Saturday, October 24

McPhillips caps up and down season by ascending up national ranks

Last month’s Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, Calif., made all the difference for freshman Kyle McPhillips. McPhillips was ranked No. 40 in the country heading into the tournament, before proceeding to put together a string of impressive victories to win the singles championship draw. Read more...

Photo: A big win against USC in the final match of the regular season helped spur freshman Kyle McPhillips to win the Singles Draw Championship at the Pac-12 women’s tennis tournament in Ojai, Calif., boosting her in the individual rankings from No. 40 heading in to No. 20 for the NCAA Tournament singles draw.



Bruin baseball gaining steam in midst of final home stand

Nick Vander Tuig sat in the Bruins’ dugout during the eighth inning on Saturday, watching his team squander a three-run lead. After two hit batters and an error, Utah had cut its deficit to just one run with the tying run just 90 feet away at third base. Read more...

Photo: Freshman pitcher Cody Poteet will look to continue the Bruins’ string of good pitching tonight against Cal State Northridge.


UCLA rowing pulls closer in races against USC

Although the Bruins lost their dual with crosstown rival USC on Saturday, they kept their margins tighter than they did a month ago. Read more...

Photo: UCLA rowing’s varsity eight boat lost to USC by 2.5 seconds, a marked improvement from April’s Crew Classic in San Diego, in which UCLA lost to USC by nearly five seconds in the varsity eight.



UCLA sand volleyball player named All-American

After the sand volleyball national championships, it was an off-the-sand moment that best encapsulated the Bruins’ inaugural season. Read more...

Photo: Kelly Reeves almost missed the news that she had been named an AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball All-American in sand volleyball after she was knocked out of the AVCA championship this weekend.


UCLA softball seniors defeat CSU Bakersfield

When senior outfielder B.B. Bates stepped to the plate against Cal State Bakersfield, she wasn’t thinking about how it could be her final time in front of the home crowd. Read more...

Photo: B.B. Bates played what was possibly her last ever game at Easton Stadium this weekend, in a successful doubleheader for UCLA. They outscored Cal State Bakersfield 22-0 in two games.