This post was updated Feb. 11 at 12:06 a.m. No. 111 Rudy Quan walked to the net after posting a match-clinching forehand shot. The sophomore turned to thank the umpire in a routine conclusion to his 33rd collegiate dual-match singles performance. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Rudy Quan follows through on a backhand swing. Quan clinched the dual match for UCLA with his singles win against Maxi Homberg. (Purvi Singhania/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 10 at 11:42 p.m. The Bruins played just 25 innings across five games on opening weekend, mercy-ruling their opponents in each contest. Read more...
Photo: Senior utility Megan Grant stands in the batter’s box as she prepares to swing. Grant hammered five home runs across the five-game weekend slate. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The first two sets seemed to be a déjà vu of the 2025 NCAA championship final all over again. Despite the reigning national champions being poised to add another notch to their belt, the Bruins refused to let history repeat itself. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball lines up at the net to address the other team. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 1:50 p.m. A trap game is an overlooked match against a lesser opponent, often with a bigger match looming on the horizon. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Elektra Urbatsch prepares to throw the ball. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Very few teams can go nearly a year without a win. But in golf, when tournament fields often include eight or more programs and top-ranked teams dominate week after week, first-place finishes can be hard to come by. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Jenny Lee follows through after a swing. (Courtesy of Jesus Ramirez/UCLA Athletics)
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 12:22 a.m. Bubblegum, bubblegum, in a dish. Five seconds, four, three, two – shoot. Miss. Wolverine guard Syla Swords ran to the perimeter in the bright, magenta shoes every player was wearing as part of Michigan’s Pink Game on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Kiki Rice launches the ball. Rice’s near-perfect free throw shooting off nine attempts contributed to her team-leading 20 points. (Zimo Li/Daily bruin senior staff)
The favorite, the underdog, the anti-hero and the villain. Expectations and perception shape archetypes. But what happens when the hype is so high that the best-case scenario is simply meeting expectations? Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Sienna Betts eyes the basket. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
