On the first official day of UCLA sand volleyball practice, then-sophomore Zoë Nightingale felt out of place, her feet buried in sand, the number of teammates by her side reduced from five to one. Read more...
Photo: Junior Zoë Nightingale said this year, the second season of the sand volleyball program, has been a much smoother transition to the sand for the indoor players as compared to last year. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/ASUCLA)
On a brisk Wednesday night at Easton Stadium, UCLA’s hot streak finally cooled. After a 17-0 start to the season, No. 3 UCLA finally fell from the ranks of the unbeaten, losing to No. Read more...
Photo: Junior pitcher Ally Carda (right) and sophomore third baseman Mysha Sataraka (left) had a tough time defending against Michigan’s bunting game. Michigan began each of its two three-run innings with a bunt single. (Nathan Vanderveer-Harris/Daily Bruin)
Men’s tennis coach Billy Martin exerted little in simply hitting with a rehabbing Adrien Puget on Tuesday. But memories of Puget’s three-set defeat that crowned Virginia the 2013 NCAA champions proved enough to elevate the blood pressures of both men. Read more...
Photo: Just a freshman, Mackenzie McDonald has become the team’s third-highest ranked player. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s volleyball is currently suffering through an array of injuries – sprained ankles, stress fractures and tendonitis to name a few – but it was defense during its 3-0 loss to UC Santa Barbara Wednesday night that was the team’s true achilles heel. Read more...
Photo: Freshman outside hitter Michael Fisher explained that UCLA was lacking in its defensive play on Wednesday night. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
It was a spontaneous decision, one that coach John Speraw described as “off-the-cuff.” After one too many mindless errors during Monday’s practice, Speraw told players to grab their bags and get out of the gym. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s volleyball team is on a cold streak after consecutive losses, and its lack of energy in practice prompted coach John Speraw to end the session early. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
Watching the football BCS National Championship at the age of 7 or 8, UCLA track and field freshman thrower Braheme Days was fascinated by the spectacle of collegiate athletics. Read more...
Photo: Freshman thrower Braheme Days was inspired to pursue collegiate athletics after watching NCAA football as a child. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)
After a weekend road trip to North Carolina, UCLA baseball was back on familiar ground at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday night. But the team left its offense on the plane at Los Angeles International Airport. Read more...
Photo: Senior center fielder Brian Carroll had three hits for the Bruins and reached third base in the first inning, but his teammates weren’t able to string enough hits together to bring him in to score. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
