Though the collegiate lacrosse stronghold famously lies on the East Coast, the fast-paced sport exists at UCLA, too – specifically as a women’s club team. Now, after an 8-4 run during the regular season, UCLA club lacrosse will head to Round Rock, Texas, to compete in the Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates national tournament from May […]
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Softball lacked typical dominance in defeat over Cal State Fullerton
The Bruins were not at their sharpest Tuesday night, and by the end of the game had stranded 15 runners on base. No. 1 UCLA softball (45-3, 15-3 Pac-12) beat the unranked Cal State Fullerton (29-21, 14-1 Big West) 5-3, but had plenty of opportunities to widen that 2-run gap. “We’ve done an outstanding job […]
Rivalry Renewed
UCLA hosted crosstown rival USC for their annual dual meet at Drake Stadium this weekend. Read the Daily Bruin’s recap of the meet, the last of the regular season contest before next week’s Pac-12 Championships.
UCLA men’s soccer alumni reunite to play for LAFC
The last time UCLA men’s soccer won a national championship, iPhones didn’t exist, then-freshman defender Jordan Harvey was 18 years old and his future teammate, midfielder Benny Feilhaber, was still in high school – it was 2002. The pair of Bruins would meet the following summer while Feilhaber, a walk-on, was vying for a spot […]
Softball consistently comes out swinging in competitive conference games
So far, UCLA softball has passed the test of conference play with flying colors. The No. 3 Bruins (40-3, 15-3 Pac-12) have won 15 of their 18 conference games this season, most recently pulling off a three-game sweep over the No. 1 Washington Huskies (41-5, 12-5). The only opponent to take a series from UCLA […]
UCLA track and field team split across meets for second time this season
Track and field rosters are often so long the team is occasionally split between two different meets. This weekend, UCLA track and field would have blanketed three, but senior heptathlete Kendall Gustafson threw a wrench in the team’s scheduling for the second time this year. “(The Bryan Clay Invitational) was kind of a backup meet […]
The Rundown: April 12
Track and FieldNicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor Usually, when awards are administered by either the MPSF or the NCAA, just one or two athletes from a particular team are singled out for something exceptional. However, when it came to this year’s indoor track and field team, 17 members secured MPSF All-Academic honors. Of the 17 […]