Track and field Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor With the 2018 indoor season finally underway, UCLA track and field will take part in its second meet of the year this weekend. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Madison Kocian made her return to competition last weekend after being sidelined for five months due to an injury. The Bruins will compete at the Metroplex Challenge in Dallas on Saturday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
This story was updated Jan. 25 at 10:58 p.m. Things looked bad. Already in the midst of a three-game losing streak, UCLA men’s basketball (14-7, 5-4 Pac-12) was trailing by double digits midway through the first half against the Pac-12’s last-place team, California (7-14, 1-7), when senior center Thomas Welsh headed to the locker room with a sprained left knee. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Jaylen Hands finished second on the Bruins with 14 points in Thursday’s content, shooting just 4-of-12 from the field but knocking down 5 of 6 free throws. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The most fans UCLA saw at home this season was 1,363 – in a matchup against then-No. 1 Ohio State. When UCLA men’s volleyball last visited Hawaii two years ago, 4,350 fans filled the stands. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter JT Hatch and No. 2 UCLA will travel to Hawai’i to face another undefeated team. The Rainbow Warriors are tied for third in the nation, along with the defending national champion, the Ohio State Buckeyes. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s tennis team survived against UCSB, but will be relieved to have No. 16 sophomore Ena Shibahara and No. 76 junior Alaina Miller back in the lineup after overcoming illnesses. Read more...
Photo: Junior Alaina Miller will return to compete for the UCLA women’s tennis team in the ITA Kick Off Weekend starting Friday. The event will be held in Lexington, Kentucky, and the winner of the four-team bracket will earn a spot in the National Indoor Championship. (Jenna Smith/Daily Bruin)
UCLA swimming and diving will come together this weekend to take on two Pac-12 dual meets – one against Stanford and another against California. The Bruins (5-3, 2-2 Pac-12) will face the No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA swimming and diving will host two top-10 Pac-12 opponents this weekend – No. 3 Stanford and No. 5 California. This will be the first time since October that the swimming team will compete at home. (Andrew Arifin/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s water polo has snagged five wins this season, and it hasn’t just been because of Olympians such as Maddie Musselman. “I think everyone played a part in multiple facets of the game and in different positions and different plays,” said sophomore attacker Musselman. Read more...
Photo: Only five games into the 2018 season, nine UCLA women’s water polo players have already scored at least three goals after two weekends of play. The Bruins have used these early season games as an opportunity to give a variety of athletes playing experience before the schedule starts to heat up toward the middle and end of the year. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Bill Walton called his alma mater’s basketball team soft in the middle of a nationally televised drubbing last weekend. It was an assessment that UCLA coach Steve Alford agreed with. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball will welcome California to Pauley Pavilion on Thursday night for the second matchup between the two teams this season. In their first meeting, the Bruins caught fire for a season-high 107 points en route to the 23-point road victory. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
