Monday, September 28

Women’s water polo looks to improve on power play opportunities in postseason

The Bruins are sinking during their 6-on-5 opportunities. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (21-5, 4-2 MPSF) will head into the postseason with a trend of inefficient power play offense against top-ranked teams. Read more...

Photo: Senior Lizette Rozeboom said UCLA women’s water polo will be focusing on executing 6-on-5 plays during practice this week in preparation for the MPSF championships this weekend at Stanford. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Gymnastics ends season with Pac-12 title, number of perfect 10s

The Bruins didn’t have a perfect finish, but Valorie Kondos Field said they had the ending that she wanted. “In the end, I was able to look them all in the eyes and say, ‘I have no regrets, thank you,’” the coach said. Read more...

Photo: Aside from the retirement of coach Valorie Kondos Field, UCLA gymnastics is losing senior Katelyn Ohashi. Ohashi notched a 9.950 on floor exercise and a 9.800 on balance beam in the NCAA championship. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Track and field’s strong weekend includes national-best scores

UCLA track and field brought home over 10 top-five finishes across three meets this weekend. The Bruins competed in the Bryan Clay Invitational & Multi Events in Azusa, California, the Beach Invitational in Long Beach, California, and the Mt. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Alyssa Wilson recorded another event win in the shot put at the Beach Invitational. Wilson logged a personal record of 18.02 meters and is now tied for No. 1 nationally. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)



Men’s tennis claims 2 wins to close out regular season undefeated in Pac-12 play

The Bruins posted an unblemished Pac-12 record for the fourth consecutive season. No. 14 UCLA men’s tennis (16-4, 8-0 Pac-12) added to their conference win column with two victories over No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Maxime Cressy played his last regular-season dual match for the Bruins against Arizona. Cressy finished the regular season with 12 singles wins and three losses, playing every match at the No. 1 spot in the lineup. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball registers fourth series sweep on the road against Oregon State

Another away series and another sweep for the Bruins. No. 2 UCLA softball (40-2, 14-1 Pac-12) traveled to Corvallis, Oregon, this weekend to face Oregon State (21-18, 3-13). Read more...

Photo: Junior center fielder Bubba Nickles went 3-for-3 in UCLA softball’s series opener against Oregon State on Thursday, hitting a two-run home run to notch her 12th home run of the year. Nickles went on to hit her 13th home run against the Beavers on Saturday. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Beach volleyball shows versatility of lineup with consecutive Senior Day sweeps

Izzy Carey unplugged her phone from the speaker at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center for the last time. The senior stopped the playlist titled “117,” – but the Bruins’ chase for UCLA’s 117th national championship is not over yet. Read more...

Photo: UCLA beach volleyball completed back-to-back sweeps on Senior Day as the Bruins honored seniors Sarah Sponcil, Zana Muno, Nicole McNamara, Megan McNamara and Izzy Carey on Saturday afternoon. (Sim Beauchamp/Daily Bruin)