One thing is certain: The Bruins will be facing the Tar Heels on Friday night with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line. What’s uncertain, however, is the status of Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. sits on the bench after injuring his right ankle in No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball’s win over No. 5 seed Saint Mary’s on Saturday. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
The Bruins held their opponent hitless for the fourth time in March. This time around it was redshirt senior pitcher Holly Azevedo in the circle, and for the first time this season, the no-hitter came during conference play. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior pitcher Holly Azevedo throws a pitch against Cal State Northridge on Feb. 10. Azevedo picked up a no-hitter performance during No. 4 UCLA softball’s series against No. 9 Arizona. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins set several personal records on the biggest stage of the season. UCLA swim and dive (3-5, 1-5 Pac-12) sent four athletes – three swimmers and a diver – to Atlanta to compete in the NCAA championships from Wednesday to Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Senior swimmer Claire Grover smiles in the pool after a race in a dual meet against USC at Spieker Aquatics Center on Feb. 11. Grover logged a personal-best time in the 50-yard freestyle Thursday at the NCAA championships in Atlanta. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)
Candace Parker. Maya Moore. Lisa Leslie. Skylar Diggins-Smith. Now, add Kiki Rice to the list of players to be named the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Read more...
Photo: Guard Kiki Rice, the No. 2 recruit in the class of 2022, smiles at a laptop screen as she is virtually surprised by four-time WNBA champion and current Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird with the Gatorade National Player of the Year award Wednesday. (Courtesy of Gatorade)
The Bruins secured a series victory in balk-off fashion. UCLA baseball (12-7, 1-2 Pac-12) defeated Harvard (8-7) by a score of 3-2 in 11 innings on Sunday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium, taking two out of three contests from the Crimson over the weekend. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right-hander Thatcher Hurd throws a pitch. He pitched a season-high 5.1 innings Sunday as UCLA baseball took the rubber match against Harvard to win the series. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 20 at 5:03 p.m. The Bruins will live to play another day after pulling away by double digits in the first half. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student forward IImar’I Thomas reaches for the ball over three Air Force defenders in UCLA women’s basketball’s win Sunday in the second round of the WNIT. Thomas recorded a game-high 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting while adding six rebounds. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins will face an unfamiliar opponent with their season on the line. In the first-ever matchup between the two teams, UCLA women’s basketball (15-12, 8-8 Pac-12) is set to compete against Air Force Academy (19-13, 11-7 Mountain West) in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament on Sunday afternoon in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student forward IImar’I Thomas holds the ball in the corner during UCLA women’s basketball’s home win over UC Irvine on Friday. Thomas recorded seven of her 13 points in the final five minutes of the first-round win. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
