This post was updated June 13 at 7:30 p.m. A successful program isn’t just built by those on the court. It’s also built by those on the sidelines. Read more...
Photo: Associate head coach Milan Zarkovic speaks to senior setter Andrew Rowan on the sideline. Under Zarkovic, the Bruins won 20 straight matches to begin the 2026 season. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
I don’t know where to begin. How does one characterize this year of UCLA sports? Broken records. Banners raised. Players drafted. It would be an understatement to say this past year was a period of unprecedented success. Read more...
Photo: Left to right: Redshirt sophomore defender Max Matthews celebrates winning the 2025 NCAA men’s water polo championship. Senior guard Gabriela Jaquez lifts the 2026 NCAA women’s basketball championship trophy. UCLA beach volleyball players celebrate on the sand after winning the 2026 NCAA beach volleyball championship. (Left to right: Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin senior staff. Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff.Courtesy of UCLA Athletics.)
During my freshman year of high school, I watched a WSLAM video showcasing a day in the life of Kiki Rice. Rice was the No. 2 recruit in the class of 2022, per ESPN, and had not made her college commitment at the time. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close led UCLA women’s basketball to its first-ever national championship in the March Madness era. (Photos by Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff and Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin senior staff. Design by Ava Johnson/Daily Bruin senior staff.)
It’s been nearly a week since then-No. 1 UCLA baseball was eliminated in its own NCAA regional. People, many of whom have doubted the Bruins’ legitimacy all year long, feel like they’ve been proven right. Read more...
Photo: Roch Cholowsky takes a pitch to the ribs against Saint Mary’s. The junior shortstop, who’s projected to be the first-overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, likely played his last game as a Bruin on Sunday. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 3 at 11:32 p.m.. The Bruins have produced many of the best players in softball history. But a trio like Megan Grant, Taylor Tinsley and Jordan Woolery only graces a program once. Read more...
Photo: Left to right: seniors pitcher Taylor Tinsley, infielder Jordan Woolery and utility Megan Grant laugh together during an interview. The senior trio helped lead UCLA to three Women’s College World Series appearances across its Westwood career. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery dominate headlines. And for good reason, as the “Bruin Bombers” have racked up historic senior year campaigns, with Grant setting a single-season home run record with 40 and counting four-baggers, along with Woolery being on track to become the first player in NCAA history to boast a .500 batting average while hitting more than 30 home runs and plating more than 100 runners. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman Aleena Garcia catches a ball as she stands on second base. Garcia notched a UCLA single-game postseason record Saturday with seven RBIs against UCF in the Los Angeles super regional. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 30 at 2:51 p.m. Jordan Chiles is That Girl. But Taylor Tinsley is UCLA softball’s rendition. The senior pitcher has pitched the sixth-most innings out of any pitcher in the nation, completing 215 frames while recording the second-most circle wins with 32 this season thus far. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley celebrates in the circle. Tinsley has held a 3.03-sub ERA across her four Westwood campaigns and has accrued 552 strikeouts across her collegiate career. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin staff)
