Jorge Salcedo pled not guilty to charges of racketeering Monday, according to court documents. The former men’s soccer coach appeared in a Boston federal court on Monday regarding allegations that he accepted bribes from parents in exchange for securing spots on the UCLA soccer teams, as well as admission into the university, for their children. […]
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Women’s basketball upsets Maryland in nail-biter to go to fourth straight Sweet 16
This post was updated March 25 at 7:41 p.m. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Bruins may just have one national title, but they’re on to their fourth consecutive Sweet 16. No. 6 seed UCLA women’s basketball (22-12, 12-6 Pac-12) upset No. 3 Maryland (29-5, 15-3 Big-10) 85-80 in the second round of the NCAA tournament […]
Women’s tennis slams Oregon Ducks 6-1, finding redemption from tough loss
The Bruins bounced back with a win following their biggest loss of the season. No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis (10-3, 3-0 Pac-12) defeated Oregon (6-11, 0-6) 6-1 at the Oregon Student Tennis Center in Eugene on Sunday. The victory came following the Bruins’ worst loss of the season, a 4-0 sweep at the hands of […]
Women’s basketball to face Maryland for first time since 2008 in NCAA tournament
This post was updated March 25 at 2:45 p.m. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Japreece Dean made sure to shoot Lindsey Corsaro a text Saturday evening. The senior guard wanted to congratulate Corsaro – a redshirt freshman guard – on a career-high performance in her first NCAA tournament game. “I thought (she) was great,” Dean said. […]
Baseball finishes weekend home sweep of Arizona, defends No. 1 spot in nation
With Ryan Garcia finally back to full strength, the Bruins rode his arm to victory. No. 1 UCLA baseball (17-4, 5-1 Pac-12) completed the sweep against Arizona (13-10, 2-4) with a 3-1 victory Sunday after 10-5 and 12-10 wins in the previous two games. After scoring 8.5 runs per game over their past four, the […]
Diver brings home program’s first NCAA individual title at championships
Maria Polyakova is an NCAA champion. The redshirt senior led No. 20 UCLA swim and dive (8-3, 4-3 Pac-12) at the NCAA Championships this past week in Austin, Texas, taking home the individual title in the 3-meter to become the program’s first-ever individual diving national champion. “(It’s) the best feeling ever,” Polyakova said. “Throughout the […]
Propelled by sophomore star, track and field breaks records at Aztec Invitational
The Bruins’ results from this weekend were headlined by one thrower in particular. UCLA track and field sent 12 throwers and five pole vaulters to compete at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego this weekend. Sophomore thrower Alyssa Wilson entered Friday with six event victories and returned with three more after her performances on Saturday. […]