Elise Zappia said the crowd turnout was the largest she’s ever seen in her four years as a Bruin. “I think this is the largest team we’ve had at a home game,” the senior said. “You could hear your friends cheering (for) you.” Family, friends and the Den were in the stands on Senior Day […]
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Beach volleyball wins its five matchups at Surf and Turf Invitational
The Bruins faced five top-20 teams this weekend and dropped only 1 point. No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball (24-3) swept No. 12 Florida International, No. 18 Florida Atlantic, No. 8 South Carolina and No. 11 Grand Canyon 5-0, also defeating No. 7 Florida State 4-1 at the Surf and Turf Invitational in Miami. “It really […]
Beach volleyball defeats Pepperdine 4-1, to face five top-20 teams in Florida
The first point for the Bruins was the quickest one to earn – and it was no surprise. “They’re the cornerstone of our team,” said coach Stein Metzger of junior Izzy Carey and freshman Megan Muret. “We get to walk into every match almost counting on the fact that we’re 1-0 (already), just because they’ve […]
Women’s basketball drops out with 89-73 fall to Mississippi State
This post was updated March 25 at 9:59 p.m. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A late fourth-quarter comeback came a little too late to keep the Bruins’ season alive. No. 3-seeded UCLA (27-8) fell to No. 1-seeded Mississippi State (36-1) 89-73 in the Elite Eight on Sunday afternoon, closing the doors on a historic season led […]
UCLA advances to Elite Eight with 84-75 win over Texas
This post was updated March 24 at 12:46 a.m. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Bruins’ senior class accomplished something the program has not been able to do since 1999. No. 3-seeded UCLA women’s basketball (27-7) upset No. 2-seeded Texas (28-7) 84-75 on Friday night. Seniors guard Jordin Canada, forward Monique Billings and guard Kelli Hayes […]
No. 3 seed UCLA women’s basketball to face No.2 seed Texas
Before routing the Bluejays Monday night, the Bruins watched all three 11-seeds upset the 3-seeds in Round 2 of the NCAA Tournament. “Christian (Blanks), our video coordinator, brought it to our attention,” said senior guard Jordin Canada“Seeing the upsets that day… that wasn’t going to be us.” No. 3-seeded UCLA went on to steamroll No. […]
UCLA defeats American 71-60 in first round of NCAA Tournament
This post was updated March 17 at 5:51 p.m. No Selection Show party, no problem. The Bruins individually watched Monday’s Selection Show either in class or at home, while teams across the nation cheered and celebrated as they punched tickets to the NCAA Tournament. No. 3 seed UCLA (24-7) was all business, and defeated No. […]