The Bruins won’t win the Pac-12 title this season, but that doesn’t mean that this weekend’s conference series is any less important. “Well, like coach (John) Savage has been saying,” said freshman second baseman Chase Strumpf. Read more...
Photo: Senior closer Scott Burke will be honored alongside his fellow seniors – left fielder Brett Stephens, infielder Nick Kern and pitcher Moises Ceja – at Sunday’s senior day ceremonies. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
UCLA baseball coach John Savage expected some freshmen to play a significant role for the Bruins before the 2017 campaign even began. Michael Toglia was one of them. Read more...
The UCLA men’s golf team was not selected to compete at an NCAA regional, but three members of the team had the opportunity to compete individually for a spot in the NCAA championship. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Cole Madey was one of three Bruins to participate in the NCAA Regionals. Madey finished tied for 45th after three rounds in the Washington Regional, shooting twelve over par. (Courtesy of Cliff Grassmick)
The annual all-sport trophy for the rivalry between UCLA and USC has been decided for the 2016-2017 year. Though the final score could change depending how postseason baseball works out, the Bruins have surpassed the SoCal BMW Crosstown Cup clinch threshold by five points after this weekend eliminated potential matches between both schools’ women’s water polo teams and women’s tennis teams. Read more...
Photo: Despite USC winning two national championships and closing the overall championship gap, senior guard Bryce Alford and the men’s basketball team helped the Bruins clinch the Crosstown Cup, contributing two wins over USC during the 2016-2017 season. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Only five people in UCLA women’s water polo history had scored more than 65 goals in a single season coming into 2017. Of those five, only one – redshirt senior attacker Rachel Fattal – had done it in her very first collegiate season, until this year. Read more...
Photo: Freshman attacker Maddie Musselman’s record freshman season ended at the NCAA championships over the past weekend. Among a number of other things, she officially became the first freshman in UCLA history to lead the women’s water polo team in goals. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Six of the eight NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships’ round of 16 showdowns are rematches of previous dual matches that happened this season. UCLA is one of the four teams without that luxury. Read more...
Photo: Coach Billy Martin has led the Bruins to the NCAA round of 16 in every year of his tenure, with UCLA defeating Stanford last year before falling to Oklahoma in the quarterfinal. This year, the Bruins will face Texas A&M. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Half of the Pac-12 men’s tennis teams hail from schools in California. The conference’s annual tournament is held in Ojai, a nearly 90-minute drive from Westwood. Read more...
