Wednesday, May 13

Beach volleyball prepares to blow other teams away in NCAA tournament

The Bruins struggled with the wind in last year’s NCAA tournament, but coach Stein Metzger said the team is more prepared than ever. “We’ve spent a lot of time talking about (the wind) to the point where, when it was windy, we would focus more on the wind than the opponent,” Metzger said. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Savvy Simo clinched the Pac-12 title for UCLA over USC last weekend with sophomore Madi Yeomans. The Bruins will aim for another title at the NCAA tournament beginning Friday. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


No. 7 UCLA upset in shutout loss to unranked Arizona Wildcats

The Bruins lead the Pac-12 in runs, but were shut out Thursday night in a complete game from the opposing pitcher. No. 7 UCLA baseball (30-11, 14-5 Pac-12) has averaged 7.3 runs this season and came into an away game against unranked Arizona (26-17, 8-11) on an eight-game win streak. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore left fielder Jeremy Ydens finished Thursday night’s contest against Arizona 2-for-4 from the plate and increased his batting average to .355 on the season. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruins conquer Cougars to move on to NCAA championship game against LBSU

This post was updated May 4 at 12:27 a.m. Grant Maleski had only entered the game once before the final point. With the score at 24-19, the freshman outside hitter and opposite hammered a serve through the BYU back row to take the Bruins one game away from claiming their 20th national championship. Read more...

Photo: Daenan Gyimah led the Bruins with a hitting percentage of .750 and finished the night second on the team with 13 kills. No. 3 seed UCLA will next face No. 1 seed Long Beach State in the NCAA championship Saturday. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA baseball prepares for three-game series against Arizona

The two best offenses in the Pac-12 will go head to head in Tucson, Arizona, this weekend. No. 7 UCLA baseball (30-10, 14-4 Pac-12) will take on Arizona (25-17, 7-11) in a three-game series starting Thursday night. Read more...

Photo: Senior pitcher Jake Bird will take the mound for UCLA baseball Thursday night in its series opener against Arizona. Bird leads the Bruins in innings pitched and ranks third on the team in strikeouts. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s volleyball to face BYU in NCAA championship semifinal

The Bruins are one game away from the national championship final. No. 3 seed UCLA (25-7, 9-3 MPSF) will face No. 2 seed BYU (22-6, 10-2) in the NCAA tournament semifinal Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Dylan Missry didn’t have a good game the last time UCLA played BYU. The junior outside hitter picked up four kills on 15 swings, registered four errors and brought his hitting percentage down to .000. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s water polo enters NCAA tournament as fourth seed

Of the top-four collegiate women’s water polo teams, the Bruins are seeded fourth. Before UCLA takes on its top-four companions – No.1 seed USC, No. 2 seed Stanford and No. Read more...

Photo: Brooke Maxson said the Bruins need to work on being both mentally and physically stronger as they head into the NCAA tournament next weekend. The sophomore attacker has scored 11 goals this season and has posted multiple goals in three games. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)