The Bruins showed no mercy this weekend. No. 2 UCLA softball (14-0) won all five of its games this weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, three of which were mercy-rule victories. The weekend was capped off with a no-hitter by freshman pitcher Megan Faraimo, her second of the season so far. “I really wasn’t […]
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Track and field claims four first-place finishes at MPSF Indoor Championships
The Bruins opened their postseason this weekend. UCLA men’s track and field earned second place at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships in Seattle behind four first-place finishes. Junior distance runner Robert Brandt claimed wins in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter, logging a personal and UCLA record in the 3000-meter with a time of 7 […]
Women’s tennis sweeps Saint Mary’s, clinches close victory over Cal
Abi Altick turned her match around from a blowout loss into a clinching win. “I was in (a similar) situation last year,” the sophomore said. “It was just really a good feeling when I finally won.” No. 5 UCLA women’s tennis (7-1) rebounded from its loss last weekend by sweeping Saint Mary’s (1-6) on Friday […]
Ducks hunted in second-half comeback as UCLA men’s basketball takes close victory
This post was updated Feb. 23 at 10:37 p.m. With 13:25 left in the game, Pauley Pavilion got loud. There wasn’t really a reason why – the Bruins were down by nine and hadn’t been able to stop the Ducks all night. But then, Oregon picked up a shot clock violation amid the noise, and […]
Men’s basketball outscored by Oregon Ducks 44-28 in first half of rematch
The 3s were falling in the first half. UCLA men’s basketball (14-13, 7-7 Pac-12) trails Oregon (15-11, 6-7) 44-28 at halftime. The Bruins bested the Ducks in the teams’ first meeting on Jan. 10, coming back from a 13-point deficit to clinch a 87-84 victory in overtime. Oregon hit three straight 3s to put UCLA […]
Gymnastics leaps ahead of No. 4 Utah to continue season’s win streak
The Utes’ student section covered its faces with newspapers during the Bruins’ performances. But the fans could not resist peaking their eyes out a few times to catch a glimpse of UCLA’s routines. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (7-0, 6-0 Pac-12) handed No. 4 Utah (7-1, 5-1) its first loss of the season in front of […]
Men’s tennis’ losing streak extends to 3 after falling to USC
The Bruins have lost three matches in the span of a week. No. 14 UCLA men’s tennis (4-4) fell to its crosstown rival No. 24 USC (7-5) by a score of 4-1 at Marks Tennis Stadium on Friday afternoon. The Bruins lost their two previous matches to then-No. 1 Wake Forest and then-No. 15 Texas […]