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Women’s basketball reflects on season of achievements despite absences

UCLA started practicing Sept. 21, which, according to coach Cori Close, made it the last team in the country to start play. It was only fitting that the Bruins ended their season in the same way – on a delay. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball’s second-round loss Wednesday marked the earliest a Cori Close-coached team has been eliminated in the NCAA tournament since the 2012-2013 season.(Courtesy of Rudy Gonzalez/NCAA Photos)


Men’s basketball seeks Sweet 16 upset against No. 2 seed Alabama

“We Want Bama” has been a trending slogan for any college football fanbase that wants its team to take a shot at the nation’s premier powerhouse on the gridiron – with certain members of The Den being no exception. Read more...

Photo: No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball has kept dancing so far, but the team will face its toughest test of the tournament against No. 2 seed Alabama on Sunday. (Courtesy of Jack Dempsey/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)


Beach volleyball defeats Pepperdine twice following 2-week break from competition

The Bruins got familiar results in unfamiliar circumstances in their first match in two weeks. No. 4 UCLA beach volleyball (8-1, 3-0 Pac 12) defeated No. Read more...

Photo: The only winning Bruin pair in the first match to drop their first set, junior Megan Muret and her partner graduate student Jacqueline Quade took down their opponents in straight sets in the second dual. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


Weekend Preview: March 25

Baseball Olivia Simons, Daily Bruin contributor For their second conference series of the season, the Bruins will play on rival territory. No. 10 UCLA baseball (13-6, 2-1 Pac 12) will travel across town to play USC (9-7, 3-0) this weekend at Dedeaux Field for its second conference series and second time playing the Trojans this season. Read more...

Photo: No. 10 UCLA baseball is heading to USC, a team that is an undefeated in conference play, for a three-game Pac-12 series. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin)


Men’s soccer ties to San Diego State, scores 1st goals in month of March

For the second time this season, the Bruins and the Aztecs finished level. UCLA men’s soccer (1-5-2, 0-4-2 Pac-12) rallied with two goals against San Diego State (0-4-2) in a 2-2, double-overtime draw Wednesday in San Diego, also scoring its first goals in the month of March. Read more...

Photo: Freshman defender Tommy Silva scored the Bruins’ first goal in the month of March in the first half. He later recorded an assist to level the game at two goals apiece in the second half of UCLA men’s soccer’s tie with San Diego State. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)


Men’s volleyball defeats Stanford in final matchups between the teams

The Bruins faced the Cardinal for what was likely the last time. No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball (11-4) defeated Stanford (1-10) twice on the road Tuesday and Wednesday by scores of 35-37, 25-21, 25-17, 25-17 and 25-23, 25-21, 25-18, respectively. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior outside hitter Austin Matautia notched a season-high 14 kills Tuesday before backing up that performance with eight kills Wednesday. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s basketball ends season with loss to Texas in 2nd round of NCAA tournament

This post was updated March 24 at 9:55 p.m. Michaela Onyenwere once again led her team in scoring, but this time it wasn’t enough to keep the Bruins’ season alive. Read more...

Photo: No. 3 seed UCLA women’s basketball was upset by No. 6 seed Texas on Wednesday after the Bruins scored a season-low 14 first-half points. UCLA went on to score 48 in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to extend UCLA’s season. (Courtesy of Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos)