Category Archives: Sports

Swim finishes 10th at NCAAs By Ross Bersot Just as the Taps player drew his horn to his lips, the UCLA women’s swim team stuffed it down his throat. Coming out of a first-day coma that left them in the depths of the standings at the NCAA Championships last month, the Bruins resuscitated their effort […]

Volleyball schools Pepperdine, LMU over break By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Senior Staff MALIBU — The Pepperdine Waves found out Saturday night exactly what the top-ranked UCLA men’s volleyball team has in common with a brick wall. They both have a a way of stopping the momentum of oncoming objects. The Waves entered their match […]

W. gymnastics dominates Pac-10 finals Inspired by men’s basketball, gymnasts take Pac-10 title, Umeh wins all-around By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Senior Staff It cost them the first few minutes of warm-up, but according to head coach Valorie Kondos, it was worth it. The UCLA women’s gymnastics team stayed in their hotel to watch the […]

Aussie sensation helps Bruins roll By Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Senior Staff The UCLA softball team experienced some March Madness of its own over spring break, handing top-ranked Arizona its first loss of the season and adding a new pitching ace to its roster in the form of 22-year old Tanya Harding, a junior transfer […]

Dumble leads Bruin track at Sun Angel Invite By Tim Costner Daily Bruin Senior Staff The UCLA track and field program took its first major step toward national titles on Sunday with an outstanding showing at the Sun Angel Invitational in Tempe. On the women’s side, senior Dawn Dumble ­ who has already established the […]

Bruin baseball drops series at Arizona State By Ruben Gutierrez As the cliché goes, all good things must come to an end. Pitcher John Phillips (4-1) suffered his first collegiate defeat as the UCLA baseball team (17-15 overall, 6-9 in Six-Pac) dropped a 10-6 decision to Arizona State yesterday in Tempe. The loss was the […]

Chi survives marathon as women’s tennis beats ‘SC By Chris Isidro If tradition had anything to do with winning matches, the USC women’s tennis team would go undefeated every year. But as shown by the 1995 Women of Troy, past glories don’t win points on the court. UCLA handed USC its ninth loss in 15 […]