The two best offenses in the Pac-12 will go head to head in Tucson, Arizona, this weekend. No. 7 UCLA baseball (30-10, 14-4 Pac-12) will take on Arizona (25-17, 7-11) in a three-game series starting Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Jake Bird will take the mound for UCLA baseball Thursday night in its series opener against Arizona. Bird leads the Bruins in innings pitched and ranks third on the team in strikeouts. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins are one game away from the national championship final. No. 3 seed UCLA (25-7, 9-3 MPSF) will face No. 2 seed BYU (22-6, 10-2) in the NCAA tournament semifinal Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Dylan Missry didn’t have a good game the last time UCLA played BYU. The junior outside hitter picked up four kills on 15 swings, registered four errors and brought his hitting percentage down to .000. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Of the top-four collegiate women’s water polo teams, the Bruins are seeded fourth. Before UCLA takes on its top-four companions – No.1 seed USC, No. 2 seed Stanford and No. Read more...
Photo: Brooke Maxson said the Bruins need to work on being both mentally and physically stronger as they head into the NCAA tournament next weekend. The sophomore attacker has scored 11 goals this season and has posted multiple goals in three games. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Rai Benjamin ran the the 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Stadium track Sunday – just as he had done countless times during his first two years at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Rai Benjamin transferred from UCLA to USC following the 2017 season, leaving the Bruins without a star sprinter who can contend for an NCAA individual title. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Ena Shibahara was the No. 1 singles player in the nation for the entire fall season – but her dominance didn’t last. Her ranking dropped into the double digits in January. Read more...
Photo: Ena Shibahara’s singles ranking dropped into the doubles digits in January after starting the season ranked No. 1. The sophomore has now won five consecutive singles matches as the Bruins head into the NCAA tournament. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins were not at their sharpest Tuesday night, and by the end of the game had stranded 15 runners on base. No. 1 UCLA softball (45-3, 15-3 Pac-12) beat the unranked Cal State Fullerton (29-21, 14-1 Big West) 5-3, but had plenty of opportunities to widen that 2-run gap. Read more...
Photo: Senior second baseman Kylee Perez lead the team with three hits Tuesday night. The senior scored twice in a game where the Bruins logged 11 hits, but left a total of 15 runners on base. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins shouldn’t count out court six. Crowds gathered at the upper courts Saturday to watch No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis (26-2, 8-0 Pac-12) take down No. Read more...
Photo: Connor Hance clinched UCLA’s Pac-12 title win over USC on court six last weekend. The freshman has been in the singles lineup for 24 of the Bruins’ 28 matches this season, playing 18 of those matches on court six. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
