Wednesday, May 20

Men’s volleyball enters MPSF tournament looking to break, uphold playoff trends

Recent history suggests UCLA men’s volleyball shouldn’t have too much concern about Saturday’s conference quarterfinal match against Hawai’i. Recent history also suggests the Bruins should be very, very worried. Read more...

Photo: Junior middle blocker Mitch Stahl leads No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball with 110 total blocks, and he will be tasked with trying to help contain Hawaii’s senior outside hitter Sinisa Zarkovic. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Men’s tennis unaffected by new setting, shuts out UC San Diego

UCLA men’s tennis technically hosted the match, but they didn’t feel at home. Construction at the Los Angeles Tennis Center forced the Bruins to trek up the hill to the Sunset Canyon Recreational Center tennis courts for the first time this season for their dual match against UC San Diego. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Max Cressy competed in his first singles match of the season Thursday, winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-1. No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis now faces USC for the Pac-12 regular season title. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


UCLA gymnastics in strong contention for NCAA Super Six berth

Last year’s NCAA championship didn’t start so well for UCLA gymnastics. The Bruins only hit two clean floor routines in their first rotation, scoring just a 48.95 to leave themselves with a tough uphill climb. Read more...

Photo: No. 8 UCLA gymnastics has three top-five teams in its NCAA Team Semifinal session. They need to finish in the top three to qualify for the finals. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Set Six Episode 12: To the playoffs

It’s been a quiet week as the UCLA men’s volleyball team prepares for its opening match of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament this weekend. Grant Sugimura and Tanner Walters – two of the three Daily Bruin men’s volleyball beat writers – break down the season finale and look ahead at the upcoming Hawai’i matchup. Read more...


UCLA guard Nirra Fields picked 32nd overall in 2016 WNBA draft

UCLA women’s basketball guard Nirra Fields was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury with the 32nd pick in the WNBA draft Thursday. Fields, who played four years in Westwood, averaged 15.3 points per game this season as she helped lead the Bruins to their first Sweet 16 appearance in 17 years. Read more...

Photo: UCLA guard Nirra Fields was drafted by the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury on Thursday. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


CSUN shutout hands UCLA softball five-game win streak

After completing a three-game sweep of Stanford on Monday, No. 13 UCLA softball (26-11-1, 7-3-1 Pac-12) got off to a slow start against Cal State Northridge (23-17, 3-3 Big West) Wednesday evening. Read more...

Photo: Johanna Grauer fired seven scoreless frames to shut down CSUN. The sophomore struck out seven and only let up four hits and one walk on her way to pitching a complete game shutout. With Wednesday’s win, the Bruins have won eight of their last nine. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s tennis allows player to come home, be closer to father

Logan Staggs’ phone rang. It was his father, Michael. Staggs, a freshman on the Northwestern men’s tennis team, had just returned from Norman, Oklahoma, after getting trounced 4-1 by the No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Logan Staggs transferred to UCLA from Northwestern to be closer to his father, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer last spring. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)