The Bruins have played the Cal State Northridge Matadors in four single-game matchups since 2015. This year, No. 3 UCLA softball (31-2, 7-2 Pac-12) will take on CSUN (16-24, 1-2 Big West) for the fifth time in three years, and the Bruins haven’t lost a game to the Matadors in that time. Senior pitcher Selina […]
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UCLA softball sweeps Oregon State in first home conference matchup
Weekend two of Pac-12 play is in the books, and the Bruins fared much better in their second go with an opponent from the Northwest. After being handed their first two losses of the year by the No. 5 Oregon Ducks (25-5, Pac-12 2-1) last weekend, No. 4 UCLA (28-2, 4-2) swept No. 24 Oregon […]
Bruin field event performances shine through at Aztec Invitational
This post was updated March 25 at 3:22 p.m. Though the Bruins started with a clean slate this weekend, a trend from their indoor season remains. UCLA track and field opened up its outdoor season in San Diego at the Aztec Invitational, and the field events yielded the most successful contingent of athletes, just as […]
Weekend in Preview: Beach volleyball looks to continue streak, rowing follows up LMU sweep
Rowing Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor After every Bruin boat won its race in last weekend’s scrimmage against Loyola Marymount University, UCLA rowing will take on Oregon State on Saturday. This will be the first time the Beavers will have seen competition in over four months. At the Head of Lake competition in early November, […]
Jessie Maduka finishes third in triple jump at NCAA Indoor Championships
Senior Jessie Maduka earned third place at the NCAA Indoor Championships meet in the triple jump Saturday. Maduka was was ranked fourth in the nation going into the weekend’s meet, but after logging a new personal best of 45 feet 3.75 inches, she finished the meet at third in the nation. Her third-place finish in […]
Weekend in Preview: Softball faces ranked teams, women’s tennis begins Pac-12 play
Softball Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor UCLA softball is headed to its final five-game weekend of the year. The No. 3 Bruins (19-0) will face two ranked opponents at the Louisville Slugger Invitational – No. 16 Ohio State (11-1) and No. 21 Long Beach State (18-5) – along with Michigan State (9-10), San Jose State […]
Track and field concludes MPSF Indoor Championships with five qualifiers
Last weekend’s MPSF Indoor Championships marked the second to last meet of the indoor track and field season. And though some Bruins will compete at nationals, many Bruins came close without quite making the mark. Despite several Bruins standing atop a podium when the events at the MPSF championship meet were over, NCAA rules stipulate […]