MARY HOLSCHER Junior outside hitter Cameron Mount spikes the ball in UCLA’s thrilling five game victory over Pepperdine Thursday night. UCLA d. Pepperdine 30-28, 30-28, 28-30, 25-30,17-15 By Daniel Miller Daily Bruin Contributor It is a bit clichéd to say that the fans were the proverbial sixth man that put the Bruins over the top. Read more...

By Diamond Leung Daily Bruin Senior Staff Rich Nelson was a bit giddy in the postgame huddle. Following an exhilarating five-game win, the junior setter couldn’t wait to celebrate. Read more...

  CHRIS BACKLEY/Daily Bruin Freshman point guard Cedric Bozeman will have to push his way through against what he expects will be a physical Villanova team. Read more...

By Eli Karon Daily Bruin Contributor Christie Tedmon is no stranger to injuries. When the Sacramento native was 12 years old, she missed her feet on a beam dismount, falling flat on her back, hard enough to knock her out. Read more...

  OSCAR ALVAREZ Freshman playmaker Amber Stachowski helped women’s water polo destroy UC Irvine 16-4 in the season opener. By Eric Perez Daily Bruin Contributor Before the start of UCLA’s season opener against UC Irvine in women’s water polo, a few members from the Newbury Park High School girls water polo team near Thousand Oaks sang the national anthem at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. Read more...

By Jeff Agase Daily Bruin Staff Florida Atlantic ““ it’s not exactly Stanford or USC, but head coach Gary Adams and the UCLA baseball team will take it. Read more...

By Adam Karon Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA gymnastics team opens the second half of its season Sunday when it hosts the No. 7 Stanford Cardinal. Read more...