A sunshine-filled first conference tournament had split results for the Bruins in Tempe this weekend. In true beach volleyball fashion, the sun was shining, sunglasses were on and intensity was high. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Jaden Whitmarsh passes the ball to her partner, senior Tessa Van Winkle. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
The bottom of the seventh inning had the dream scenario for every softball player – tied game, bases loaded and two outs. Sophomore utility Megan Grant stepped up to the plate with the chance to win the game. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Softball celebrates after a walk-off win over Utah. (Stella Carr/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 10 at 10:27 p.m. “Go,” Mick Cronin yelled from the bench, attempting to spark the offense. It didn’t help. Brick after brick, the Bruins only scored six points – one 3-pointer from junior guard Lazar Stefanovic – across the first 10 minutes of the second half. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Adem Bona soars over his defender for a dunk. The forward/center garnered a double-double Saturday night with 20 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
Victory often invites a sense of ease to a team. But Govind Nanda isn’t a recipient of the bid. “(Players can) win an easy first set then go to the Caribbean in (their) mind,” said coach Billy Martin. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Govind Nanda slams a serve. The veteran Bruin defeated Irvine’s Enrique Luque Rico in straight sets Thursday afternoon. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated March 10 at 10:34 p.m. The Bruins set the table for their final conference win of the year. Leading the Sun Devils by over five-tenths of a point heading into the fourth rotation, it would take more than a counted fall from the Bruins to lose the meet. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Alex Irvine salutes the judges after her bars routine at Pauley Pavilion. Irvine scored a career-high and team-best 9.900 on bars Saturday in Tempe, winning the event outright for the first time in her collegiate career. (Julia Zhou/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 9 at 2:53 p.m. The Bruins’ first hit of conference play was a single line drive down the first base line, with a Ute error allowing graduate student outfielder Jadelyn Allchin to advance to third base. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball celebrates graduate student outfielder Jadelyn Allchin at home plate after she hit a home run. (Ashley Rivera/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 10 at 10:25 p.m. LAS VEGAS – It happened twice. A deadlocked game, one possession remaining with the ball in UCLA’s hand and a pair of seconds on the clock. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Gabriela Jaquez, sophomore center Lauren Betts and sophomore forward Lina Sontag walk toward the sidelines. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)
