Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s and women’s tennis TuAnh Dam, Sports editor Few schools can match the pedigree of the UCLA men’s and women’s tennis programs. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore goalie Alex Wolf played for team USA at a tournament in Australia over the past week and was named the tournament’s best goalkeeper. Attackers rising redshirt senior Max Irving and rising senior Alex Roelse also competed. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Although the UCLA-USC rivalry is nearly a century old, at least one outfielder is excited. “I’m looking forward to the rivalry,” said freshman Michael Toglia, the only out-of-state starter on the roster. Read more...
Photo: Moises Ceja will start Saturday for the Bruins. The senior had a rough outing last time out against Cal Poly, lasting just 3 2/3 innings and giving up five runs on nine hits. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
UCLA track and field’s dual meet with USC goes back decades. Each year, trends and patterns are broken or made, and this season’s meet was no exception. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Julia Rizk and freshman Cassandra Durgy were two of UCLA track and field’s distance athletes that reclaimed event titles for the distance team after last year’s squad dropped them in the UCLA versus USC dual meet. Rizk won the 800-meter while Durgy finished first in the 1,500. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA women’s soccer signed 10 recruits Wednesday to complete the No. 2-ranked recruiting class in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer. Among the incoming freshmen are Ashley Sanchez and Karina Rodriguez, who are ranked first and seventh in their class, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Coach Amanda Cromwell and the UCLA women’s soccer team signed 10 recruits, including the top-ranked prospect in the nation for the second consecutive year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA baseball was six outs away from a two-run victory when things started to go south. It started in the eighth when junior reliever Jake Bird’s hit batsman and a pair of singles cut the lead in half. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right fielder Michael Toglia’s two-run home run put UCLA up 4-3 against visiting San Diego State on Tuesday night, but the Bruins were unable to hold a late-game lead and eventually lost 8-6. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Nick Kern, frail and dejected, sat up in his bed. It was April 2016 and Kern was a familiar patient at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Nick Kern endured six surgeries and more than 50 days of hospitalization to return to the sport he loves. The redshirt senior has appeared in 13 games this year – starting six of them – and his only home run this season was a pinch-hit game-tying two run blast in the ninth inning against No. 1 Oregon State. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Two of collegiate tennis’ most storied programs have punched their tickets for a shot at once again lifting the championship trophy. The UCLA men’s and women’s tennis squads both qualified for their respective NCAA Division I Tennis Tournaments, with the men’s team receiving the No. Read more...
Photo: Despite a possible NCAA Tournament round of 16 match against No. 12 Texas A&M and a possible quarterfinal match against No. 4 USC, junior Austin Rapp (right) said the team needs to stay focused on one match at a time since the bracket is single elimination. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
