When sophomore forward Monique Billings received the ball from sophomore guard Jordin Canada halfway through the fourth quarter, UCLA was already well ahead. That didn’t stop her from quickly pulling the trigger and draining the jumper. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Monique Billings had 16 points and nine rebounds in Friday night’s victory over Washington State. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Katie Kinnear came off the last wall in the 200 yard butterfly knowing that she had a little bit extra to give. The senior swimmer, who had trailed USC freshman Madison Wright up until that point, propelled herself forward with one final push, finishing with a winning time of 1:56.60 – .22 milliseconds faster than the rival Trojan. Read more...
Photo: Senior swimmer Katie Kinnear set a personal best in the 200 yard butterfly, but UCLA swimming and diving lost to USC in its final regular season meet. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
TUCSON, Ariz. – This one was hard to swallow for coach Steve Alford. After a game that he thought UCLA played as well as it could have, Alford was fixated on just two numbers: 45 and 16. Read more...
Photo: Arizona center Kaleb Tarczewski helped the Wildcats fuel a comeback after UCLA senior forward/center Tony Parker and sophomore center Thomas Welsh fouled out. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The 2016 women’s water polo team – off to a 4-0 start and up to the No. 1 spot in the national polls – looks in control after sweeping the UC Santa Barbara Winter Invitational from Jan. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Devin Grab was an impact player last year, scoring 26 goals in 20 games. (Mackenize Possee/Daily Bruin)
Set Six returns with just two of the UCLA men’s volleyball beat writers – again. The Bruins are also back in action and they’re in full force, gearing up for the rest of the 2016 season after their trip to Hawaii. Read more...
It was the third and final set of the deciding match, and the score was 5-2 in favor of Fresno State’s Galina Bykova. But freshman Alaina Miller hadn’t given up. Read more...
Photo: Women’s tennis, for the first time, is looking for more teams to play after missing out on National Indoors. This weekend, coach Stella Sampras-Webster has booked two matches on the same day. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Seventeen million views and counting. Saturday against Utah, senior Sophina DeJesus wove high-level tumbling with iconic hip-hop moves to vault UCLA into the lead and narrowly beat its conference rivals by .025. Read more...
Photo: Senior Sophina DeJesus’ floor routine last week went viral, being viewed by more than 17 million times on Facebook. Now, the team has new energy going into this weekend’s meet with No. 16 Oregon State. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
