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Weekend preview: March 31

Women’s water poloKyle Boal, Daily Bruin senior staff The Bruins are set to host their final home game of the season. No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo (21-2, 3-1 MPSF) will go head-to-head with No. Read more...

Photo: No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo gathers on the pool deck. The team will play its final home game of the season Saturday as the blue and gold host No. 9 Arizona State for the Bruins’ Senior Day. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball set for rematch against South Dakota State in semifinal of WNIT

The Bruins will hit the road again with a spot in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship on the line. UCLA women’s basketball (18-12, 8-8 Pac-12) will head to Brookings, South Dakota, to face South Dakota State (27-9, 17-1 Summit League) in the semifinal of the WNIT on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball graduate student guard Jaelynn Penn drives into the paint. Penn has a chance to win her second Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship after claiming the title in 2018 with Indiana. (Sarah Teng/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s basketball guard/forward Jake Kyman to enter transfer portal

Days after the end of their season, the Bruins are losing a veteran. UCLA men’s basketball announced Wednesday night that junior guard/forward Jake Kyman intends to transfer out of the program. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard/forward Jake Kyman goes up for a layup against Washington State on Feb. 17. Kyman averaged 3.6 points per game across three seasons with UCLA men’s basketball. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA track and field records top-10 times, personal bests at home meets

A bevy of Bruins secured multiple top-10 times in program history in their first and only home meets of the season. UCLA track and field competed in the Bob Larsen Distance Invitational and the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at Drake Stadium from March 25 to 26. Read more...

Photo: Junior distance runner Emma Tavella performs a water jump during the steeplechase event. Tavella made her debut in the event Friday. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s tennis sweeps San Diego State behind freshmen performances

This post was updated March 31 at 12:26 a.m. The Bruins swept the Aztecs at home behind the performances of three freshmen playing on the top courts. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s tennis freshman Alexander Hoogmartens celebrates during a match March 10 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Hoogmartens was one of three freshmen playing on the front courts for the Bruins in their sweep of San Diego State on Tuesday. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA men’s volleyball works over spring break to promote inclusivity in sport

This post was updated March 31 at 10:03 a.m. The Bruins did more than play matches during spring break. Over the weekend, No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball (15-3, 5-1 MPSF) headed to Atlanta to face Morehouse and Fort Valley State, two of six historically Black colleges and universities sponsoring their first seasons of men’s volleyball. Read more...

Photo: Members of No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball celebrate on the sidelines during a match. The blue and gold went to Georgia last week to play against Morehouse and Fort Valley State, in addition to hosting clinics in greater Atlanta region. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)