UCLA swim and dive went south for the weekend and returned home with a plethora of awards. The No. 22 Bruins notched five top-five swim finishes in the Texas Invitational’s championship finals while the dive squad swept their three events at the University of Georgia Fall Invite. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Eloise Belanger placed in the top three for all three events at the University of Georgia Diving Invitational. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A daily consumption of classes at UCLA mixed with early-morning practices can be easy sources of stress for women’s water polo players Aubrie Monahan and Kelsey O’Brien. Read more...
Photo: Women’s water polo players and roommates Aubrie Monahan and Kelsey O’Brien run an Instagram account dedicated to sharing their adventures in taking a break and trying something new. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There was more than one UCLA basketball game this weekend. Though the women didn’t beat the No. 1 team in the country like the men, the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Monique Billings started off strong with 12 points in the first quarter. Despite slowing down from her torrid pace, Billings still ended the game with 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
The NCAA Tournament did not pan out the way UCLA men’s water polo wanted. Its finish was an ending that would have seemed unfathomable after a 24-0 start to the season. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Chancellor Ramirez and the rest of the UCLA men’s water polo senior class broke and set records in Westwood, but didn’t have enough to close their careers out as three-time national champions after an early exit from the tournament Saturday. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
BERKELEY — The similarity between tonight’s NCAA semifinal and the last time No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 California played each other was eerie. UCLA clawed back from a three-goal deficit to force overtime, key players on both teams were out because of foul trouble – the one difference, however, was what mattered in the end. Read more...
Photo: Senior attacker Ryder Roberts led the Bruins with two goals in what would become his final collegiate game. The lefty finished his career with the seventh-most goals in UCLA men’s water polo history. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 10 p.m. Playoff anxiety might have cost UCLA the first set of the first round Friday night, but since then the Bruins have shown why they earned the No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman pin hitter Torrey Van Winden led both teams in hitting percentage with a .346 mark. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
John Calipari looked on in disbelief. UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball had just snatched the ball away from Kentucky’s Malik Monk before driving to the basket for an easy dunk. Read more...
Photo: Lonzo Ball stopped Kentucky’s momentum down the stretch with a steal, dunk and 3-point shot all in 13 seconds. The freshman finished with 14 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the Bruin’s 97-92 upset. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
