Friday, June 19

After weekend of ups and downs, softball moves on to sixth straight super regional

UCLA played three consecutive games knowing if they lost any one of them their season would come to an end. After losing to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday afternoon, UCLA won three games in two days to advance to the Super Regional for the sixth consecutive season. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia pitched in every game the Bruins played this weekend, including a complete game one-hitter Friday against Sacramento State. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)


Un-Connon Opinions: UCLA-USC rivalry continues to be strong in spirit but not in sports

According to UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero, the USC-UCLA rivalry is “one of the most unique and storied rivalries in all of collegiate athletics.” The crosstown rivalry is nothing new to students and alumni who once flocked to games throughout the year, hoping their team would come out on top. Read more...

Photo: UCLA won the 2017-18 Crosstown Cup for the second time in a row last week. The Bruins have claimed the trophy in four of the last six academic years overall. (Amy Dixon/Assistant photo editor)



Women’s golf holds second place after three NCAA championship rounds

The Bruins are in second place after three rounds at the NCAA championships. No. 3 UCLA women’s golf made the tournament’s first cut by more than 30 strokes Sunday at the Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s golf is currently sitting in second place through three rounds of stroke play at the NCAA Championship. Junior Lilia Vu is tied for seventh on the individual leaderboard at 1-under-par. (courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Baseball extends win streak with Oregon sweep, celebrates senior day

The Bruins were lights out on both sides of the ball Sunday. No. 18 UCLA baseball (35-17, 18-9 Pac-12) completed the sweep against Oregon (25-27, 11-16) with a 10-2 victory in the series finale, extending its winning streak to four with just three games left on the schedule. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right-hander Ryan Garcia gave the Bruins five scoreless innings before giving up his only run in the sixth. With Garcia holding things down on the mound, UCLA ran up the score and took down Oregon 10-2. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis falls 4-3 to Georgia Tech in NCAA quarterfinals

The Bruins were on the verge of victory but couldn’t come out on top. After having a 3-1 lead, No. 12-seeded UCLA women’s tennis (23-6, 9-1 Pac-12) were outlasted by No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Abi Altick was one set away from clinching the win for the Bruins over Georgia Tech but fell to Ida Jarlskog. UCLA lost to the Yellow Jackets 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis defeats USC in close match, moves on to NCAA semifinals

And then there were four. No. 2-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (30-2, 8-0 Pac-12) defeated No. 10-seeded USC (20-9, 6-2) 4-3 at Wake Forest’s Leighton Family Courts to reach the NCAA tournament semifinals. Read more...

Photo: In the third set, senior Martin Redlicki defeated USC’s Brandon Holt in singles on court one to clinch the win for the Bruins. UCLA will advance to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament and face either Ohio State or Mississippi. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)