When John Speraw was contemplating taking over the UCLA men’s volleyball head coaching job last year, he didn’t think about the pressure or expectations that would come from replacing the legend that was Al Scates. Read more...
Photo: The current UCLA men’s and women’s volleyball coaches, John Speraw (No. 14) and Michael Sealy (No. 7), were both members of the 1993 men’s volleyball squad.
There’s a formula for getting to Omaha, and UCLA baseball coach John Savage knows it. Read more...
Photo: As UCLA heads into an eight-game homestand, junior center fielder Brian Carroll said the team is focused on getting big hits with players in scoring positions.
In the airport en route to the first collegiate sand volleyball national championships any Bruin has ever competed in, Zoë Nightingale had another novel experience. Read more...
Photo: With only four players at the championships, freshman Becca Strehlow and sophomore Zoë Nightingale have benefited from individualized training.
Last season, the UCLA women’s tennis team was awarded the No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament and proceeded to stroll through the tournament all the way to the title game before coming up short against No. 2 Florida. This time, it’s the men’s turn to try to top that. Read more...
Photo: Last year, then-freshman Marcos Giron was the only Bruin to score a point against the Trojans in the NCAA semifinals.
With a nonconference victory over Loyola Marymount, UCLA finished off its final midweek game, as only five games now remain on the schedule before the postseason. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Stephany LaRosa hit two home runs for the fifth time in her UCLA career Wednesday.
During the past six months, golf has taken them to Georgia, Hawaii, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. But on Wednesday, the fifth-ranked Bruins competed a hop, skip and a jump away from their Westwood dorms and apartments, crossing Wilshire Boulevard to compete for the Pac-12 men’s golf championship at the Los Angeles Country Club. Read more...
Photo: Junior Anton Arboleda finished third overall at the Pac-12 men’s golf championship this week.
While four UCLA football players received calls from NFL teams during last weekend’s draft indicating they were being taken, there were plenty of other Bruins sitting at home and fielding calls for a different reason. Read more...
Photo: Tight end Joseph Fauria, who held or tied for the lead in touchdown receptions in all three of his seasons with the Bruins, went undrafted this past weekend, but, like several other former UCLA players, signed with an NFL team after the draft. Fauria will work for a roster spot on the Detroit Lions.
