Through his first two collegiate starts, Thatcher Hurd has struck out 23 batters in 10 innings. On Tuesday night, the freshman right-hander struck out 12 while giving up two hits and allowing zero runs. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball freshman right-hander Thatcher Hurd throws a pitch. Hurd tossed five shutout innings against No. 25 Long Beach State on Tuesday to earn his first career win. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin)
After two wins last week to close its regular season, UCLA women’s basketball (13-11, 8-8 Pac-12) will enter the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas this week as the No. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s basketall team huddles together inside the 3-point line. The Bruins will face No. 10 seed USC on Wednesday in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. (Harold Lee/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 2 at 8:45 p.m. The Bruins rewrote the record books over the weekend. UCLA track and field competed in the Pac-12 Challenge in Seattle from Friday to Saturday, its first meet against multiple conference opponents this season. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior sprinter Shae Anderson runs with the baton during the women’s 4×400 meter race at the Pac-12 Challenge last weekend. Anderson competed in her first indoor meet of the season in Seattle. (Courtesy of Ryan Andersen/UCLA Athletics)
The Bruins will take on their first ranked opponent in their third midweek game of the year. But coach John Savage said it doesn’t matter when, or who, his team is playing. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right-hander Thatcher Hurd throws a pitch in a game against Cal State Northridge on Feb. 20. Hurd is set to take the mound for UCLA baseball Tuesday for his second start of the season. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
Cori Close said certain words from the late John Wooden still ring in her mind. “Coach Wooden used to say something to me that I don’t think I understood the power of until later,” the 11th-year coach said. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman forward Angela Dugalić drives to the basket against Colorado forward Mya Hollingshed. Since making her debut for UCLA women’s basketball on Feb. 11, Dugalić has 4.9 points per game, including eight per contest in her last three outings. (Marie Goldfarb/Daily Bruin)
A career night from Jaime Jaquez Jr. rallied the Bruins in their final road game of the regular season. Behind the junior guard/forward’s career-high 30 points, No. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. leads a fast break in a game against Long Beach State on Nov. 15. Jaquez scored a career-high 30 points in No. 17 UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Washington on Monday night. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)