No. 5 UCLA gymnastics advanced to the national semifinals in St. Louis with the lowest score of the six regional champions. The other five scored above 197, while the Bruins posted a 196.8, far below the school’s regular season average of 197.121. Regardless, the team felt like it had a good meet. “We felt like […]
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Baseball to capitalize on rejuvenated offense for San Diego State match
UCLA baseball has had to get accustomed to playing close games. Of the team’s first 12 games, eight were decided by one run. Coach John Savage said the outcome of each bout could have stemmed from a single pitch. The Bruins have avoided one-run affairs recently because of their rejuvenated offense. They won seven of […]
Strong hitting powers baseball to 2-1 series win over Arizona State
The Bruins’ offense has told the story for the past month. UCLA hit just .251 at the plate during its 2-8 stretch throughout the first half of March. Entering this weekend, the club boasted a .327 average in its last five contests – all victories. The Bruins’ winning streak ended at six Saturday, but their […]
UCLA men’s tennis sweeps UC Irvine 7-0 in final nonconference matchup
The score isn’t always indicative of the quality of performance. The No. 10 UCLA men’s tennis team (11-4) swept unranked UC Irvine (6-11) 7-0 at home in its final nonconference match on Wednesday afternoon. The Bruins remained undefeated in their home nonconference schedule, finishing 8-0. But despite not dropping a single set in the entire […]
Beach volleyball defeats Cal, Long Beach State at Mizuno Invitational
Two more games, two more wins. No. 3 UCLA beach volleyball (13-2) collected its 10th and 11th consecutive wins with a 4-1 victory over No. 15 Cal (8-3) and a 3-2 win against No. 6 Long Beach State (12-3), respectively, at the Mizuno Invitational. The court-one pair of sophomores Megan and Nicole McNamara posted two […]
UCLA baseball dominates California in weekend three-game series
The Bruins may have just turned their season around. UCLA baseball entered its series against California with a 3-8 record in March, already in a hole in conference play. But the Bruins (10-11, 4-2 Pac-12) rebounded after the rough stretch, sweeping the Golden Bears (9-13, 1-5) by scores of 9-5, 9-4 and 20-0. It’s the […]
Women’s basketball ends NCAA Tournament run with loss to No. 1 UConn
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Women’s college basketball is a different world in Connecticut. During the No. 4-seeded Bruins’ (25-9, 13-5 Pac-12) 86-71 loss to the No. 1 overall seed UConn Huskies (35-0, 16-0 American Athletic Conference) in the Sweet 16, the team didn’t want the atmosphere and situation to affect them. Regardless of UConn’s four consecutive […]