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)
The Nittany Lions went on a 3-0 scoring run late in Friday’s fifth set. But the Bruins found their answer. Coach John Speraw sent Cooper Robinson to the floor. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Cooper Robinson rises above the net for a block attempt. Robinson leads the team in kills on the season and notched 11 in Friday evening’s affair against Penn State. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
Janelle McDonald began coaching gymnastics in Scottsdale, Arizona, 25 years ago. Now, in the middle of a career that has taken her to Plano, where she coached Olympians; Berkeley, where she built the No. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Chloe Lashbrooke competes on floor at Pauley Pavilion. (Julia Zhou/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 8 at 12:18 a.m. LAS VEGAS – Utah coach Lynne Roberts implored her team to play harder and more inspired. “I can’t do it for you,” Roberts said after her squad’s Senior Night loss to Washington last weekend. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student guard Charisma Osborne pulls up for a jumper while two opponents guard her. Osborne had 12 points in the first half against Utah en route to her 16 point total. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)
