Monday, June 29

UCLA water polo welcomes Becca Dorst’s return for MPSF tournament

Becca Dorst returned to the pool for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament this past weekend – and not a moment too soon. With the UCLA women’s water polo team excited at the prospect of NCAA Championships just around the corner, the junior utility is glad to be back and playing with her No. Read more...

Photo: Becca Dorst returned to UCLA women’s water polo this past weekend after a concussion sidelined her for much of the season.


Consistency is crucial as softball faces LMU

Today’s matchup with Loyola Marymount represents the start of the home stretch for UCLA softball. With just six games remaining before postseason play, the Bruins are hoping to finally find what has been eluding them all season – consistency – against a Lions team that has won nine of its last 12 games. Read more...

Photo: Freshman third baseman Mysha Sataraka had an impact on offense recently, as she hit four homers in her last six games.


Baseball batters UC Irvine with solid offense and pitching

UCLA baseball’s stadium staff cordoned off an area along the concourse of Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday night where a swarm of bees took cover in a tree. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore third baseman Kevin Kramer hit a three-run triple in the seventh inning to bring the Bruins to an eight-run lead over the Anteaters of UC Irvine.



Baseball hopes to keep up offensive spark against UC Irvine

In front of its home crowd last Tuesday, UCLA baseball offered up a lethargic performance, getting blown out against a sub-.500 Long Beach State team. The Bruins’ offense continued to wallow in its ineffectiveness and their usually stout pitching got rocked. Read more...

Photo: Shortstop Pat Valaika and the Bruins are hoping to bottle up their offensive momentum from the weekend and carry it with them into tonight’s game.


Rallying for an Education: Howard Shu juggles school, Olympic aspirations

Howard Shu’s brother called the badminton player’s freshman year “a toss-up.” On the one hand, he was starting down the path to a degree in business economics from UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year student Howard Shu traveled the world, competing in badminton in various countries and eventually playing for the U.S. national team. He has since returned to school after taking time off to try to make the 2012 Olympics.


Track teammates cohost video blog series

Teammates, roommates, and now, co-hosts: since the launch of the track and field team’s video blog series, “Trackside,” junior hammer thrower Alec Faldermeyer and junior pole vaulter Mike Woepse have added a new dimension to their friendship. Read more...

Photo: Mike Woepse, a junior pole vaulter, hosts the video blog series “Trackside” with junior thrower Alec Faldermeyer.