Thursday, August 6

Women’s golf player Lilia Vu earns LGPA Tour card during break from fall season

Two Bruins took time off from UCLA this fall. Two Bruins competed in the Ladies Professional Golf Association Qualifying Series to try and earn their LPGA Tour cards. Read more...

Photo: Senior Lilia Vu finished in 27th place at the LPGA Qualifying Series with a 5-over 581 over eight rounds this fall. Vu earned her LPGA Tour card and has not decided whether or not to return to UCLA women’s golf for the spring season after missing the last three tournaments of fall play. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Fresh Off The Grill: Women’s volleyball needs consistent, diverse lineup to avoid future embarrassment

Three weeks ago, Michael Sealy said his team was an embarrassing representation of UCLA. And he wasn’t wrong. The coach failed to lead UCLA women’s volleyball (13-14, 8-12 Pac-12) to the NCAA tournament after the team lost nine of its last 11 games and finished with a losing record for the first time in the program’s history. Read more...

Photo: Coach Michael Sealy won AVCA National Coach of the Year in 2011 after leading the Bruins to an NCAA championship. Over his nine seasons with UCLA, Sealy has led his team to seven NCAA tournaments. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s basketball hopes to rebound from losses with focus on 3-pointers

The Bruins will have an opportunity to break a three-game losing streak when it faces the Hoosiers on Sunday. UCLA women’s basketball (3-4) will host Indiana (6-0) – the 2018 Women’s National Invitation Tournament champions – after returning home winless from the U.S. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Lauryn Miller is averaging 5.8 points and three rebounds per game so far this season for UCLA women’s basketball. The Bruins will face Indiana at home Sunday afternoon with an opportunity to snap a three-game losing streak. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball to toughen up skills for next match against LMU

Former UCLA guards and first-round draft picks Lonzo Ball and Aaron Holiday were in attendance Wednesday night for the Bruins’ double-digit victory over Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands dished out a career-high 11 assists Wednesday against Hawai’i. Hands is averaging 10 assists per game in his last two appearances, bringing his season mark to 5.7, compared to a team-high 2.7 turnovers per game. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Men’s water polo heads to NCAA semifinals with 18-6 bombardment of George Washington

The Bruins took “team water polo” to a new level Thursday night. Eleven players scored in No. 3 seed UCLA men’s water polo’s 18-6 win over No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman attacker Ashworth Molthen registered a hat trick in his first NCAA championship game as a Bruin. No. 3 seed UCLA men’s water polo will take on No. 2 seed USC in the semifinals on Saturday. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


UCLA swim and dive to cross country for invitational after break

The Bruins will be competing across the country for the first and only time of the season this week. UCLA swim and dive (3-0, 3-0 Pac-12) will begin a three-day contest at the Georgia Fall Invitational in Athens, Georgia, on Thursday, where it will face a slew of top-20 teams. Read more...

Photo: Junior Kenisha Liu came out with wins in the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle in the Bruins’ meet against Arizona earlier this month. UCLA will travel to Athens, Georgia, this weekend to compete in the Georgia Fall Invitational. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)