Saturday, May 16

Rowing’s NCAA berth eligibility unclear with sixth-place Pac-12 finish

Going into the Pac-12 championship regatta, UCLA rowing was barely in the top six for its NCAA region. The Bruins were ranked sixth overall, sixth in the first varsity eight, fifth in the second varsity eight and sixth in the varsity four in the fifth national region, according to NCAA.com. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s rowing took sixth place at the Pac-12 championship this past weekend, consistent with its ranking within its region. The team will find out if it made the cut for the NCAAs today at 2 p.m. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Softball sweeps Sun Devils, earns No. 5 NCAA Tournament seed

No. 10 UCLA softball (42-13, 16-8 Pac-12) took the final two games of its series against No. 22 Arizona State (30-20, 9-15) to finish off a road sweep. Read more...

Photo: Junior second baseman Kylee Perez’s (pictured) 4-for-4 performance was one of two that UCLA softball put together this weekend. Senior shortstop Delaney Spaulding went 5-for-5 a day earlier. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Baseball salvages series against Cougars with Sunday blowout win

The Bruins were one game away from being swept for the first time in conference play this season. Then the bats came alive. After losing back-to-back games against Washington State (24-23, 10-14 Pac-12) on Friday and Saturday by scores of 7-1 and 7-3, UCLA baseball (25-23, 14-10) trounced the Cougars 12-2 on Sunday to avoid a four-game losing streak. Read more...

Photo: Junior first baseman Sean Bouchard hit his team-leading ninth homer of the season against Washington State on Sunday as part of a 12-2, series-salvaging win for UCLA baseball. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


History repeats in women’s water polo’s NCAA-final loss to Stanford

Before Sunday’s game, UCLA and Stanford had met twice in the past three years in the national championship game. Both times, the Cardinal had been the one to come out on top, but 2017 was lined up to be different. Read more...

Photo: UCLA coach Brandon Brooks and the women’s water polo team fell to Stanford on Sunday in the national championship for the third time in four years, something he said is the result of individual results and nothing overarching. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)


Track and field takes two first-place finishes at Pac-12 championship

The Pac-12 championship always marks the start of the final phase of the outdoor track and field season. And while track itself may be winding down, the Bruins are doing just the opposite as they enter the most competitive part of their year. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore hurdler Rai Benjamin logged his first Pac-12 championship win in the 400-meter hurdles over the weekend. Last year he ran only the preliminary round to set a qualifying time for NCAA regionals. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Men’s tennis takes down Army, Mississippi at NCAA Tournament

This weekend captured why UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin believes in his team. One day before the start of the NCAA Tournament, the team announced that senior Gage Brymer, the Bruins’ No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Logan Staggs cruised to two straight-set victories at No. 3 singles this weekend, defeating Army’s Grant Riechmann 6-0, 6-3 and Ole Miss’ Tim Sandkaulen 6-2, 6-1. Against Army, Staggs also teamed with junior Austin Rapp for a 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis falls to Pepperdine in NCAA Tournament second round

Despite early momentum, the season came to an end Saturday for UCLA women’s tennis. After defeating UC Santa Barbara (17-10) 4-0 on Friday, No. 23 UCLA (14-9) had momentum as it prepared to face No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Ena Shibahara, who was recently named the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year, lost her match to Pepperdine’s Luisa Stefani 7-6 (5), 6-2, as UCLA’s NCAA Tournament run ended in the second round. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)