Wednesday, June 24


UCLA women’s water polo seizes scoring opportunities, defeats USC 11-7

Maddie Musselman didn’t miss until halfway through the third quarter. The freshman attacker had guarded the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation’s top scorer – Stephania Haralabidis – on defense, driven through an aggressive Trojan blockade on many of UCLA’s offensive possessions, battled to transition from one end to the other for more than 20 minutes of game time and she was still a perfect 4 for 4 before hitting the post on a Bruin power play. Read more...

Photo: Freshman attacker Maddie Musselman scored a game-high five goals for the No. 1 UCLA women’s water polo team that, with a win over No. 2 USC on Saturday, has claimed the No. 1 seed for the conference championship tournament. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s tennis beats USC 4-1, clinches No. 1 seed for Pac-12 tournament

Martin Redlicki knew his lob was good. He raised his arms the moment he struck the ball, and his opponent, USC’s Nick Crystal, didn’t even look back as it fell a foot in front of the baseline. Read more...

Photo: Junior Martin Redlicki defeated USC’s Nick Crystal 7-6 (9), 7-6 (2) to clinch UCLA’s 4-1 victory Friday. With the win, the Bruins are the No. 1 seed in next week’s Pac-12 tournament. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)



Softball gears up to maintain home-field advantage against Cal

UCLA softball will be looking into a mirror this weekend against California. Both have similar records and both are coming off midweek, nonconference victories – UCLA against Cal State Fullerton and Cal over Sacramento State. Read more...

Photo: UCLA got through its midweek matchup without putting redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia in the circle, which could help them against Cal, who used its primary pitcher in its Tuesday game. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)