Jaelan Phillips and Darnay Holmes should be getting ready for their high school proms. Instead, the two UCLA early enrollees are taking reps with the Bruins’ first-team defense in spring practice. Read more...
Photo: Linebacker Josh Woods (2) stood out on defense in Wednesday’s practice. The junior said that he has gained a lot of leg strength over the offseason, and his mobility was on display. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Last weekend, the Bruins pulled off an upset against the Oregon Ducks. This weekend, they head north to play the other Oregon school. No. 8 UCLA softball (28-10, 4-5 Pac-12) will take on Oregon State (19-17, 2-7) in a three-game series starting Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore infielder Brianna Tautalafua currently leads the Bruins with 10 home runs as the team heads into a weekend series in Corvallis, Oregon. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
This week is an odd one in the Bruins’ schedule. Following last weekend’s conference series against Washington, UCLA will forego a typical Tuesday matchup for an added day of practice to prepare for the next leg of the Pac-12 season. Read more...
Photo: Freshman infielder Michael Toglia and the UCLA baseball team didn’t have its typical Tuesday game this week, but it has the first of three games against Stanford Thursday evening. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Heading into Pac-12 play, No. 8 UCLA softball was swept immediately. “Post-Utah series, we made some serious moves, and that is ultimately my job, to find the best lineup that is going to allow this program to succeed,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. Read more...
Photo: Senior Gabrielle Maurice (right) was recently moved from center field to left field. Bubba Nickles (left), who coach Kelly Inouye-Perez said called a great athlete at the beginning of the season, has slotted into center to replace Maurice. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw demands one thing from his players at the service line – give it your best swing. At the end of last season, poor serving proved to be one of the factors that lead to the Bruins’ exit from the NCAA Tournament. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl leads the Bruins in overall service aces and aces per set with 28 and .56, respectively. Sophomore opposite/setter Micah Ma’a comes in a close second with 26 aces on the season. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA men’s distance team has of late been one of the most formidable collegiate track and field groups in the country. Members of the distance squad own a total of six times within the national top 20 across all but two of the distance events, and the 1500-meter group is currently ranked No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Austin O’Neil captains a UCLA track and field men’s distance team that in two weeks’ time has emerged as one of the nation’s top divisions. He’s in the top 10 for both the 3000-meter steeple chase and the 1500-meter. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s golfDavid Gottlieb, assistant Sports editor Lilia Vu won another tournament Tuesday, meaning that the sophomore has finished first in three straight tournaments. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman pitcher Rachel Garcia was named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week, Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week and Pac-12 Freshman of the Week following a complete-game shutout against then-No. 1 Oregon last weekend. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
