A blown save nearly cost the Bruins their Friday series opener. But the bats stormed back for a walk-off victory. On Saturday, the Bruins’ hitters stayed hot – giving the team’s pitching staff little to worry about – and the hurlers upheld their end of the bargain anyway. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore designated hitter Payton Brennan starts his swing. Brennan returned from a hamstring injury Saturday and slugged a homer. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 29 at 10:48 p.m. Carly Hendrickson’s hip was wrapped the last time she donned the blue and gold – two years ago. Read more...
Photo: Outside hitter Carly Hendrickson serves at Pauley Pavilion. Hendrickson had her first season at UCLA in 2023 after transferring from Florida, but missed her junior campaign in 2024 due to injury. (Jessica Allen/Daily Bruin)
Ikaika Malloe obviously did not hear his name called in the 2025 NFL Draft. But he sure had his imprint all over the event. After his first season manufacturing UCLA football’s defense, the Bruins’ defensive coordinator watched four of his defensemen earn homes in the NFL. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA football linebacker Kain Medrano (left), defensive lineman Jay Toia (middle) and tight end Moliki Matavao (right) are pictured. The three entered the professional ranks Saturday, hearing their name called in the sixth and seventh rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
For a team accustomed to large leads, Saturday’s MPSF semifinal was anything but routine. No. 1 seed UCLA women’s water polo (19-4, 6-1 MPSF) hosted No. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s water polo gather in a huddle at the side of the pool. The Bruins took down the Golden Bears to send themselves to the MPSF championship final match. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
OJAI, Calif. – Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer was two games away from upsetting the Wolverines’ No. 5 Julia Fliegner on court one. The No. 34 junior, playing her first season on the Bruins’ top court, has arguably been playing the best tennis of her life – going undefeated in four prior top-10 ranked matches against Fliegner and Badgers’ No. Read more...
Photo: No. 66 senior Elise Wagle comforts No. 33 freshman Kate Fakih after No. 4 seed UCLA women’s tennis’ loss to No. 1 seed Michigan on Friday at the Big Ten tournament in Ojai, California. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins were three outs from snapping their two-game skid. Then the Nittany Lions scored four in the top of the ninth, and suddenly, the Bruins were down one and three outs away from a season-long three-game losing streak. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore first baseman Mulivai Levu loads into his swing. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
MALIBU, Calif – Home court advantage is historically touted as one of the most impactful advantages a team can have – particularly in the postseason. Although Firestone Fieldhouse’s capacity is just over 3,000 people – 10,000 less than Pauley Pavilion’s – low-ceilings and a student section teeming with hundreds of Pepperdine students created a hostile environment for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball huddles together on the bench at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu as coaches John Hawks, Nick Vogel and Brandon Taliaferro talk to the team. (Lex Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
