Thursday, April 30

Men’s volleyball seeks to honor alumni, former coaches by winning NCAA championship

Nineteen national championships. Two three-peats and a four-peat to boot. Or as redshirt sophomore middle blocker Merrick McHenry would say, “O.G. Bruin volleyball.” “UCLA hasn’t won since I was six,” McHenry said. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA men’s volleyball look to the court during their match against Pepperdine on April 9. The Bruins hold claim to 19 National Collegiate titles in men’s volleyball. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin)


UCLA track and field maintains losing streak to USC in annual dual meet

This post was updated May 4 at 10:52 p.m. The Bruin women thought they had snapped a seven-year losing streak against their crosstown rivals. But the skid will last for at least another year after it was announced around 25 minutes after the competition concluded that junior thrower Natalie Ramirez’s discus throw had been incorrectly scored. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior sprinter Shae Anderson runs on the track during UCLA track and field’s dual meet against USC on Sunday. Anderson posted a season-best 23.18 seconds in the 200-meter to win the event. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA men’s volleyball to face Pepperdine in NCAA tournament

The Bruins will battle on familiar territory in the NCAA tournament. UCLA men’s volleyball (21-4, 11-1 MPSF) will take on Pepperdine (19-9, 7-5) on Tuesday in the opening round of the National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore setter/opposite Miles Partain goes up for a serve in UCLA men’s volleyball’s match against Pepperdine on April 9. Partain and the Bruins will take on the Waves in the opening round of the NCAA tournament Tuesday. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)


UCLA beach volleyball prepares to launch NCAA tournament run against Stetson

The Bruins are back in the dance – but this time, it’ll look a little different than usual. No. 3 seed UCLA beach volleyball (31-7, 8-0, Pac-12) will face No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Abby Van Winkle rises up for a block against Grand Canyon’s Anaya Evans on March 6. Van Winkle is one of two UCLA beach volleyball starters to have played Stetson before. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)


UCLA rowing places last in every race at Longhorn Invitational

After winning every race in their dual meet 16 days ago, the Bruins lost every race they competed in over the weekend. On Saturday morning, UCLA rowing (1-1) faced off against nonconference opponents No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA rowing members row down the creek in a race April 16. The Bruins competed in the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas, over the weekend and placed last in every race. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA baseball scorches Sun Devils for 3rd sweep of season

With the chance to secure their third series sweep of the year, the Bruins’ bats came alive. No. 13 UCLA baseball (30-13, 14-7 Pac-12) finished off a series sweep Sunday after taking down Arizona State (20-25, 9-12) by a score of 16-5, following up the Bruins’ 7-5 series-clinching win Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Members of No. 13 UCLA baseball celebrate from the dugout during a game. The Bruins defeated the Sun Devils on Saturday and Sunday at Jackie Robinson Stadium, sweeping their series against Arizona State following a series-opening win Friday. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball wins Utah series, gives up 1st mercy-rule loss since 2017

The Bruins won the series, but in going for the series sweep, they took a mercy-rule defeat for the first time since 2017. No. 3 UCLA softball (39-6, 15-3 Pac-12) shut out Utah (24-24, 6-12) by scores of 1-0 and 2-0 in the series’ first two matchups Friday and Saturday, respectively. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior infielder Briana Perez walks to the dugout as Utah celebrates its mercy-rule victory Sunday. Perez and No. 3 UCLA softball claimed the first two games of the series but couldn’t complete the sweep, losing via mercy rule for the first time in five years. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)