Saturday, May 16

UCLA track and field team shows leaps in improvement over seasons

Since the 2016 outdoor season, the UCLA track and field team has seen improvement in its national rankings in over a dozen events. A quick glance at the year-over-year numbers reveals this track and field team is one of the fastest UCLA has assembled in several years. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Arturo Sotomayor and the UCLA men’s distance squad is one of many divisions on the track and field team that have improved their standing in a number of events from past years, from hundreds away from the top to within spitting distance. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Scouting report: 2017 NCAA women’s water polo championship

The stage for the 2017 NCAA women’s water polo championship is set. Half of the field will be familiar faces for UCLA women’s water polo, as three other teams from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation were selected. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior attacker Rachel Fattal and the No. 1-seeded UCLA women’s water polo team will play No. 17 Wagner in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, but there are six other teams the Bruins could potentially face as they navigate the field for a national championship. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Error costs UCLA baseball game against Cal State Fullerton

This post was updated May 11 at 6:46 p.m. A ball made it through UCLA baseball’s third baseman Tuesday night, and it cost the Bruins the game. Read more...

Photo: Junior first baseman Sean Bouchard, who leads UCLA in home runs and slugging percentage, bunted for a base hit in the first inning of Tuesday’s game to load the bases with no outs. No Bruins scored in that frame. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis doubles teams focus on exploiting enemy weaknesses

Doubles is a game of chess for coach Billy Martin. There are no partner changes or major adjustments in the lineup this time of year for the UCLA men’s tennis coach. Read more...

Photo: In UCLA men’s tennis’s recent matchup against USC, the pair of senior Joe Di Giulio (pictured) and junior Austin Rapp took a loss on Court 2 to the Trojans’ Nick Crystal-Laurens Verboven. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)


Softball builds on momentum for postseason, celebrates senior weekend

UCLA softball celebrated seniors shortstop Delaney Spaulding, outfielder Gabrielle Maurice and pitcher Paige McDuffee this past weekend during senior weekend. They did it both with a ceremony and with winning a pivotal series against Arizona, building on the successes of previous weeks and putting themselves in a better position for a higher postseason seed. Read more...

Photo: Gabrielle Maurice helped UCLA beat Arizona in the final regular season home-series of her career. Maurice and the Bruins will have one more series against Arizona State before the postseason begins. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Baseball aims to improve RPI in road matchup with Cal State Fullerton

UCLA baseball is in the middle of a seven-game road stretch. But at this point in the season, that’s a good thing. “RPI-wise it’s what we want,” said coach John Savage. Read more...

Photo: Coach John Savage will call on sophomore lefty Justin Hooper to start Tuesday’s game. Savage said Hooper was inconsistent last time out, when he gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings pitched. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Beach volleyball to draw on season’s experience, improvements next year

This year was different. Until it wasn’t. UCLA beach volleyball became the first team in NCAA history to down the juggernauts at USC, as well as achieving a 24-straight dual-victories school record. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Megan McNamara anchored court one for the Bruins with her twin sister Nicole. The McNamaras, who earned first team All-Pac-12 accolades, will be back for their junior years after the best season in program history. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)