UCLA started the Women’s College World Series in the same struggling fashion that it started the super regionals. Auburn University needed only one hit off UCLA to score five runs in the first inning. The No. 12 Bruins (40-14-1) struggled on the mound and on defense, falling 10-3 to the No. 4 Tigers (54-10) in […]
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McDonald first Bruin to claim singles, doubles titles in the same year
Junior Mackenzie McDonald lifted his fist in the air, tilting his head back after two resounding victories. McDonald claimed both the singles and doubles championship titles at the 2016 Division I Men’s Tennis Championship Monday afternoon in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the first player from UCLA and the fifth overall player in post-1976 NCAA Tournament […]
Vigorous showing at regionals earns Bruins spots in NCAA championship
The thunder and lightning weren’t the only things to make impressions on the NCAA track and field Western Regional championship this weekend. Eleven of the 37 Bruins who went to Kansas are moving on to the NCAA national championship meet in a week and a half, despite the weather subjecting them to an unfavorable reorganization […]
UCLA softball comes back to clinch Oregon series, advances to WCWS
This post was updated on May 29 at 11:40 p.m. The Bruins were two outs away from the end of their season Sunday evening when Gabrielle Maurice stepped to the plate. After losing game one of the Eugene Super Regional to No. 5-seeded Oregon on Saturday, the No. 12-seeded Bruins trailed the Ducks 1-0 throughout […]
UCLA softball hopes to ride hot streak into Oregon series
UCLA softball’s road to the Women’s College World Series winds through familiar territory this weekend. On Saturday, the No.12 Bruins will travel north to take on the No. 5 Oregon Ducks in a three-game super regional series. Earlier this season, UCLA stole two out of three games on the road against Oregon, including a dominant […]
UCLA baseball still has great catches despite foul season
At the beginning of the season, anyone who cared about Pac-12 baseball would have circled this series on their calendar. UCLA and Oregon State entered the year as the top two Pac-12 teams in four separate preseason polls – Collegiate Baseball, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and the Pac-12 Preseason […]
Women’s golf looks to regroup after inconsistent season
In a year filled with highs and lows, UCLA women’s golf enters the offseason on a sour note after a promising title run went unfulfilled. On Tuesday, the Bruins crashed out of the tournament in the semifinal against Pac-12 rival and eventual champion, Washington. Coach Carrie Forsyth and UCLA will, however, look to continue a […]