Twenty-two years later, Dave Roberts still thinks about his blue and gold roots. “The daily walk up and down Bruin Walk made me realize how fortunate I was to go to UCLA,” Roberts said. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/Daily Bruin)
Sports
Features, Sports, Women's Tennis
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April 19, 2:56 am
Jada Hart surpasses injuries to bring strength to women’s tennis team
Car crash, stress fracture, redshirt year – nothing could stop Jada Hart from playing tennis. In the beginning of her freshman year of high school, Hart suffered a back injury from a sudden car accident. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman Jada Hart’s kind and funny nature earned her a “middleman” persona on UCLA women’s tennis. Her doubles teammate, junior Terri Fleming, said Hart can be chill or crazy whenever she wants. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Baseball, Sports
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April 19, 2:48 am
UCLA baseball defeats Long Beach State in extra innings
Four hours and 11 innings after UCLA baseball’s first pitch Tuesday, it was Chase Strumpf who put an end to the misty evening. With a runner on third and one down, Strumpf sent an 0-1 fastball high into right field. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball defeated No. 17 Long Beach State 2-1 following an 11th-inning walk off sacrifice fly from freshman second baseman Chase Strumpf that scored junior first baseman Sean Bouchard, who led off the inning with a triple. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Softball, Sports
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April 19, 2:46 am
Softball tops Cal State Fullerton with strong leadership in the circle
UCLA softball picked up a win Tuesday, and found a way to do it without Rachel Garcia in the circle. The redshirt freshman has thrown over 40 percent of the innings for the Bruins this season, and coach Kelly Inouye-Perez called her staff’s ability to give Garcia the night off “huge.” “As you can see, we’re heavily relying on Rachel, but we do have a staff,” Inouye-Perez said. Read more...
Photo: Brianna Tautalafua went 4-for-4, homered twice and picked up four RBIs in Tuesday’s win. The sophomore third baseman is now batting .302 with 12 home runs and 32 RBIs on the season. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Men's Golf, Sports
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April 19, 2:42 am
Trio of UCLA men’s golf underclassmen compete at Cal Poly Shootout
UCLA men’s golf had three underclassmen compete at the Cal Poly Shootout on Monday and Tuesday. They finished tied for 17th, 38th and 55th in the field of 62. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Phil Delisi traveled to Arroyo Grande, California, for the Cal Poly Shootout. His performance was the best of any of the three Bruins who competed at the tournament. (UCLA Athletics)
Gymnastics, Sports
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April 19, 2:41 am
UCLA gymnastics hopes to fine-tune routines to prep for next season
Valorie Kondos Field was on a roll. The UCLA gymnastics coach, sitting in between Oklahoma coach K.J. Kindler and Utah’s Tom Farden, wasn’t just talking about what she saw in the first NCAA semifinal Friday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Although coach Valorie Kondos Field will need to replace several seniors in her lineup next year, she’ll have NCAA uneven bars and balance beam champion Kyla Ross back for her sophomore season. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Football, Sports
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April 18, 12:40 am
Football practice sees offensive improvements, versatility in defense
UCLA football’s defense dominated the first two weeks of spring practice. But to start the third week, Jalen Starks gave the offense something to get excited about. Read more...
Photo: Jalen Starks started spring camp as a fullback, but his running ability was on display Tuesday. The sophomore ran down the sideline for a long touchdown toward the end of practice. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)