Weekend Predictions: April 18-20

Every Friday The Bruin’s Sports section will predict the outcome of the weekend’s top three UCLA sporting events. Gymnastics: NCAA championships Friday through Sunday UCLA will struggle this weekend, losing sophomore Sophina DeJesus’ typical 9.9 on beam and possibly on bars because of an ankle injury. Freshman Jennifer Pinches and sophomore Danusia Francis also missed […]

Home Where He Belongs: Paullin finds his place as a Bruin

Men’s Volleyball: The Final Stretch The Daily Bruin tells the stories of different UCLA men’s volleyball players throughout the week as the team begins postseason play on Saturday. Spencer Rowe Clayton Paullin Steve O’Dell and Robart Page Brandon Cho / Daily Bruin senior staff Senior middle blocker Spencer Rowe has been a leader for UCLA […]

UCLA sand volleyball ready for rivalry game at Beach Collegiate Challenge

Inside an office in the J.D. Morgan Center Wednesday, the thought of this weekend’s impending matchup against USC creates a pulse of excitement for two sophomore sand volleyball players. Rachel Inouye taps her partner Karly Drolson on the leg. “It’s ‘SC,” Inouye whispers excitedly to Drolson. “Yes,” Drolson replies back, reciprocating the enthusiasm. It’s an […]

America’s team: Unlikely UCLA sand volleyball duo finds success

It didn’t have any stake in the matter, but the crowd gathered around court No. 4 nonetheless. On this particular day, Rachel Inouye and Karly Drolson, the Bruins’ “smallest” sand volleyball pair at 5-foot-6 each, were faced with a Pepperdine duo, each player over 6 feet tall. But Inouye and Drolson proved resilient. They dug […]