Monday, July 13

In the news:

UCLA baseball hits home run with top-prospect signees for 2020 season

The Bruins have solidified their 2019 recruiting class. Since the early signing period opened last week, nine players have officially signed their National Letters of Intent with UCLA baseball. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball and coach John Savage have signed nine commits for the 2020 season since the national signing period opened last week. The Bruins’ class is ranked No. 4 in the country, one year after reeling in the No. 6 class. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)


Bruins prove their emotional, physical resilience ahead of Stanford game

Andre James donned number 75 on the back of his jersey in his first three years at UCLA.But this season, the redshirt junior left tackle switched to number 77 in honor of 1977, the year his father was born. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior left tackle Andre James switched his jersey number to 77 to honor his father who was born in 1977. James’ dad died in October before UCLA’s game against Arizona. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Women’s volleyball readies for final home games in attempt to regain top-25 spot

The Bruins are in unfamiliar territory. As an unranked team for the first time since 2014, UCLA women’s volleyball (13-12, 8-10 Pac-12) will host Colorado (17-12, 9-9) and No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Jenny Mosser led the Bruins with 11 kills in their most recent match against Arizona last weekend. Mosser is second for UCLA women’s volleyball on the season with 232 total kills and 2.49 kills per set. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s soccer prepares for fierce fourth-round matchup against UNC in NCAAs

The Bruins will face the Tar Heels in the Elite Eight – but Amanda Cromwell said the level of play will be higher than a typical fourth-round match. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Ashley Sanchez leads UCLA in goals, assists and points. Sanchez has recorded 10 goals and 14 assists so far this season, with two goals and six assists coming in the NCAA tournament. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Men’s water polo stays strong on defense, looks to boost offense for NCAA

The Bruins’ defense kept their season alive. Then-No. 4 seed UCLA men’s water polo’s (22-4) defensive performances overshadowed its offensive miscues, winning two of its three games at the MPSF championship and earning the No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore center Quinten Osborne netted one goal in UCLA men’s water polo’s third place win over USC on Sunday afternoon at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Men’s soccer ends disappointing season in three straight 1-0 losses

The Bruins took 56 shots in their final three games of the 2018 season but could not score a goal. UCLA men’s soccer’s (10-9, 5-5 Pac-12) season ended Thursday with its third straight 1-0 loss, falling to Portland in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s soccer failed to advance past the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year under coach Jorge Salcedo. The Bruins owned the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation last year. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s basketball acclimates to having mostly underclassmen on lineup

Almost two-thirds of the Bruins’ roster this season are underclassmen. “This year, a lot of new people are stepping into (new) roles,” said redshirt freshman guard Lindsey Corsaro. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore foraward Lauryn Miller is averaging 19.3 minutes as a starter this season after averaging just 6.4 minutes during the 2017-2018 season for UCLA women’s basketball. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)