This post was updated May 9 at 7:16 a.m. After an overtime loss in the MPSF finals, reigning national champion and No. 2 seed UCLA (19-5, 5-1 MPSF) heads into the NCAA tournament with a chance at its first back-to-back titles since 2009. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s water polo stand at the side of the pool. The team earned a No. 2 seed for this year’s NCAA tournament. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 8 at 10:23 p.m. The Bruins entered their 2025 campaign not having made the NCAA tournament since 2022. And for the first time in over five years, UCLA appeared destined to host its first regional since 2019, when it was 25-5 and a top-10 team in the country. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball and USC walk in a handshake line in Irvine. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 8 at 9:58 p.m. Despite ranking third on the team in batting average, Rylee Slimp was hitless against the Hoosiers. \ That was until the freshman outfielder hit a walk-off RBI bouncing single to the pitcher to send the Bruins to their first Big Ten tournament semifinals in program history. Read more...
Photo: Junior infielder Jordan Woolery celebrates crossing home plate after launching a home run. Woolery garnered two hits and two RBIs against Indiana in the Big Ten quarterfinal. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 8 at 9:48 p.m. Men’s tennis Badri Viswanathan, Daily Bruin contributor The Trojans dealt the Bruins their fifth loss in six matches, 4-3 Feb. Read more...
Photo: No. 35 sophomore Spencer Johnson celebrates in Berkeley with a fist pump. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 8 at 9:37 p.m. Facing an unknown opponent is always a wild card. There’s no way to know if a team has the chops to beat them until both squads are on the hardwood. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior outside hitter Cooper Robinson rises and prepares to strike the ball over the net at Firestone Fieldhouse. Robinson garnered 11 kills, six blocks and three digs alongside a .529 clip. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)
Inconsistency has marred Bruin bats in recent weeks. And with the one-and-done format of the Big Ten tournament, a slow start can spell an early demise. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball huddles together after scoring a run at Easton Stadium. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
At a level of competition that brings out the best, overcoming each obstacle takes considerably more power, energy and grit than the last. And with each challenge, the team is forced to look inside themselves and find out what type of competitors they truly are. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Hawks kneels down and talks to his team. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
