The number five meant a couple of different things to the No. 8 UCLA sand volleyball team this weekend. UCLA opened the competition on Saturday morning in dominating fashion, ending its fifth game of the season by completing a 5-0 sweep against No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s doubles pair of junior Julie Consani (pictured) and sophomore Laurel Weaver was the only Bruin team to win a set in the Bruins’ 5-0 loss to the Long Beach State 49ers Saturday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It was another day, another win for the UCLA women’s water polo team, prolonging its nearly two-monthlong streak. The top-ranked Bruins did it again, but for some members of the team, this particular win meant a little more. Read more...
Photo: Freshman attacker Devin Grab and the Bruins traveled into Tempe, Ariz., this past weekend and emerged with an 11-5 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils. The win increased UCLA’s victory streak to 11 games. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Last season UCLA football relied on a collection of highly-touted individuals. Eric Kendricks anchored the linebackers. Running back Paul Perkins and wide receiver Jordan Payton fueled the scoring. Read more...
Photo: Saturday’s UCLA football practice was the Bruins’ third of the spring training season, and their first fully-padded practice. (Max Himmelrich)
If there’s ever a time to peak in the season, this just might be it. UCLA gymnastics travelled to the St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio to compete for one of two spots in the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships offered at the NCAA Columbus Regional. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Christine Peng-Peng Lee swept the individual awards in all three apparatuses in which she competed, including the uneven bars. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The softball season is a marathon, not a sprint, as there are 55 games spanning from opening day in February until the final day of the regular season in May. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda delivered a strong complete-game performance in UCLA’s 8-1 win over Oregon Friday, but struggled to maintain that high level of play for the remainder of the weekend, as the Bruins dropped the series 2-1 to the Ducks. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
The Legends Invitational began Friday afternoon at Drake Stadium with the stands almost completely empty. Mostly high school athletes performed, and the atmosphere hardly lived up to the meet’s name. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Idrees Bernard achieved back-to-back lifetime bests in the long jump during Saturday’s portion of the Legends Track and Field Invitational at Drake Stadium. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Usually standing at 5 feet 6 inches, freshman guard Jordin Canada stood a little bit taller on Saturday afternoon. Canada was the first of the Bruins to climb the ladder in the Charleston Civic Center and snip off her segment of the net, where just moments before the freshman’s last-minute layup and pair of free throws capped a 31-point outing and sealed UCLA’s 62-60 win over West Virginia (23-15, 7-11 Big 12) in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament title game. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s basketball team celebrates its 62-60 win over West Virginia in the WNIT championship game Saturday in the Charleston Civic Center. The win extended the Briuns’ season-high win streak to six games, and nudged their record above .500 for the first time all season. (Chris Dorst/The Charleston Gazette)
