UCLA women’s water polo’s 10-game win streak has lasted nearly two months. It has persisted through several ranked opponents and different locations. This weekend, however, the Bruins will carry that streak into an area they haven’t played in all year: east of California. Read more...
Photo: Junior attacker Rachel Fattal scored four goals to lead UCLA to a win over Arizona State in the 2014 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation semifinal game. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
After starting the season winning 11 of its first 12 games, UCLA baseball hit a bump in the road – a three-game sweep at the hands of then-No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior shortstop Kevin Kramer rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against Washington on March 13. Kramer’s four home runs this year are already a single-season career high, and his .410 batting average and .629 slugging percentage are both team highs. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Comparing UCLA men’s volleyball’s past two season records produces a stark contrast. Last year, the Bruins finished 18-11 overall with a 15-9 record in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, an impressive statistic due to the wealth of talent in the west coast conference. Read more...
Photo: Freshman setter Eric Matheis is one of four Bruin rookies who has had to step into a starting role for UCLA men’s volleyball. Matheis said that the Bruins have to learn that they can play up to the level of the nation’s top-ranked teams. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
There is the common philosophy in sports shared by coaches and athletes alike: Take things one at a time. With the game between No. 8 UCLA sand volleyball and No. Read more...
Photo: Fifth-year senior Madie Smith celebrates winning match point after overturning a one-set deficit by claiming the next two sets 22-20 and 16-14. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jordin Canada stood at the line, the ball leaving her hands and traveling 15 feet to hit its target, nothing but net. The freshman guard’s four free throws in the final minutes iced UCLA’s 69-65 Although the Bruins won’t be in Tampa Bay for the NCAA championship, their win over the Wolverines punched them a ticket to the finals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in Charleston, W. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Kari Korver set a team record with 73 season 3-pointers after netting five shots from beyond the arc. Korver’s 19 points helped lead UCLA women’s basketball past Michigan and on to the finals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The teams were the same, the venue unchanged and the result all too familiar. Just one night removed from a five-set collapse to No. 1 Hawai’i (21-3, 16-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman setter Eric Matheis recorded 25 of UCLA’s 26 total assists in the Bruins’ 3-0 loss to the Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Norman Powell is going through the wide range of emotions common to many graduating seniors. There’s the relief that the last final exam is over, but also the anxiousness of going into a job market that is even larger and more competitive than UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Kevon Looney has not yet declared whether he will go pro, but many around the team feel he will make his decision over the next few days. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
