Sunday, May 10

Women’s basketball sees season-high shooting in its win over Oklahoma State

Cori Close said the team’s mentality throughout the past week revolved around two words. “Fun and focus,” the coach said. “(I told them,) ‘Let’s work on having more fun together, working on plays with each other.’ … I really thought they lived that.” UCLA women’s basketball (5-5) shot a season-high 52.5 percent against Oklahoma State (7-2) en route to a 71-59 win Sunday to put itself back at .500. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior forward Lajahna Drummer registered her first double-double of the season, logging 12 points and 10 rebounds in UCLA women’s basketball’s home victory over Oklahoma State. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball loses battle of the Bruins in upset loss to Belmont

Missed free throws and poor late game execution plagued the Bruins. UCLA men’s basketball (7-3) suffered a 74-72 upset loss to Belmont (8-1) at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday afternoon, handing the Bruins their first home loss since Jan. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands scored 12 points to go along with his eight rebounds and seven assists Saturday night against Belmont. UCLA, however, lost the game after giving up a go-ahead layup with less than three seconds remaining. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s tennis’ Jada Hart clinches world championship for Team USA at BNP Paribas

Jada Hart does not take breaks. In what was supposed to be time off from competitive tennis, the redshirt junior teamed up with Duke’s Maria Mateas and went 3-0 last week in Grenoble, France, to help the United States claim the Master’U BNP Paribas championship. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Jada Hart paired up with Duke’s Maria Mateas at the Master’U BNP Paribas tournament last weekend. Hart returned to Westwood with an international doubles title representing Team USA. (Courtesy of Etienne Jeanneret)



Men’s basketball prevails over Notre Dame after last-second 3-point shot

Despite battling calf cramps throughout the night, Kris Wilkes delivered. The sophomore guard’s game-winning 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining lifted UCLA men’s basketball (7-2) to a 65-62 win over Notre Dame (6-3) on Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes buried a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left in UCLA men’s basketball’s 65-62 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday night. Wilkes finished the night with 14 points and eight rebounds on 5-of-14 shooting. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)


Bruins successfully battle Bulldogs, seeing improvement in the second quarter

It was all smiles for the Bruins as they filed off the court. UCLA women’s basketball (4-5) secured an 89-80 victory against Fresno State (4-3) on Friday evening to snap its four-game losing streak. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere logged her third career-high on the season with 29 points, 22 of which came in the first half. Onyenwere also logged five rebounds and went 11-of-12 from the free throw line. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Un-Connon Opinions: Building a new baseball stadium on campus would be a grand slam for UCLA

I love baseball. It’s a great, historic sport I grew up obsessing over. As a Massachusetts native, I grew up in a culture where everyone was a die-hard Red Sox fan, and it has made me the aggressive and bombastic sports fan I am today. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball had an average attendance of 875 people in the 2017 season. Jackie Robinson Stadium, which was completed in 1981, is almost two miles away from campus. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)