A new opportunity. A fresh start. Anything can happen. No. 2 seed UCLA women’s water polo (20-4, 4-2 MSPF) will kick off its NCAA tournament run against No. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Elektra Urbatsch raises her arm attempting to block the ball on defense. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA softball (41-5, 16-2 Big Ten) will travel north to face No. 22 Washington (34-12, 15-3) from Friday to Sunday at Husky Softball Stadium. The Bruins are just a game ahead of the Huskies in the conference standings, with the weekend matchup boasting big implications ahead of the Big Ten tournament. Read more...
Photo: Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez stands outside the dugout and smiles. Perez has led the Bruins to a 41-5 record this season, and the squad’s last loss was to Nebraska on March 29. (Presley Liu /Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 23 at 10:14 p.m. Leveled up. Iowa State forward Addy Brown announced that she would be joining UCLA women’s basketball via Instagram and X on Thursday morning. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close answers questions during a NCAA Tournament press conference. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
The returners The Bruins will return just five players from the 2025-26 roster next season. At the core of the returners is UCLA’s trio of freshmen, with 2026 Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree forward Sienna Betts headlining the group. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Amanda Muse sits on the bench with graduate student forward Angela Dugalić and freshman guards Lena Bilić and Christina Karamouzi (left to right). Muse, Bilić and Karamouzi will all return next season. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
One week after winning its first national championship in the March Madness era, UCLA women’s basketball made history once again at the 2026 WNBA Draft. A record-breaking six Bruins were drafted, with five taken in the first round. Read more...
Photo: Senior center Lauren Betts, graduate student guard Charlisse Leger-Walker and senior guard Gabriela Jaquez (left to right) dance to “Just Keep Watching” by Tate McRae during a celebratory event at Pauley Pavilion. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 23 at 12:24 a.m. We won’t fully appreciate UCLA women’s basketball’s national title for a while. Yes, even with the watch parties, post-championship celebrations and homecoming mob, we haven’t given this team and program the admiration it deserves – and may not for some time. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close recreates senior guard/forward Megan Grant’s signature dance after her team won the national championship. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
The popcorn machine at Jackie Robinson Stadium gets going well before the first pitch. The cracks, bursts and snaps are a product of the kernels getting hot at different times and popping at different temperatures. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball celebrates outside of the dugout with junior shortstop Roch Cholowsky placing a helmet on junior center fielder Will Gasparino. (Charlie Hamilton/Daily Bruin)
