The Bruins rallied back to take sole possession of first place in the conference standings. No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball (13-4, 5-0 MPSF) defeated No. 4 Pepperdine (11-3, 4-1 MPSF) in five sets by scores of 29-31, 17-25, 25-20, 25-18, and 15-9. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter Austin Matautia posted six kills in the final set as the Bruins claimed the match-clinching fifth set 15-9. Matautia’s logged 22 kills, topping his previous season high of 13. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 3 at 2:31 p.m. The Bruins will face their crosstown foes in the wake of a nail-biting victory. No. 5 UCLA women’s tennis (7-1) will host UC Santa Barbara (4-3) at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Thursday before squaring off against No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Ayan Broomfield – who spent her first two seasons of her collegiate career at Clemson – said that she is excited to embrace the USC rivalry one last time at home Friday afternoon. (Jacqueline Gerdne/Daily Bruin)
Eight games into the season, the Bruins’ record was 3-5. Now, as they they enter the final weekend of the regular season, they have won eight of their last 10 games. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Kennedy Burke was named UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week after registering a career-high 29 points to help UCLA women’s basketball defeat then-No. 2 Oregon on the road. (Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)
Even the third-ranked team in the nation couldn’t stop the Bruins’ offense. No. 2 UCLA softball (15-0) defeated No. 3 Florida (18-1) by a score of 7-1 behind career-high performances from sophomore pitcher Holly Azevedo in the circle and redshirt junior first baseman Rachel Garcia at the plate. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Rachel Garcia set a career high with five RBIs and hit her first career triple for UCLA softball in its 7-1 win over Florida on Wednesday night. Garcia also tied a personal best with four hits. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
For the second consecutive time at Merle Norman Stadium, it came down to the last court. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (6-0) topped No. 2 USC (1-1) 3-2 at Merle Norman Stadium, with junior Lily Justine and senior Sarah Sponcil clinching the win with a 2-0 sweep over their Trojan opponents. Read more...
Photo: Senior Sarah Sponcil set junior Lily Justine up for a cross-court cut shot to clinch the dual victory for UCLA beach volleyball. Sponcil and Justine won in straight sets 21-18, 21-14 after USC tied the dual up 2-2 with a straight set win on court one. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s basketball has had a unique year, boasting a midseason coaching change and multiple home losses to non-Power Five opponents. Daily Bruin Sports decided to take a look at this season by the numbers, comparing it to UCLA teams and star players of years past. Read more...
Ryan SmithSports editorPrediction: UCLA 82, USC 70 I have been predicting UCLA will win in big games all year – regardless of the sport. And despite the Bruins losing in each and every one of those games, I will continue to do the same. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior guard Prince Ali scored 15 points against USC on Jan. 19. Ali has missed the Bruins’ last two games and his status for Thursday’s game is still uncertain. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
