Three top-ranked recruits will join UCLA men’s golf in the fall. Junior Golf Scoreboard’s No. 44 recruit Tony Hendricks, No. 75 recruit Mason Greene and No. 79 recruit Chaz Aurilia will join a Bruin team that did not earn a NCAA championship berth this season. However, coach Derek Freeman said he looked at more than […]
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Beach volleyball players compete in international tournaments on road to Olympics
Three Bruins returned from China, and one has a fifth-place finish to show for it. UCLA beach volleyball seniors Sarah Sponcil, Nicole McNamara and Megan McNamara competed in the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in Jinjiang, China last week. The four-star tournament is one of many on the way to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. […]
Three former football players allege neglect and severe injury, sue Jim Mora, UCLA
This post was updated May 30 at 5:36 p.m. Three former UCLA football players filed lawsuits against the university, former head coach Jim Mora and the NCAA on Thursday, according to Thakur Law Firm, APC. John Lopez, Poasi Moala and Zachary Bateman have sued Mora, UCLA and the NCAA for allegedly playing a role in […]
The Rundown: May 29
Beach volleyball Jacqueline Dzwonczyk, Daily Bruin staff Half of UCLA beach volleyball’s starting lineup and coach Stein Metzger earned All-American recognition following the Bruins’ championship season. Metzger was named the VolleyballMag.com national coach of the year for the second consecutive season. The former Bruin indoor volleyball player started the beach volleyball program in 2013 and […]
UCLA women’s basketball forward makes USA team for Pan American Games
Cori Close received a text from Michaela Onyenwere last weekend. “I didn’t make it,” the sophomore forward wrote. Close, the UCLA women’s basketball coach, said she was shocked that Onyenwere didn’t earn a spot on the 2019 U.S. women’s basketball team for the Pan American Games. But before Close could think too much about Onyenwere’s […]
Jacq’ed Up: NCAA beach volleyball’s double elimination bracket has a flaw in the system
UCLA beach volleyball defended its 2018 national title with another victory in May. This year’s undefeated tournament run proved the Bruins’ dominance – but last year, UCLA got lucky. Actually, the Bruins took advantage of a flaw in the NCAA championship’s double elimination format. A double elimination bracket begins like a normal eight-team bracket, with […]
Three senior Bruins compete internationally in beach volleyball Olympics bid
Seniors Nicole McNamara, Megan McNamara and Sarah Sponcil have won back-to-back national championships with UCLA beach volleyball, but now the three are focusing on international competition. The McNamara twins entered last week’s FIVB Itapema Open in Brazil as one of eight Canadian pairs. The duo made it out of pool H with a 2-1 win […]