Wednesday, May 6

UCLA gymnastics keeps consistent lineup as beam and meet scores rise in February

January was marked by up-and-down scores, but in February the Bruins’ beam lineup finally balanced itself out. “We’ve definitely had highs and lows,” said senior Kyla Ross. Read more...

Photo: Senior Kyla Ross scored a 9.975 on beam in each of No. 3 UCLA gymnastics’ last two meets versus then-No. 3 Utah and then-No. 18 Oregon State. The Bruins’ overall beam score in both meets was a 49.525, a season-high score for the squad. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s basketball wraps up season, works toward tournament with roster edits

The Bruins matched the best conference record in coach Cori Close’s tenure this season, going 14-4 in Pac-12 play for the fourth time. But after starting Pac-12 action with a 5-0 record, No. Read more...

Photo: Coach Cori Close has led No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball to a 14-4 Pac-12 record – matching the best regular-season record of her tenure. The Bruins will enter the Pac-12 tournament as the No. 2 seed. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s tennis kicks off Pac-12 play with two victories on the road

The Bruins’ trip to the Pacific Northwest ended with senior Ben Goldberg shaking his hips and waving his hands in the air. With No. 22 UCLA men’s tennis (8-4, 2-0 Pac-12) knotted in a 3-3 tie with Pac-12 foe Oregon (9-5, 0-2), Goldberg once again found himself in the deciding match, winning the tiebreak 7-1 to give the Bruins a 4-3 victory, a perfect start to the conference season. Read more...

Photo: Senior Ben Goldberg rallied from down 5-1 in the final set and saved eight match points en route to clinching the deciding victory for UCLA men’s tennis against Oregon on Sunday afternoon. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA moves to obstruct subpoena request in college admissions scandal development

This post was updated March 5 at 2:56 p.m. UCLA filed a request to a judge to reject a former soccer coach’s subpoena request Friday. Former UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo filed a subpoena request Jan. Read more...

Photo: UCLA requested a judge to block former men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo’s request for a subpoena. The request was made for Salcedo’s trial regarding his role in the larger 2019 college admissions scandal. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Swim and dive notches best Pac-12 championship finish since 2014, takes home 4th

The Bruins came away from the conference championships with their best finish in more than five years. No. 24 UCLA swim and dive (7-3, 4-3 Pac-12) traveled to Federal Way, Washington, to compete in the Pac-12 championship from Wednesday through Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Junior diver Ruby Neave was the only member of No. 24 UCLA swim and dive to win an event at the Pac-12 championship. Neave won the 1-meter springboard with a score of 329.30, making her the third Bruin in a row to win that event. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Baseball returns victorious from Frisco College Classic, maintains undefeated streak

The Bruins delivered a typical performance on the mound and again set season bests at the plate to leave Frisco, Texas, just as they arrived – undefeated. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore infielder Mikey Perez played in all three games for UCLA baseball at the Frisco College Classic in Frisco, Texas. On Sunday against Illinois, Perez went 2-for-2 at the plate, notching one RBI. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Softball bounces back from first season loss with 4 wins at San Diego Classic

It took just a day for the Bruins to return to their winning ways. No. 1 UCLA softball (19-1) swept all four of its games at the San Diego Classic this weekend after losing its first game of the season Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Freshman pitcher Lexi Sosa, a San Diego native, pitched seven shutout innings across two starts in the San Diego Classic for No. 1 UCLA softball, including a five-inning mercy rule victory over Mount St. Mary’s on Friday. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)