Saturday, May 2

UCLA softball notches mercy-rule victory over CSUN in 2022 season opener

The Bruins accomplished many feats on opening day. On a night in which redshirt senior pitcher Holly Azevedo threw her first solo no-hitter, the blue and gold began the 2022 campaign tying the program season-opening run record with 22. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior pitcher Holly Azevedo pitches the ball in No. 3 UCLA softball’s win over Cal State Northridge on Thursday. Azevedo collected the first solo no-hitter of her collegiate career in the victory. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball aims to rebound from past last-second losses in upcoming USC game

The last time the Bruins and Trojans squared off, Tahj Eaddy drilled a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to claim victory for the visiting team in Pauley Pavilion. It marked the second last-second win for USC over UCLA in two seasons, leaving coach Mick Cronin winless against the blue and gold’s crosstown rival since his hiring in 2019. Read more...

Photo: No. 12 UCLA men’s basketball redshirt junior guard Tyger Campbell attempts a layup in a game against USC a season ago. The Bruins and Trojans will battle for the first time in the 2021-2022 campaign Saturday at the Galen Center. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA swim and dive refines training, prepares for upcoming tournaments

The Bruins are shifting their training to better prepare for the crux of the season, according to coach Jordan Wolfrum. UCLA swim and dive (3-4, 1-4 Pac-12) is more than four months into its season with about a month left to go before the NCAA championships. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive gathers on the pool deck during a meet. The Bruins have one dual meet left before the start of the postseason. (Michael Vigman/Daily Bruin)


Softball to open season swinging for fences against Cal State Northridge

It’s a new season, but the end goal remains the same for Megan Faraimo. “First and foremost is to win a natty,” said the redshirt junior pitcher/first baseman. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher/first baseman Megan Faraimo throws a pitch against Long Beach State on Nov. 5. Faraimo and No. 3 UCLA softball will kick off the 2022 season this weekend with five games in three days. (Chelsea Rose Westman/Daily Bruin staff)



Scouting report: UCLA softball

No. 3 UCLA softball opens its 2022 season against Cal State Northridge on Thursday, night in Westwood. The Bruins begin the year ranked in the top three for the 13th time in program history and have a chance to climb even further right away with a matchup against No. 1 Oklahoma – the team that knocked the blue and gold out of the postseason last year – looming at the end of opening weekend. Read more...


UCLA women’s basketball heads to Washington to challenge Cougars, Huskies

After snapping their longest losing streak of the season, the Bruins will head back on the road to the Evergreen State. UCLA women’s basketball (10-8, 5-5 Pac-12) is set to play Washington State (14-7, 6-4) on Friday night in Pullman and Washington (5-11, 0-8) on Sunday afternoon in Seattle. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Charisma Osborne drives in the paint against two Washington defenders. Osborne has averaged 10 points in 36.5 minutes per game in two contests for UCLA women’s basketball since returning from a one-game absence. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)