Thursday, April 30

UCLA beach volleyball defeats LSU at NCAA tournament following weather delay

This post was updated May 6 at 5:15 p.m. Even with a weather delay, the Bruins wasted no time in round two. Securing the dual in under 40 minutes, No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Lea Monkhouse lunges to receive the ball against No. 6 seed LSU on Friday. Monkhouse and freshman Jessie Smith overcame a five-point hole to guide No. 3 seed UCLA beach volleyball through the second round of the NCAA tournament. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s water polo squeaks past UC Irvine to face Stanford in NCAA semifinals

Katrina Drake fired a shot from the left side of the pool. Big West Tournament MVP goalkeeper Jordan Frost got both hands on the ball but couldn’t stop it from drifting into the goal with five minutes to play.  Read more...

Photo: Senior utility Katrina Drake fires a shot. Drake tallied the game-winning goal for No. 4 seed UCLA women’s water polo on Friday as the blue and gold squeaked by UC Irvine. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball to face Arizona State in final road series of regular season

The Bruins’ final road series of the regular season will be a showdown of the top two teams in the running for the conference crown. No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Delanie Wisz plays behind home plate. Wisz recorded a perfect fielding percentage in UCLA softball’s previous series against Utah. The blue and gold will take on No. 12 Arizona State from Friday to Sunday, with Pac-12 standings implications on the line. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis 2022 NCAA tournament predictions

UCLA women’s tennis (12-6, 7-1 Pac-12) will kick off its NCAA tournament run with a matchup against Arkansas on Saturday. But before the Bruins and Razorbacks can clash on the court, Daily Bruin Sports predicts how long the blue and gold can extend its season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s tennis members high-five after a match. The Bruins will be taking on Arkansas on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s volleyball beached in NCAA tournament semifinals

This post was updated May 8 at 11:10 p.m. The Bruins once again had their national championship aspirations dashed by the Beach. UCLA men’s volleyball (22-5, 11-1 MPSF) fell to No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Ethan Champlin goes up for an attack against No. 1 seed Long Beach State on Thursday. UCLA men’s volleyball fell victim to a reverse sweep defeat, ending its season in the NCAA tournament semifinals. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s tennis to begin NCAA tournament with matchup against Arkansas

In their previous four NCAA tournament appearances, the Bruins outscored their first-round opponents 16-0. This season, they’ll hit the road with a shot at 20-0. UCLA women’s tennis (12-6, 7-1 Pac-12) will commence its run at a third national title against Arkansas (16-9, 8-5 SEC) on Saturday at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Read more...

Photo: Senior Elysia Bolton prepares to hit the ball in a match April 15 at Marks Tennis Stadium. Bolton and UCLA women’s tennis will start the NCAA tournament Saturday with a matchup against Arkansas in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Throwback Thursday: Men’s volleyball’s loss to Long Beach State in NCAA championship looms over rematch

Same teams, same venue, same stakes. Four years ago to the date, UCLA men’s volleyball took on then-No. 1 seed Long Beach State in the 2018 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: A 2018 Daily Bruin article details UCLA men’s volleyball’s NCAA championship final defeat to Long Beach State. The Bruins and the Beach will face off again in the 2022 NCAA tournament Thursday. (Daily Bruin archive)