For the first time in Kate Fakih’s collegiate career, her team’s fate rested on her singles performance. “I was hyperventilating, and I was about to cry because I’ve never been in this environment before,” the No. Read more...
Photo: No. 44 freshman Kate Fakih readies to forehand a ball. (Aaron Fang/Daily Bruin)
Andrew Rowan soared into the air, setting the ball to the left side of the net – an offensive sequence the junior setter has run thousands of times. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Kahale Clini prepares to toss the ball up and serve. (Lex Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men’s golfJohn Rempel, Daily Bruin contributor The Bruins will head on their final cross-country road trip of the season riding on their second win of the quickly ending regular season. Read more...
Photo: Junior Kyle An follows through on a swing. (Courtesy of Ross Turteltaub/UCLA Athletics)
This post was updated April 6 at 8:48 p.m. When Utah’s Avery Neff – the No. 1 recruit in the 2024 class – fell flat on her stomach on bars in the first rotation, there seemed like there was a moment UCLA could breathe. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA gymnastics smile after clinching its ticket to the NCAA national championships, which will begin April 17. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ offense might be sick. After all, hitting is contagious. Over its past four games, the unit has racked up 62 hits and 57 runs – its most hits in a four-game stretch since May 2022 – helping extend the team’s winning streak to eight games. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA baseball exchange high fives with each other after a win. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Ikaika Malloe was a first-time Power 4 defensive coordinator this time last year, less than a month away from losing his best player – former Bruin edge rusher Laiatu Latu – to the 2024 NFL Draft. Read more...
Photo: Defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe walks on the field at Beaver Stadium. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 6 at 8:58 p.m. TAMPA, Fla. – To shut down the Bruins, opponents have double- or even triple-teamed Lauren Betts. The Trojans – the only team that beat the Bruins in the regular season – found a way to limit the junior center to 18 and 11 points in the team’s two regular-season meetings, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball put their heads down on the bench during a timeout. No. 2 seed UConn routed UCLA in the Final Four 85-51 to end the latter’s season. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
