The two top UCLA singles players found themselves down early in their respective third-set tiebreakers. Yet, with the support of their teammates and the crowd, freshman Keegan Smith and sophomore Evan Zhu fought back from deficits to win their matches, earning the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Maxime Cressy and the No. 6 UCLA men’s tennis team logged their third sweep in three days on Saturday against Pepperdine. The Bruins will host Loyola Marymount on Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Ball movement and ball security – one team exhibited both of those traits Saturday night, and it wasn’t UCLA. Oregon (13-7, 3-4 Pac-12) assisted on 19 of its 32 made field goals, including all but two of its 3-pointers, and held off a late UCLA comeback for a 94-91 win in Eugene, Oregon. Read more...
Photo: Coach Steve Alford’s bunch looked at a 1-point deficit multiple times late in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t find a way to take the lead in the game’s final minutes. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Facing their first Pac-12 road meet, the Bruins did not let the Wildcat fans get to them as they secured their third-straight victory to start the season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Felicia Hano competed on the uneven bars for the first time as a Bruin and fell, but she rebounded on vault and scored a 9.900. UCLA outscored Arizona 197.300 to 195.750 in its Pac-12 opener. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA men’s volleyball beat the two-time defending national champion, Ohio State, on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion. The No. 2 Bruins (7-0) hosted the No. 3 Buckeyes (3-2) in their final game of the 2018 AVCA Men’s Showcase on Saturday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: UCLA took down the Ohio State in five sets Saturday. Sophomore middle blocker Daenan Gyimah logged nine kills and seven blocks for the Bruins. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Coach Cori Close knew the Bruins didn’t play their best game Friday night, but she was still satisfied with the results. “We were frustrated on offense,” Close said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball completed its first season sweep of California since 2011 with a 60-52 win Friday. Senior forward Monique Billings led the Bruins with 14 points. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Although two members of the UCLA women’s tennis team are out because of illnesses, the Bruins persevered. Without No. 16 sophomore Ena Shibahara and No. 76 junior Alaina Miller, No. Read more...
Photo: No. 119 redshirt sophomore Jada Hart logged wins in both singles and doubles Friday against UC Santa Barbara. The Bruins had two members of their team out from illnesses, but managed to pull off a win against the Gauchos. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s volleyball was tested Thursday by its first of two top-10 opponents it will face this week. “I was pleased to see that we were under pressure at times and how we played,” coach John Speraw said. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter/libero JT Hatch made his return to the front row after playing libero for the first part of the season. Hatch, along with senior opposite Christian Hessenauer, led the team with 11 kills each in the win over Penn State. (Anthony Ismail/Daily Bruin)
