Friday, June 26

Men’s basketball’s defensive game plan secures close win over Utah

The first-ever conference road sweep for coach Steve Alford and the No. 4 Bruins (18-1, 5-1 Pac-12) wasn’t won because of their offense. Defense won the game and stopped Utah (12-5, 3-2 Pac-12) from snatching Saturday afternoon’s contest away from UCLA men’s basketball. Read more...

Photo: Junior center Thomas Welsh shot six for seven on his field goal attempts and grabbed eight rebounds, including the game-clinching board with less than a second left against Utah. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s basketball relies on in-paint shots to defeat Oregon 79-63

Giants stomped inside the paint Sunday when the No. 17 UCLA Bruins (13-4, 4-2 Pac-12) and the Oregon Ducks (12-6, 2-4 Pac-12) faced off in conference play. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Monique Billings continues to prove that this is her best season thus far. Billings notched a career-high 30 points, to go along with 14 rebounds and six steals, during UCLA’s win over Oregon. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


UCLA swimming and diving seniors make big splash in last home meet

Posters adorned the blue walls of the Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday, supporting the UCLA swimming and diving team with messages like “Nina, just keep swimming,” “Nobody can ketchup to Savannah” and “Sandra Soe fast”. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive sent their seniors off with a win as the Bruins defeated Utah 183-112 in their last home meet of the season. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)



Men’s tennis delivers strong performance at weekend tournaments

As the three-day weekend came to an end, so did a successful weekend of tournament play for the UCLA men’s tennis team. The Bruins had representatives spread out among two tournaments, the Sherwood Collegiate Cup and the National Collegiate Tennis Classic. Read more...

Photo: Junior Logan Staggs advanced to the singles quarterfinals of the Sherwood Collegiate Cup and the doubles semifinals with freshman Ben Goldberg. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Gymnastics stays positive despite mishaps, but loses to Oklahoma

Losing two key performers before a gymnastics meet is one ingredient in a recipe for disaster. When an accomplished star and marquee name falls during her strongest event, that’s the second ingredient. Read more...

Photo: Junior JaNay Honest was only slated to perform on the uneven bars, but she was forced into action on the vault and floor exercise after injuries to several of her teammates. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s water polo off to strong start with wins against SJSU, UC Davis

This post was updated Jan. 17 at 12.38 a.m. It’s official – after months of the long offseason, UCLA women’s water polo is back to sanctioned competition. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior attacker Kodi Hill scored five goals for UCLA women’s water polo this past weekend, as the Bruins posted their largest margin of victory over their first two games since 2006. (Daily Bruin file photo)