The Rundown: June 25

This post was updated Aug. 15 at 4:46 p.m. Men’s water polo Joy Hong, assistant Sports editor Four Bruins helped Team USA in Budapest, Hungary last weekend, but finished in seventh place out of eight teams. Former UCLA men’s water polo members – utility Alex Roelse, attacker Max Irving and defender Chancellor Ramirez – as […]

Alum Lauren Fendrick mentors current Bruin, talks pro career in beach volleyball

This post was updated June 11 at 11:00 p.m. A week before flying to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Lauren Fendrick reached out to Sarah Sponcil, offering her an opportunity to train together. “I’ve always been a fan of her game,” Fendrick said. Sponcil had only finished her sophomore year at Loyola […]

Softball fails in search of comeback 14, ends season in two Florida State losses

This time, the Bruins could not chip away at yet another 4-0 deficit. No. 3 seed UCLA softball (58-7) fell to No. 6 seed Florida State (56-12) by 12-6 after trailing 4-0 early on for the third time in the Women’s College World Series. Every time the Seminoles put up runs in the top of […]

$1M alumnus donation serves beach volleyball team with new courts

UCLA beach volleyball gave UCLA athletics its 116th NCAA title – tying the most of any school in the nation. Now, the athletics department is giving the team something too – new beach volleyball courts. “We’re just eternally grateful because the timing couldn’t be better,” said coach Stein Metzger. “We’re expanding in terms of the […]

McNamara twins compete in first professional beach volleyball tournament

The McNamara sisters kissed the Bruins’ first beach volleyball NCAA trophy, then hopped on an 18-hour flight to compete in their first professional tournament. “Playing in high-pressure games halfway across the world was just a great experience,” said junior Nicole McNamara. Nicole McNamara and her twin Megan travelled to their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World […]

The Rundown: May 10

Men’s basketball Sam Connon, Daily Bruin reporter The Bruins now have the top 2019 recruiting class in the conference. Jaime Jaquez, a four-star shooting guard from Camarillo, California, verbally committed to UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday afternoon on Twitter. Jaquez is the No. 47 prospect in the class of 2019 and is the No. 5 player […]

UCLA beach volleyball brings home NCAA title after mini golf outing

The UCLA beach volleyball team received a group text Friday night after falling to Florida State on opening day of the NCAA championship weekend. “Go shower,” coach Stein Metzger wrote. “Then stand by for the team plans tonight.” The team had just seen its 31-match win streak dissipate – but rather than watching scout videos […]