While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12 and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Beach volleyball TuAnh Dam, Sports editor USC and UCLA beach volleyball teams will play for the NCAA championship this weekend, but both squads have already picked up […]
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Women’s water polo clinches No. 1 seed for NCAA, multiple MPSF awards
The NCAA selection show was just the beginning. In less than 18 hours, the UCLA women’s water polo team officially won the No. 1 seed to the NCAA Tournament, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Coach of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and conference tournament MVP. Coach Brandon Brooks, after leading the Bruins to a 22-1 […]
Track and field wraps USC dual meet with win for men’s team
As far as dual meets go, the USC versus UCLA one produced results like no other in 2017. This year’s edition, which took place Sunday at USC’s Loker Stadium, had 22 men’s performances and 23 women’s performances make the top 95 in the nation – not counting those athletes already in the top 95 beforehand […]
Women’s water polo prepares for MPSF championship as No. 1 seed
The current members on the UCLA women’s water polo team have never been the one seed in the conference championship tournament. They’ve made it to the championships twice, and won once, but both times as the two seed. But with an undefeated conference record, the No. 1 Bruins (20-1, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) find […]
Track and field tops rankings while prepping for NCAA championship
For all of its improvement in the rankings this outdoor season, the men’s track and field team had been missing its usual high-ranking performances from its top athletes. Prior to this past weekend, only one of UCLA’s three male NCAA Indoor Championship qualifiers had even come close to the marks he had reached in the […]
Rowing’s varsity eight tops heat at Clemson Invitational
This post was updated April 26 at 3:30 p.m. Everything is in the books for the UCLA women’s rowing team, save for its biggest regattas of the year. After finishing up the Clemson Invitational on Sunday morning, all UCLA has left on the schedule are dates with USC, the Pac-12 championship and, should the team […]
The Rundown: April 20
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s water polo Michael Hull, assistant Sports editor The rankings released Wednesday made it official. The UCLA women’s water polo team is the outright top team in the country after taking down former-No. 1 Stanford 10-9 at Avery Aquatic Center […]