Friday, September 18

Men’s tennis ends Pac-12 tournament with consolation match win over Washington

After stumbling against the Sun Devils, the Bruins rebounded against the Huskies at the Pac-12 tournament. No. 4 seed UCLA men’s tennis (13-6, 4-3 Pac-12) lost to No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Roscoe Bellamy won both of his singles matches in straight sets in the Pac-12 championships over the weekend for UCLA men’s tennis, winning Saturday 6-4, 6-4, and Sunday 6-0, 6-2. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)


Beach volleyball to compete in Pac-12 championships on home sand

Midterms haven’t been the only thing these Bruins are preparing for. Playing up to seven games in three days in a field of eight possible opponents, No. Read more...

Photo: Coach Stein Metzger has two national championships for No. 2 seed UCLA beach volleyball under his belt, winning in 2018 after taking the Pac-12 title. The blue and gold lost the conference championship match in 2019, however, before the Bruins were crowned the country’s top team. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)


UCLA football’s defense builds on 2020 season, sees new faces in lineup

When assistant head coach Brian Norwood arrived in Westwood last year, the Bruins’ defense was in for a makeover. The former Navy defensive coordinator added a striker position and new 4-2-5 look to the playbook, and – under his and defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro’s guidance – UCLA football’s defense became far more aggressive and active in the backfield than it was in 2019. Read more...

Photo: Rising senior linebacker Caleb Johnson and his 5.5 sacks a year ago were part of a much-improved UCLA football defense that led the Pac-12 with 3.29 sacks per game. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)




UCLA women’s tennis falls to California in Pac-12 tournament final

This post was updated April 26 at 10:15 p.m. While the Bruins advanced to the final round of the Pac-12 tournament, they will have to wait at least another year before they can call themselves conference tournament champions. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Jada Hart won her doubles match 6-2 and was leading in her singles match 6-7, 6-3, 4-3, but it wasn’t enough as No. 1 seed UCLA fell to No. 3 seed California in the championship game. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s golf falters in Pac-12 championship despite recent success

The Bruins’ postseason start did not go as expected. UCLA women’s golf finished in a tie for fifth place at the Pac-12 championship after shooting a 23-over 875. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Emma Spitz was the sole leader of the Pac-12 championship after two rounds but ended up barely cracking the top 10. UCLA women’s golf finished in a tie for fifth place as a team. (Courtesy of Mike Rasay/Pac-12 Conference)