Saturday, June 20



Gymnastics seeks to redeem Pac-12 championship upset at NCAA final

UCLA gymnastics may have more to reveal. “They are coming to life,” said coach Valorie Kondos Field. No. 7 UCLA won its 21st NCAA Regional title in Columbus, Ohio, on April 4 with its second-highest score of the season – 197.500. Read more...

Photo: Junior Danusia Francis said the Bruins have a good shot at winning the NCAA title this weekend as long as they keep their cool under pressure. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)


High strikeout total wears down pitcher James Kaprielian in loss to Cal

In Jackie Robinson Stadium on Thursday night, it was a slugfest between the two arms on the mound, not the two offenses at the plate. No. Read more...

Photo: Junior starting pitcher James Kaprielian recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts against Cal Thursday night, but Kaprielian’s propensity for K’s proved to be his downfall, as his high strikeout total led him to throw a high number of pitches in UCLA’s 2-0 loss. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


Bruins succumb in final set, lose Pac-12 title to Trojans

The last time No. 5 UCLA women’s tennis (18-4, 8-2 Pac-12) team faced rival No. 2 USC (21-2, 10-0) this season, the battle at the Los Angeles Tennis Center turned into a grueling five-hour match, which ended in dramatic fashion. Read more...

Photo: Senior Robin Anderson said the wind at Marks Stadium gave USC an advantage which contributed to the Trojans taking the match against the Bruins 4-3. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)


Track and field to run momentum of past successes into Mt. SAC Relays

With the Pac-12 championship just over three weeks away, UCLA track and field has only three regular-season meets remaining. The first leg of that three-meet path to the postseason begins this weekend in Walnut, with a prestigious and age-old meet: the Mt. Read more...

Photo: Senior pole vaulter Elena Clarke enters this weekend’s Mt. SAC Relays on the heels of a season-best 13-1.75-foot vault at the Jackie Joyner/Raefer Johnson Invitational in Drake Stadium on Saturday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s volleyball to battle Stanford for MPSF tournament berth

As practice wound down Wednesday night in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA men’s volleyball redshirt freshman middle blocker Eric Sprague elevated for a kill. His palm connected perfectly with the volleyball, setting it on a course to slam down into the hardwood floor on the other side of the net. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman middle blocker Eric Sprague said the Bruins have been developing into a blocking team this season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)