Sunday, May 10

Men’s basketball players have varied reactions to performance against Utah

David Singleton took the loss a little differently than his teammates. “Saturday night I went out there, shot 200 free throws,” the freshman guard said. “I just needed to get some free throws down, make sure to get my mind right so I could move on (to) the next game.” UCLA men’s basketball (12-12, 5-6 Pac-12) blew a 22-point second-half lead to Utah (13-10, 7-4) on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard David Singleton got his first career start against Utah on Saturday. Singleton missed a late free throw en route to the Bruins’ loss but stayed in Pauley Pavilion to shoot 200 free throws after the game. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball beats high altitudes with beet juice

The Bruins ascended in both altitude and national consideration this past weekend. UCLA women’s basketball (15-9, 8-4 Pac-12) received eight votes in the latest AP Poll after defeating Colorado and then-No. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Japreece Dean and the rest of UCLA women’s basketball drank beet juice in preparation for playing in a higher elevation against Colorado and Utah last weekend. (Sim Beauchamp/Daily Bruin)


Women’s water polo earns second place in invitational after loss to USC

It was a disappointing end to what seemed to be a promising weekend for the Bruins. “We got to see where we stand in the landscape of things and against a team like USC,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...

Photo: Freshmen center Ava Johnson scored a career-high Saturday morning in UCLA women’s water polo’s 17-2 win over Santa Clara. The Bruins finished second at the Triton Invitational after falling to USC on Sunday night. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball moves up rankings with victories against Colorado, Utah

The Bruins are higher in the Pac-12 standings than they have been all season. UCLA women’s basketball (15-9, 8-4) stretched its winning streak to six games with a 64-60 victory over Colorado (11-12, 1-11) and a 100-90 victory over No. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Kennedy Burke registered a career-high 26 points on 11-of-18 from the field. Burke’s 10-point performance against Colorado on Friday moved her into the top 20 on UCLA women’s basketball’s all-time scoring list with 1,291 career points. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


Gymnastics earns two more perfect 10s in Seattle, sets sights on earning more

The Bruins added two perfect 10s to their list of accolades. No. 3 UCLA gymnastics (5-0, 4-0 Pac-12) defeated No. 18 Washington (2-3, 2-2) 197.600-196.000 on Sunday in senior Katelyn Ohashi’s hometown of Seattle. Read more...

Photo: Junior Kyla Ross recorded her first perfect 10 on vault in the Bruins’ win over Washington on Sunday. Ross also won the all-around with a career-high 39.775, the highest all-around total in the nation this year. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Track and field completes impressive feat with records beat

UCLA track and field brought home 13 top-five finishes across two meets this weekend. The Bruins competed at both the Don Kirby Collegiate Elite Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as well as the Husky Classic in Seattle on Friday and Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Freshman pole vaulter Sondre Guttormsen set new a personal record at the Don Kirby Collegiate Elite Invitational this weekend. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Softball hits off season undefeated with five consecutive wins

The Bruins started their season with a bang. UCLA softball (5-0), which is ranked No. 1 according to ESPN, defeated all five of its opponents at the Hawaii Paradise Classic this weekend. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Rachel Garcia led UCLA softball to a 7-0 win over Hawai’i at the Hawaii Paradise Classic on Friday, giving up just one hit and one walk while collecting 15 strikeouts. (Daily Bruin file photo)