This post was updated April 24 at 10:49 p.m. Nico Iamaleava had his worst performance on the biggest stage last season. In his first College Football Playoff appearance, Iamaleava completed just 14-of-31 passes for 104 yards, costing his team a trip to the Rose Bowl as eventual national champion Ohio State trampled Iamaleava and Tennessee 42-17. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava prepares to hurl a ball down the field. (Courtesy of Tennessee Athletics)
There is no sugarcoating it – the Bruins didn’t win the national title. A shaky beam rotation – UCLA’s worst since March 2 – nearly guaranteed Oklahoma’s victory and its third national championship in four years. Read more...
Photo: As junior Jordan Chiles finishes her NCAA-national-title-winning bars routine Thursday, coach Janelle McDonald bursts into celebration. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
Katelyn Rosen watched from the sidelines for seven weeks before the postseason. Fresh off a stellar all-around freshman season, Rosen struggled with confidence and a “sophomore slump” that held back the former three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Katelyn Rosen points at the judges to begin her beam routine. Thursday, Rosen added a 9.8875 to UCLA’s 49.550 beam rotation, helping the squad clinch a spot in Saturday’s national final. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 8 8:43 p.m. Cori Close’s leaders rose from the press conference podium after taking the toughest loss of their careers. And then the coach turned her head with one thing to say. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Gabriela Jaquez and her teammates celebrate after top-seeded UCLA women’s basketball defeated LSU in the Elite Eight to advance to the program’s first Final Four in 46 years. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Most programs crumble after losing a key piece across three events. The Bruins punched their ticket to nationals instead. Despite freshman Macy McGowan – who competed on vault, bars and floor in every meet this year – being out both days of the NCAA Salt Lake Regional on Thursday and Saturday, No. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA gymnastics celebrate Saturday after clinching a ticket to the national championships. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Denise Curry was a freshman the first time the Bruins reached the Final Four. A teenager still figuring out where to stand on the court. Sitting alongside already-Olympian Ann Meyers Drysdale may not have helped. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball legend and Hall of Famer Ann Meyers Drysdale, who was the the first four-time All-American and first woman to sign an NBA contract, celebrates after her 1978 Bruin squad won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championship. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
While UCLA men’s basketball alumnus Jaime Jaquez Jr. may be the first “Jaquez” to come to a Bruin fan’s mind, it’s time they familiarize themselves with the heir carrying the family name forward. Read more...
Photo: By Kaylen Ho / Daily Bruin Staff
