Saturday, June 20

Bruins lose 78-67 in overtime to Wildcats in Pac-12 semifinal

This post was updated March 9 at 9:22 p.m. LAS VEGAS — Aaron Holiday had already played 80 minutes of basketball in under 30 hours entering overtime Friday night. Read more...

Photo: Aaron Holiday did not lead the Bruins in scoring for the first time since their Jan. 20 loss at Oregon. The junior guard failed to lead No. 4 seed UCLA past No. 1 seed Arizona in the semifinal of the Pac-12 tournament. (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)



Loss of Rosen leads to vacuum for UCLA starting quarterback position

Josh Rosen tweeted that he had moved out of his apartment earlier this week, more than a month before the former UCLA quarterback expects to hear his name called during the first round of the NFL draft. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s quarterback race is more wide open than it has been in several years, and Devon Modster is the most battle-tested option. The quarterback started UCLA’s bowl game in December as a redshirt freshman when former quarterback Josh Rosen was unable to play. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


UCLA beach volleyball pulls through for double home victories

The Bruins claimed back-to-back victories in their first home games of the season. No. 4 UCLA beach volleyball (7-3) defeated No. 3 Hawai’i (4-2) with a final score of 4-1 and swept No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Izzy Carey defeated the pair from Hawai’i with partner freshman Megan Muret after falling to the Rainbow Warriors the last two times the teams met in Honolulu. The junior also came out with a win in UCLA’s second match of the day against Loyola Marymount. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Weekend in Preview: Softball faces ranked teams, women’s tennis begins Pac-12 play

Softball Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor UCLA softball is headed to its final five-game weekend of the year. The No. 3 Bruins (19-0) will face two ranked opponents at the Louisville Slugger Invitational – No. Read more...

Photo: Senior infielder Kylee Perez and the rest of the Bruins will be on the road for the fourth week in a row. It will be the fifth and final time this season they will have to play more four or more games over a period of three days. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


Baseball prepares to take on first ranked opponents of the season

The Bruins lost top-hitting first baseman Sean Bouchard to Major League Baseball over the summer, but his replacement has been nothing short of impressive. Sophomore Michael Toglia, who made the shift from right field to first base, is currently batting .400 while slugging .800 with 12 RBIs and four home runs. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore first baseman Michael Toglia has been locked in at the plate hitting .400 with four home runs through 12 games this season. He and the Bruins will face two top-15 teams this weekend followed by a meeting with USC at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. (Abraham Ramirez/Daily Bruin)