When UCLA baseball played Cal State Northridge on the road two weeks ago, it took two late home runs to propel the Bruins to a 7-3 victory. Read more...
Photo: Junior left fielder Ty Moore failed to record a hit for the first time this season in UCLA’s 5-1 win over CSUN. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Carpool? Check. Volleyballs and volleyball net antennas distributed among the passengers? Check. Ample time? Not quite. When UCLA sand volleyball’s practice facility is more than a 7-mile drive through early morning traffic away from campus, time becomes a precious commodity. Read more...
Photo: UCLA sand volleyball coach Stein Metzger pushed for an on-campus training facility for UCLA’s newest NCAA team. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Just three days earlier, senior Dennis Mkrtchian had collapsed on the sideline of the second court with a high heart rate, feeling lightheaded as the trainers hovered over him in the middle of his match against Stanford. Read more...
Photo: Senior Dennis Mkrtchian clinched UCLA’s 5-0 win over Tulsa with a straight-set victory Tuesday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Amid the speculation over UCLA’s NCAA tournament fate, what’s somewhat lost is the fact that the Bruins still have a regular-season game left to play. It comes to an end Wednesday, though the speculation likely won’t. Read more...
Photo: After recording 52 points against the Huskies and the Cougars last week, senior guard Norman Powell earned conference Player of the Week honors. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
During a Monday practice, yells of “Go Bruins!” punctuated each conditioning run, volley winner and team huddle. Practicing for a Wednesday matchup against No. 3 USC (10-1), No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Terri Fleming enters her first career match against crosstown rival USC Wednesday focusing on energy and intensity. The Bruins said they can’t come out flat against the Trojans like they did in a narrow 4-3 win over the Pepperdine Waves Friday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Irritability, extreme thirst, frequent trips to the bathroom and unprecedented weight loss – these were the signs that prompted Kacy Swain’s father, George Swain, to make a trip to the pharmacy and buy a blood sugar testing kit one spring day in 2011. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior forward Kacy Swain’s physical burden goes beyond the sweat beading down her forehead and the weight of exhausted legs still trudging deep into the second half. Type 1 diabetes forced Swain to alter her lifestyle in high school in order to keep playing basketball. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Despite a stoppage in play and rainy conditions, the UCLA women’s golf team persevered and finished in second place at this week’s Bruin Wave Invitational. A stoppage in play occurred as weather conditions forced the players to continue the second round on the last day. Read more...
