Monday, May 18

UCLA women’s volleyball vanquishes Oregon State in three-set win

Despite a low crowd energy, the UCLA women’s volleyball team managed to strike up enough momentum to sweep Oregon State in three sets. The No. 9 Bruins (22-5, 13-4 Pac-12) hosted the unranked Beavers (11-17, 4-13 Pac-12) on Wednesday for their first home game this month. Read more...

Photo: Senior outside hitter Jordan Anderson (left) led the team with two aces Wednesday night. Anderson thrived from the right side, coming up with nine kills overall in UCLA’s 3-0 sweep of Oregon State. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s soccer hosts Colgate in first round of NCAA Tournament

The streak lives on. For the 34th consecutive year, UCLA men’s soccer made postseason play. The Bruins are making their 44th tournament appearance, the second most of any team save for Saint Louis, which made 48 appearances. Read more...

Photo: UCLA made the NCAA Tournament for the 34th consecutive year. The Bruins will now take on Colgate, champions of the Patriot League, at Drake Stadium on Thursday in the first round of the playoffs. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA cross country teams race for first NCAA championship titles

Both the UCLA men’s and women’s cross country teams are headed to the national championships for just the second time since 1985. The race will be held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course for the eighth time in the past 10 years Saturday morning, in what’s projected to be 46-degree weather – a stark difference from the balmy 70s of the regional championships. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Austin O’Neil will make his second cross country national championship appearance this weekend. The men’s team is ranked 10th in the nation, an 18-spot improvement over this time last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Men’s basketball looks to fill in defense, guard early season success

Unlike the football team, No. 16 UCLA men’s basketball (2-0) plans to run the ball. A lot. The Bruins averaged 110.5 points over their first two games, utilizing the 3-point line against Pacific and then driving to the bucket and going to the free-throw line against Cal State Northridge. Read more...

Photo: This season, UCLA is looking to run the ball as much as possible to power its fast paced offense. But the Bruins also have to limit their turnovers after throwing the ball away 20 times against Cal State Northridge. Freshman guard Lonzo Ball had five of the turnovers to go with 13 points and six assists. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)



Women’s volleyball prepares to face unranked Oregon State

UCLA women’s volleyball beat No. 12 Stanford in five sets on Saturday and will play No. 19 Oregon – who took UCLA to five earlier this season – on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Jennie Frager came up with a strong match when UCLA women’s volleyball visited Oregon State earlier this season. The senior middle blocker had seven kills and five blocks. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)


Around the League: Men’s water polo avoids upset, soccer teams compete in postseason play

While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Men’s water poloMichael Hull, assistant Sports editor There were nearly two upsets in the collegiate water polo world last weekend. Read more...

Photo: In the Big Splash – the annual rivalry game between Cal and Stanford – the Golden Bears nearly blew a four-goal fourth quarter lead, but held on to hold off the Cardinal 11-10. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)