UCLA men’s tennis (6-4, 1-0 Pac-12) will take on UC Santa Barbara (6-4, 0-0 Big West) at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Patrick Zahraj has only won one singles match so far this season, a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 result against Notre Dame’s Tristan McCormick in early February. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


No. 1 UCLA softball heads into Pac-12 play with series against Washington

After a near-perfect nonconference run, the Bruins enter conference play this weekend atop this week’s top 25 poll. The first Pac-12 series for No. 1 UCLA softball (22-1) will be on the road against No. Read more...

Photo: Junior utility Bubba Nickles hit a home run against both BYU and Liberty this weekend at the UCLA/Long Beach State Invitational. Nickles is hitting .351 on the season. (Taylor Lee/Daily Bruin)


Swim and dive sees successful splashdown in Zone E with fifth NCAA qualification

Four divers competed in the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships this past week. Seniors Eloise Belanger and Traci Shiver, redshirt senior Maria Polyakova, and sophomore Alice Yanovksy traveled to Flagstaff, Arizona, and, for the second time in her career, Polyakova won the 3-meter crown at Zones. Read more...

Photo: Senior Maria Polyakova punched her ticket to the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, with wins in the 1-meter and 3-meter at the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships this week. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)