Saturday, April 25

UCLA softball NCAA tournament predictions 2023

This post was updated May 18 at 11:00 p.m. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (52-5, 21-3 Pac-12) will commence its run at a 13th national title Friday in its opening game of the NCAA regionals against Grand Canyon (46-11, 17-7 WAC), with Liberty (38-20, 19-5 ASUN) and San Diego State (35-15, 16-6 Mountain West) also comprising the Los Angeles Regional. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA softball participate in a pregame cheer. The Bruins enter the NCAA tournament with their third No. 2 overall seed in the past four brackets. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA rowing reflects after last-place finish at Pac-12 championships

Lessons overrode losses at the Pac-12 championships. “We had a lot of quality wins against opponents from around the country,” said coach Previn Chandraratna. “Ultimately, we need to see more consistency and put it all together on the most important days.” UCLA rowing’s (1-1) return to Dexter Lake in Lowell, Oregon, didn’t fare as well as its performance there two weeks prior, as the Bruins registered a seventh-place finish out of seven teams at the Pac-12 championships Sunday morning. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA rowing move swiftly across the water. The Bruins finished in seventh place out of seven teams at this year’s Pac-12 championships in Lowell, Oregon. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)


Battle of the Editors: Which UCLA teams took a step forward or backward this year?

This post was updated May 19 at 12:35 p.m. The 2022-2023 season has been headlined by a pair of national championships in Westwood, but not all has been positive in UCLA athletics this year. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA women’s soccer team celebrates with the national championship trophy. The Bruins took down North Carolina on Dec. 5 by a score of 3-2 to clinch the national title. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)



Beach volleyball coach Stein Metzger to depart UCLA for Texas

This post was updated May 16 at  10:13 p.m. After 11 seasons at the helm of UCLA beach volleyball, coach Stein Metzger is saying goodbye to Westwood. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA beach volleyball coach Stein Metzger holds his hat. The program announced Tuesday that Metzger will leave the program, with associate head coach Jenny Johnson Jordan being named interim head coach. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA track and field wraps Pac-12 championships to kick off postseason

The age-old adage that history repeats itself rang true for the Bruins. UCLA track and field competed in the Pac-12 championships Friday through Sunday in Walnut, California, where the men’s squad ranked eighth overall and the women’s team notched a fifth-place finish. Read more...

Photo: Senior sprinter Cameron Reynolds outpaces USC. Reynolds competed in the 4×400-meter relay at the Pac-12 championships. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)