Monday, July 13

In the news:

Versatility on the field has been vital to women’s soccer success this season

The Bruins have had to be ready to play a number of positions. No. 8 UCLA women’s soccer (11-3-1, 6-2-0 Pac-12) has had to work around the absence of a number of key players this season. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward/defender Hailie Mace scored two goals from left back in UCLA’s 6-0 win over Oregon State on Sunday. Mace featured for the United States national team at the CONCACAF Women’s Championship. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Mac May kills it on court as one of women’s volleyball’s youngest starters

Michael Sealy sees a difference in Mac May this year. “She always had an amazing arm and hit hard, but when she was on the left her freshman year, she didn’t hit with a lot of range as far as down the lines and sharp crosscourt,” the coach said. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Mac May – who posted a career-high 27 kills Friday – leads the Bruins this season with 241 total kills, 3.77 kills per set and 22 service aces. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis shows preseason promise in regional tournament’s endgame matches

Gabby Andrews and Ayan Broomfield elected to take a bathroom break after falling in the first set of the championship match. “We just talked about what was working and what wasn’t,” Andrews said. Read more...

Photo: Senior Ayan Broomfield paired up with senior Gabby Andrews in the ITA Southwest Regional Championships over the weekend. The duo brought home the doubles title after coming back from falling in the first set. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Netted by limited success in regionals, men’s tennis looks to better gameplay

The Bruins returned from Pepperdine with no silverware, but another tourney of preseason experience. Six members of the UCLA men’s tennis team competed in the Southwest section of the ITA Regionals over the weekend at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center in Malibu, California. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Keegan Smith entered the ITA regionals as the No. 1 seed and was eliminated in the round of 32. Smith posted a 40-7 singles record as well as a 21-15 mark in doubles. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Football sees shorter rest between games, Thompson-Robinson’s status uncertain

The Bruins are back in the thick of things in the Pac-12 South Division but will have to play their next game on short rest. UCLA football (2-5, 2-2 Pac-12) is set to face No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman Elijah Gates recorded his first career interception during the third quarter of UCLA football’s win over Arizona on Saturday. It was the sixth second half turnover the Bruins have forced in their last two games. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Women’s golf retains top ranking nearing break in play

Although the Bruins did not attain team success, one player remained on top. Junior Mariel Galdiano finished 8 under par to finish tied for first place, earning her second-straight tournament victory, while No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Mariel Galdiano tied for first place at the Stanford Intercollegiate this weekend. It was her second straight victory of the fall season, but UCLA women’s golf finished tied for ninth place. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)