The Bruins’ path to their 20th NCAA championship begins Tuesday. No. 3 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (24-7, 9-3 MPSF) will face No. 6 seed Harvard (13-13, 10-4 EIVA) in the NCAA tournament quarterfinal Tuesday at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Daenan Gyimah was named an AVCA First-Team All-American. The sophomore middle blocker leads the nation with a hitting percentage of .535, and is third in the nation with 1.216 blocks per set. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated on May 15 at 9:36 p.m. The Bruins had a problem. Josephine Bruin, a live Himalayan brown bear donated by alumni in 1961, was getting too big for her home in the Rally Committee chair’s backyard. Read more...
Photo: The Joe Bruin costume was introduced in 1963, with Charles Dennis. Josephine Bruin wouldn’t be added until a few years later, in 1967. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
A winning streak will be broken Tuesday. After sweeping a pair of doubleheaders over the weekend, No. 1 UCLA softball (44-3, 15-3 Pac-12) will visit Cal State Fullerton (29-20,14-1 Big West) to finish off their nonconference regular season games. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman outfielder Aaliyah Jordan currently leads the Pac-12 with a .475 batting average, and is one of three players in the Bruins’ lineup that posts a batting average above .400. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
Beach volleyball Angie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Of the nine Pac-12 beach volleyball programs, two qualified for the NCAA tournament in Gulf Shores, Alabama this weekend. Read more...
Photo: Junior Nicole McNamara has led the Bruins to earn the top seed in the NCAA tournament, alongside junior Megan McNamara on court one. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins’ first game against the Anteaters bore little resemblance to their current form. UCLA baseball is 13-3 for the month of April, averaging 9.4 runs per game and allowing just 4.1. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore second baseman Chase Strumpf leads UCLA with a .373 bating average this season. He has also reached base at least once in each of his past 27 games. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins ended their regular season with their 17th consecutive loss to their rivals – the No. 12 USC Trojans. UCLA rowing lost their annual meet against USC 5-2 this weekend, winning two out of the four races. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins faced their crosstown rival – the Trojans – in their annual meet at the marina, and the Bruins came home without a win for 17th time in a row. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
For the first time since 2014, UCLA softball entered a weekend matchup ranked as the No. 1 team in the country. The No. 1 Bruins (44-3, 15-3 Pac-12) swept a pair of doubleheaders against the No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia yet again turned in highlight performances on the mound for the Bruins. She tossed seven shutout innings and struck out 18 batters Friday night. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
