Wednesday, May 20

UCLA women’s water polo overcomes Cal’s lockdown defense

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — UCLA women’s water polo came out firing in the third quarter against Cal Friday after a slow offensive start. On the Bruins’ first possession of the half, senior center India Forster sailed one past the goalkeeper and junior attacker Kelsey O’Brien followed soon after to build their lead to 3-1. Read more...

Photo: Senior defender Charlotte Pratt helped to keep UCLA’s matchup with Cal close, tallying a second-half score that helped the Bruins emerge victorious from the low-scoring battle. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball to take on No. 2 seed Texas in Sweet 16

On the shoulders of a roller coaster 72-67 victory over No. 6 seed South Florida (24-10) on Monday, No. 3 seed UCLA (26-8) punched its ticket to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament – the school’s first since 1999. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Nirra Fields said she expects rebounding and transitions to be key in the Bruins’ Sweet 16 matchup agains the Texas Longhorns. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Three Bruin gymnasts earn All-America honors

The accolades keep rolling in for No. 8 UCLA gymnastics. Three Bruin gymnasts received All-America honors Friday, per a press release from the National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches, marking the 25th straight year UCLA gymnastics has produced multiple All-Americans. Read more...

Photo: Senior Sadiqua Bynum, one of three Bruins to receive All-America honors Friday, was named to the first-team on floor exercise. She finished the season ranked seventh in the nation on floor, based on her Regional Qualifying Score. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA baseball falls to Arizona at the hands of Wildcat pitcher

UCLA baseball’s five-game winning streak came to an end Thursday at Arizona. The Wildcats (15-6, 2-2 Pac-12) used a five-run second inning and a complete game from left-hander JC Cloney to overcome the No. Read more...

Photo: Senior shortstop Trent Chatterton, pictured in a game from the 2015 season, drove in UCLA’s lone run Thursday night in a 6-1 loss to Arizona. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA swimming and diving finishes 17th at NCAA championships

No UCLA record was safe when Linnea Mack jumped into the pool this year. The junior proved that one last time this season at the NCAA swimming and diving championships a week ago. Read more...

Photo: Junior Linnea Mack competed in six events over the course of last week’s NCAA swimming and diving championships. Mack set a pair of school records and UCLA finished in 17th place. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Women’s tennis clinches straight-set wins, 5-2 overall against Bulldogs

The beginning of Tuesday’s match against Fresno State felt like deja vu for the women’s tennis team. Just as they did in their early season loss to the Bulldogs in January, the Bruins ceded the doubles point by falling on courts two and three. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Alaina Miller and the UCLA women’s tennis team took a 5-2 victory over Fresno State on Tuesday afternoon. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)