Saturday, May 9

Buffaloes stampede past Bruins, bypass them in Pac-12 standings

This post was updated March 7 at 10:31 p.m. The Bruins failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity. UCLA men’s basketball (16-14, 9-8 Pac-12) had a chance to cement itself as a top-four seed in the conference at Colorado (18-11, 9-8) on Thursday night, but the Bruins fell to the Buffaloes 93-68. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes led UCLA men’s basketball in scoring with 19 points in the Bruins’ loss to Colorado on Thursday night. The loss was UCLA’s second to Colorado in as many months. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Despite rocky start, men’s basketball brings Colorado’s lead to 37-27 at half

The Bruins’ road trip didn’t get off to the best start Thursday night. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) trails Colorado (17-11, 8-8) 37-27 at the break after shooting just 33.3 percent from the floor in the first half. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands scored 10 points in the first half of UCLA men’s basketball’s contest against Colorado on Thursday night. The Bruins trail the Buffaloes 37-27 at the break. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Women’s basketball prepares for first Pac-12 tournament game against Arizona State

Cori Close said the warmup for the big dance starts Friday. “As much as we want to win the conference tournament, that’s not what we’re preparing for,” the coach said. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere – who was named to the all-conference team on Tuesday – will compete in her second Pac-12 Tournament with UCLA women’s basketball on Friday in Las Vegas. (Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)


Following injuries to key players, men’s volleyball sees development of young bench

Injuries have allowed the Bruins’ young bench to gain experience. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (14-4, 6-0 MPSF) defeated all its conference opponents in the first half of conference play to remain atop the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore outside hitter and setter Sam Kobrine has recorded 23 kills in UCLA men’s volleyball’s last two matches against Pepperdine and Grand Canyon. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Bruin beach volleyball washes Pepperdine Waves away with 5-0 sweep

The Bruins won for the first time ever at Zuma Beach in record-breaking fashion. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (10-0, 1-0 Pac-12) swept No. 3 Pepperdine (6-2) 5-0 in Malibu, California, on Wednesday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Lindsey Sparks played her second consecutive dual on court five alongside senior Izzy Carey. The duo swept Pepperdine’s Nikki Lyons and Katie Gavin to put UCLA beach volleyball up 3-0 to eventually clinch the dual victory 5-0. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


UCLA, Colorado, Utah to vie for Pac-12 tournament first-round bye this week

The Bruins have one last road trip to prove they’re worthy of a first-round bye. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) will head out on the road to face Colorado (17-11, 8-8) Thursday night before rounding out the regular season at Utah (15-13, 9-7) Saturday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball interim coach Murry Bartow said the Bruins are feeling confident about where they are heading towards the postseason. UCLA has two more games remaining on its regular season schedule. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)