Friday, June 19

Baseball rides Pac-12 championship momentum to 13-3 win over UC Irvine

Fresh off of winning a Pac-12 championship Sunday, UCLA baseball showed no signs of slowing down in its win over UC Irvine. The No. 2 Bruins (41-12) handled the Anteaters (31-22) without a lot of trouble Tuesday night, winning by a score of 13-3. Read more...

Photo: Senior third baseman Chris Keck’s two-run single in the fifth inning capped off a five-run frame in which the Bruins eliminated any chance of an Anteater comeback. (Conor Cusack/Daily Bruin)


Softball enters NCAA Super Regional coming off three-game sweep

UCLA softball settles in for the postseason after a regular season in which the Bruins switched lineups, moved players around and made a general mess of a lot of scorecards. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins relied on Ally Carda to pitch every inning in the NCAA Regional, where she gave up only two runs on 12 hits. UCLA will need a similar performance from the senior this weekend as the team heads into the Super Regional. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)


Physical therapy experience inspires student to pursue sports medicine

When Christian Leandro found his passion for sports medicine, it occurred on the opposite side of the tape. During his second year, Leandro was playing soccer on the Intramural Field when he tore his left ACL for the second time. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year physiological science student Christian Leandro tore his left ACL twice – once in high school and again playing soccer on the Intramural Field two years ago. Leandro said his personal experience with injury helps him relate to the athletes he treats. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Freshman golfers look to continue contributions on national stage

The younger players have been vital to the UCLA women’s golf team’s success this season. UCLA is currently No. 2 in the country according to Golfweek magazine, and a large part of that has been because of the performance of the underclassmen – particularly that of freshmen Erin Choi and Lydia Choi. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Erin Choi makes up half of a freshman duo that consistently contributed to UCLA women’s golf’s successes this season. (Courtesy of Alicia Um-Holmes)


UCLA women’s tennis drops NCAA championship match to Vanderbilt

An improbable comeback fell inches short. Playing in its second championship match in two years, No. 7-seeded UCLA (23-5) played the underdog role against No. 4-seeded Vanderbilt (25-6). Read more...

Photo: The UCLA women’s tennis fell in a closely contested championship matchup against Vanderbilt. With the loss, the Bruins failed to defend the national title that they secured last year. (Courtesy of Jose Yau)


UCLA guard/forward Jonah Bolden sidelined after successful surgery

Sophomore guard/forward Jonah Bolden underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday morning to treat a slightly torn meniscus in his right knee, according to the UCLA sports information office. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Jonah Bolden (right) will miss six to eight weeks after undergoing successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday morning to treat a slightly torn meniscus in his right knee. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA Sports Medicine Internship Program helps student find her calling

Stephanie Chou said she knew she wanted to choose a profession where she could help people. But until a specific T-shirt caught her eye on the way back from class, she was unsure what that profession would be. Read more...

Photo: Second-year psychobiology student Stephanie Chou first found out about the UCLA sports medicine program after seeing its logo on a T-shirt. Now, as an intern with the same program, she said she wants to attend physical therapy school after graduation. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin)