The Legends Invitational began Friday afternoon at Drake Stadium with the stands almost completely empty. Mostly high school athletes performed, and the atmosphere hardly lived up to the meet’s name. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Idrees Bernard achieved back-to-back lifetime bests in the long jump during Saturday’s portion of the Legends Track and Field Invitational at Drake Stadium. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Usually standing at 5 feet 6 inches, freshman guard Jordin Canada stood a little bit taller on Saturday afternoon. Canada was the first of the Bruins to climb the ladder in the Charleston Civic Center and snip off her segment of the net, where just moments before the freshman’s last-minute layup and pair of free throws capped a 31-point outing and sealed UCLA’s 62-60 win over West Virginia (23-15, 7-11 Big 12) in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament title game. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s basketball team celebrates its 62-60 win over West Virginia in the WNIT championship game Saturday in the Charleston Civic Center. The win extended the Briuns’ season-high win streak to six games, and nudged their record above .500 for the first time all season. (Chris Dorst/The Charleston Gazette)
Shortstop Kevin Kramer was all over the field this weekend, almost as if he had something to prove. That much was evident throughout UCLA’s two victories over Oregon State on Friday and Saturday, but particularly in the fourth inning Friday night. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior shortstop Kevin Kramer helped UCLA escape a jam in the fourth inning Friday, charging a ground ball and throwing out the OSU baserunner. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
UCLA’s season ended Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t that the Bruins were knocked out of tournament play – they simply couldn’t advance any farther. Leaving the Charleston Civic Center with a National Invitation Tournament championship win over West Virginia allowed the Bruins to cap off a perfect tournament run with six straight wins and finish the season with a winning record of 19-18. Read more...
UCLA and Oregon State boast of two of the best offenses in the Pac-12, but on Thursday night, it was their two starting pitchers who were the storylines. Read more...
Photo: Junior James Kaprielian stifled Oregon State’s bats early on in Thursday’s game, as he neither allowed a hit through four innings, nor a run through five. But in the sixth inning, Kaprielian and the Bruin defense unraveled, allowing the Beavers to score two key runs that catalyzed their 3-2 win. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
They’ve got a brand-new dance, and it’s called the Bruin Shuffle. They’ll show you how it goes. Moving their muscles and showing off fancy footwork, No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Kyle McPhillips said the UCLA women’s tennis team’s depth puts it in a spot where it has the potential to win all six singles matches. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This weekend marks the second home meet at UCLA’s Drake Stadium for the 2014-2015 track and field season. The Legends of Track and Field Invitational will feature both high school and collegiate athletes, most of whom come from California schools. Read more...
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