After losing the doubles point against Stanford, coach Billy Martin had a lighthearted message for the team. “I really would have been worried about winning this match had we won the doubles point,” Martin told the players. Read more...
Photo: Junior Austin Rapp has lost his usual doubles partner, senior Joe Di Giulio, to an arm injury for the past four matches. Freshman Ben Goldberg took Di Giulio’s place, but the new duo has only won one match in four tries. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)
Few people have personalities that outsize a 6-foot-6-inch, 300-plus pound frame. LaVar Ball is one of them. Call him a loudmouth or a nuisance, but he’s still the root of freshman guard Lonzo Ball’s success. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball is predicted to go within the first three picks in many mock NBA drafts, but his father’s recent comments comparing him to reigning NBA MVP Steph Curry have drawn criticism. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With three podium finishes in three events, junior diver Maria Polyakova was named the Diver of the Meet at the Pac-12 championship. Polyakova was instrumental in helping the No. Read more...
Photo: No. 21 UCLA swimming and diving finished in fifth place at the Pac-12 championships. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Against stiff competition from No. 4 Oregon and USC, the No. 24 UCLA track and field team posted a myriad of personal bests this weekend. At the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships the men’s and women’s teams were able to claim third and fourth overall, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior thrower Torie Owers took the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women’s shot put crown for UCLA this weekend. The Bruins also won the men’s event thanks to sophomore Dotun Ogundeji. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Rankings don’t mean much. Despite being the higher-ranked team in both dual matches this weekend, UCLA women’s tennis lost both. The No. 9 Bruins (6-3) fell to No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Ena Shibahara struggled against Cal and Pepperdine. The second-ranked Shibahara dropped her first two singles matches of the season. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
No surprises here. UCLA softball took home victories against teams that ranked below the Bruins, but took losses against teams that were ranked above them at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic II. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore first baseman Brianna Tautalafua went 4-of-13 in the five-game weekend set, scoring 3 runs. UCLA went 3-2 on the weekend, falling to teams which were ranked more highly than the Bruins. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Three wins. Three days. Third place. Three was the magic number for the No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo team (10-1) this weekend as they competed in the Barbara Kalbus Invitational. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior attacker Rachel Fattal scored the game-winning goal over No. 4 California on a penalty shot with 17 seconds left to give the UCLA women’s water polo team a third-place finish at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
