This post was updated June 2 at 11:57 p.m. A wish of “bonne chance” – or “good luck” – is in order for Desiree Becker. The graduate student middle blocker has a chance to make her mark on the French volleyball scene. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student middle blocker Desiree Becker spikes a ball at the Galen Center. After graduation, Becker will begin her professional career with the Levallois Paris Saint-Cloud in France. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 29 at 11:02 p.m. Lifelong bonds are forged from neighborhood diamonds to star-studded Oklahoma City. Graduate student outfielder Jadelyn Allchin and redshirt seniors shortstop Maya Brady, catcher Sharlize Palacios and outfielder Janelle Meoño have all starred in the Women’s College World Series before – but for the first time, the quartet will do it together. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Jadelyn Allchin runs home after hitting a home run, where members of UCLA softball, including redshirt senior shortstop Maya Brady, wait. The outfielder has notched five home runs and 32 RBIs this season for the Bruins. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 29 at 10:56 p.m. Aspirations vary wildly in the kaleidoscope of childhood dreams. While some children envision themselves as an astronaut or the next Hollywood star, young softball players dream of playing in the Women’s College World Series – a stage that garnered an average of 1.6 million viewers in 2023. Read more...
Photo: No. 6 seed UCLA softball huddles together. UCLA will take on No. 14 seed Alabama in the first round of the Women’s College World Series. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 29 at 11:06 p.m. The Bruins captured the No. 1 class of 2022 recruit – sophomore center Lauren Betts – in last year’s offseason. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Janiah Barker prepares to block an offensive play. Barker announced her transfer to UCLA earlier this week. (Courtesy of Ethan Mito/Texas A&M Athletics)
This post was updated May 29 at 10:58 p.m. Gabriela Jaquez was doing homework when she got a call on Mother’s Day. UCLA women’s basketball director of operations Pam Walker had an offer – the chance to add another Division I sport to the sophomore forward’s resume. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball’s Gabriela Jaquez claps. The sophomore forward joined the UCLA softball team as a pinch runner for the NCAA tournament. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 28 at 5:49 p.m. The NCAA has long required prospective Division I and II student-athletes to receive amateurism certification – documentation confirming their status as amateurs, prohibiting payment for performance. Read more...
Photo: J.D. Morgan Center, home of UCLA Athletics, is pictured. The NCAA and its Power 5 conferences reached a multibillion-dollar settlement Thursday that will allow schools to directly pay athletes. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 27 at 10:50 p.m. Savannah Pola looked lost two months into the season. Honored among the Pac-12’s best for her first two years in Westwood, the junior utility’s performance in her third campaign had not matched her previous output. Read more...
Photo: Savannah Pola jogs across the field. The junior utility recorded two walk-off hits in regional and super regional play. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
