Thursday, May 7

Despite shooting struggles, Japreece Dean still delivers for women’s basketball

After UCLA was up 61-54 with 5:34 remaining, California pulled off a 9-2 run to knot it up at 63 apiece with five seconds remaining. The Bruins inbounded the ball to their leading scorer, junior forward Michaela Onyenwere. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior guard Japreece Dean went 4-of-26 from the field for a 15.4% in No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball’s two games over the weekend. Despite her lack of shooting success, Dean contributed 12 assists for the Bruins. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Gymnastics finds strength from first-year Bruins in securing season-high score

Four first-year Bruins competed over the weekend. No. 4 UCLA gymnastics (4-1, 2-1 Pac-12) defeated No. 22 Arizona (2-4, 0-3) on Sunday. Freshmen Emma Andres, Chloe Lashbrooke and Kalyany Steele were called upon to compete in the meet, as well as sophomore transfer Samantha Sakti – each of them contributing a counting score to the Bruins’ season-high 197.675 team score. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Kalyany Steele made a return to the uneven bars lineup for No. 4 UCLA gymnastics Sunday versus No. 22 Arizona. Steele was a last-minute addition to the rotation after teammate sophomore Norah Flatley got a migraine, and Steele scored a career-high 9.850. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s tennis beats No. 1 Stanford in indoor championship, falls to UNC in final

The Bruins had their seven-game shutout streak snapped in the final of the ITA indoor championship. No. 4 UCLA women’s tennis (7-1) was unable to hold off No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Jada Hart went undefeated in doubles with her partner sophomore Elysia Bolton over the weekend for UCLA women’s tennis during the ITA indoor championship. Hart also contributed two wins at No. 3 singles, leaving two matches unfinished. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis gears up for match vs. Western Michigan before indoor championship

The Bruins will head indoors for the first time this season. No. 16 UCLA men’s tennis (3-2) will travel to Chicago to take on Western Michigan (5-4) on Tuesday at the Midtown Athletic Club. Read more...

Photo: Junior Keegan Smith said he and UCLA men’s tennis won’t be able to take their pre-ITA indoors match against Western Michigan lightly, especially after the team has come off two consecutive losses and seen its ranking drop by six spots. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Women’s water polo claims victory at Triton Invitational for the first time

The Bruins took gold at the Triton Invitational for the first time ever. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (14-1, 1-0 MPSF) defeated Pomona-Pitzer (1-5) 21-2 before beating No. Read more...

Photo: Junior attacker Roxy Wheaton was one of 13 Bruins to score in the opening match of the Triton Invitational. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo took down three ranked teams on its way to its first championship win in La Jolla. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin staff)


No. 4 UCLA softball concludes opening weekend with two mercy-rule wins

Everyone in the Bruins’ lineup got on base – in just the first inning. “A big part of the success of UCLA softball is strength throughout a lineup, and you got to see that this weekend,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. Read more...

Photo: Freshman infielder Maya Brady hit four home runs in her first five games as a Bruin, as No. 4 UCLA softball completed the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament with a 6-0 start to its season. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball conquers California in overtime, completing Bay Area sweep

This post was updated Feb. 10 at 1:28 a.m.  It took five extra minutes, but the Bruins completed a Bay Area sweep. Two days after beating No. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Michaela Onyenwere led No. 10 UCLA women’s basketball with 21 points in its overtime win against California. She also posted a team-high 29 points for the Bruins in their upset over No. 6 Stanford on Friday. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)