Ikaika Malloe was a first-time Power 4 defensive coordinator this time last year, less than a month away from losing his best player – former Bruin edge rusher Laiatu Latu – to the 2024 NFL Draft. Read more...
Photo: Defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe walks on the field at Beaver Stadium. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 6 at 8:58 p.m. TAMPA, Fla. – To shut down the Bruins, opponents have double- or even triple-teamed Lauren Betts. The Trojans – the only team that beat the Bruins in the regular season – found a way to limit the junior center to 18 and 11 points in the team’s two regular-season meetings, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball put their heads down on the bench during a timeout. No. 2 seed UConn routed UCLA in the Final Four 85-51 to end the latter’s season. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo. Design by Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A formidable defense is a prerequisite for championship-caliber play. When playing in its seventh and eighth straight conference matches Friday and Saturday evening against No. 13 Grand Canyon (14-8, 3-5 MPSF), No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior libero Matthew Aziz (left) goes to high-five junior setter Andrew Rowan (right).(Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
Denise Curry was a freshman the first time the Bruins reached the Final Four. A teenager still figuring out where to stand on the court. Sitting alongside already-Olympian Ann Meyers Drysdale may not have helped. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball legend and Hall of Famer Ann Meyers Drysdale, who was the the first four-time All-American and first woman to sign an NBA contract, celebrates after her 1978 Bruin squad won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championship. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Whether the Bruins retain their top spot in the Big Ten standings will be out of their control this weekend. No. 14 UCLA baseball (23-5, 10-2 Big Ten) will face San Diego (6-22, 3-3 WCC) in a three-game series at Jackie Robinson Stadium beginning Friday and concluding Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore center fielder Payton Brennan bunts a ball. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 3 at 11:48 p.m. Big and small moments alike have long been affectionately attributed to “Bruin magic” by UCLA softball players and coaches. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Jada Cecil prepares to unwind and pitch toward home plate. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
