Sophomore Savvy Simo slammed a cross-court kill to clinch the Bruins’ first dual of the NCAA championship. No. 1-seeded UCLA beach volleyball (36-3) dominated No. 8-seeded Florida International (23-11) 3-0 to advance to the second round in Gulf Shores, Alabama. On court three, junior Zana Muno played with Simo for the first time since suffering […]
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UCLA women’s water polo enters NCAA tournament as fourth seed
Of the top-four collegiate women’s water polo teams, the Bruins are seeded fourth. Before UCLA takes on its top-four companions – No.1 seed USC, No. 2 seed Stanford and No. 3 seed California – it will be making some changes to its training. The only three teams that the No. 4 seed UCLA women’s water […]
Men’s tennis clinches Pac-12 title in win against crosstown rival
The Bruins shouldn’t count out court six. Crowds gathered at the upper courts Saturday to watch No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis (26-2, 8-0 Pac-12) take down No. 12 USC (17-8, 6-2) and win the Pac-12 finals. But it was freshman Connor Hance who clinched the title down on the lowest court. “It feels unbelievable,” Hance […]
UCLA men’s volleyball to take on Harvard in NCAA quarterfinals
The Bruins’ path to their 20th NCAA championship begins Tuesday. No. 3 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (24-7, 9-3 MPSF) will face No. 6 seed Harvard (13-13, 10-4 EIVA) in the NCAA tournament quarterfinal Tuesday at Pauley Pavilion. “We expect them to play like they have nothing to lose,” said sophomore middle blocker Daenan Gyimah. “They’re […]
Beach volleyball aims to secure Pac-12 championship as top seed
The Bruins are the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 championship and the No. 1 team in the national rankings for the first time in program history. Though the top seed usually comes with added pressure, junior Megan McNamara said it’s increased the team’s confidence. “It really shows how hard we’ve been working this year,” […]
UCLA baseball recovers from midweek slump in game against Cal State Fullerton
The Bruins looked like themselves on a Tuesday night – something they haven’t been able to say the past two weeks. No. 9 UCLA baseball (26-10, 14-4 Pac-12) defeated Cal State Fullerton (19-20, 6-3 Big West) for the second time this season Tuesday night, winning 12-4. The Bruins dropped their previous two Tuesday games to […]
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 […]