Editor’s note: A player’s year refers to his NCAA eligibility for next season. So a player who is a freshman in school this spring is called a sophomore because he will be a sophomore when the NCAA football regular season starts in fall. Now that UCLA football’s spring practice season is officially over, it’s time […]
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Tanner’s Take: UCLA men’s volleyball is back but may need an assist to win
It’s been a while – a decade, to be precise – since UCLA men’s volleyball was last headed to the NCAA Tournament. But, as good as the 2016 squad is, it doesn’t command a compelling storyline like the 2006 squad, which overcame all odds. The 2006 Bruins were a middling 12-12 by the time spring […]
Women’s tennis emerges from Pac-12 tournament with mixed results
Alaina Miller crouched in front of the net as doubles partner Terri Fleming served for match point against Arizona State’s Kassidy Jump and Sammi Hampton. The pair was on the biggest stage of their young careers: the finals of the Pac-12 doubles invitational championship. After a quick back-and-forth between Jump and Fleming, an unforced error […]
UCLA men’s tennis claims Pac-12 title with win over Cal
For the third time in four years, the Bruins are at the top of the podium. No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis took down No. 16 California 4-1 in a dogfight Saturday evening to win the Pac-12 tournament championship in Ojai, California. “I’m very proud to take that title each and every year that we have […]
Women’s water polo senior goalie exhibits leadership during Bruin career
Influence in the pool is often not measured by playing time or goals scored but by the lasting impressions a player is able to leave on her teammates. Senior goalie Alex Musselman of the UCLA women’s water polo team is one player with that level of influence. In her first three seasons with the Bruins, […]
Senior coxswain brings lighthearted leadership to her final season
Logan Warwick always wanted her coach Amy Fuller Kearney to make a Snapchat so they could exchange pictures of their dogs, but it took some time for her to come around. “When we were coming home from Crew Classic, her daughter was playing on my Snapchat so we convinced her to make her own,” Warwick […]
Beach volleyball’s consistent lineup finds solid ground for wins
UCLA beach volleyball has been on a roll, and it’s no coincidence. “I gotta hand it to the athletes, they’ve been really focused on improving and getting better,” said coach Stein Metzger following UCLA’s eighth consecutive win of the season against Long Beach State on April 13. Behind the Bruins’ improving record lies a maturation […]