Saturday, May 16

Softball preps for nonconference matchup against Cal State Fullerton

Pac-12 play is a grind. Each weekend brings another game with a school from the conference of champions. But this week, Cal State Fullerton (23-18, 6-3 Big West) will slip into No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA softball will take a break from Pac-12 play Tuesday with a matchup against Cal State Fullerton. When those two teams met earlier this year at the Judi Garman classic, the Bruins won 2-0. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)


Baseball to face well-matched opponent in Long Beach State

Well over halfway through its season, UCLA baseball’s record has always hovered around .500. A pendulum swing between a similar number of wins and losses for the Bruins has placed them at dead-even overall, even after taking the series against Stanford over the weekend. Read more...

Photo: Justin Hooper will start for UCLA Tuesday. In his last start, the sophomore lefty threw 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs and three walks. The last time he was on the mound, he tossed a scoreless inning in relief. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Injuries, changing rotations undermine men’s volleyball’s season

Injuries, inconsistency and some bad luck all contributed to the conclusion that it just was not UCLA men’s volleyball’s year. No. 6 UCLA (17-10, 10-8 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) ended the year with a loss to No. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA men’s volleyball team finished the year 17-10 overall and 10-8 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, eventually losing to UC Irvine in the MPSF tournament quarterfinals. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)


Women’s soccer’s Mal Pugh to leave UCLA for professional career

The headliner of UCLA women’s soccer’s No. 1 recruiting class for the 2016 season will not be suiting up for the Bruins for an official in-season game. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Mal Pugh has left UCLA to pursue a career in professional soccer. Pugh had just enrolled in classes for winter quarter after forgoing the fall soccer season in preparation for the U-20 Women’s World Cup. (Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)


Women’s tennis splits weekend against Arizona schools

Winning the doubles point doesn’t always cut it. UCLA women’s tennis captured the point for the 10th consecutive match, but the No. 22 Bruins (13-6, 7-2 Pac-12) could not add three singles victories as they fell 4-3 to the Arizona State Sun Devils (13-6, 6-3) Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Junior Terri Fleming won both of her matches this weekend in straight sets, improving her record at No. 2 singles to 8-6. She defeated Arizona’s Paris Corley 6-1, 6-3 and Arizona State’s Sammi Hampton 6-4, 6-4. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis continues perfect Pac-12 season with weekend sweep

An undefeated Pac-12 record sounded good to UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin, and that’s exactly what he has heading into the last week of regular season competition. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Evan Zhu won UCLA’s first singles point against Utah with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Santiago Sierra on Friday, and then he clinched the Bruins’ 4-0 sweep of Arizona on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Trent Botha. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)


Track and field teams earn personal, season bests in final home meet

With more than half of its outdoor season complete, the UCLA track and field team put a stamp on its final home meet of the year Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore hurdler Pattriana Perry ran a collegiate-best time over the weekend in the 100-meter hurdles, cracking 14 seconds as the Bruins closed out their stretch of home meets with the Jim Bush Collegiate Invitational. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)