Gymnastics
May 7, 2024 4:01 p.m.Battle of the Editors: Which UCLA team is on track to claim back-to-back national titles?
This post was updated May 7 at 9:32 p.m.
UCLA men’s volleyball claimed its second national championship in as many seasons with a win over Long Beach State on Saturday.
By Ira Gorawara, Benjamin Royer, Felicia Keller, Alexis Hinkle, and Joseph Crosby
Men's Volleyball
May 4, 2024 6:56 p.m.UCLA men’s volleyball downs Long Beach to seize back-to-back titles
This post was updated May 5 at 9:50 p.m.
LONG BEACH – A huddle disbanded as limbs collapsed to Walter Pyramid’s floor in sheer jubilation.
Senior outside hitter Ethan Champlin, his final swing now adorned in glory, side-stepped to his fall on the service line.
The ball cradled in Skyler Varga’s palms at the net as he arced the ball back toward the Bruins.
It took a moment.
The Beach’s outside hitter paused for contemplation – followed by an unforgiving grasp of reality as his eyes drank in a vibrant mound of blue and gold rejoicing on his home floor.
By Ira Gorawara
Men's Volleyball
April 28, 2024 4:35 p.m.UCLA men’s volleyball NCAA tournament predictions 2024
This post was updated April 28 at 9:49 p.m.
No. 1 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (23-5, 11-1 MPSF) dropped just one game in its conference slate en route to an 11-match winning streak to close its regular season.
By Ira Gorawara, Connor Dullinger, Anthony Aroyan, and Amelie Ionescu
Men's Volleyball
April 26, 2024 8:55 p.m.Beat Breakdown: UCLA men’s volleyball writers discuss what went wrong in MPSF tournament loss
No. 1 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (23-5, 11-1 MPSF) dropped its conference title match to No. 2 seed Grand Canyon (25-4, 10-2) on Saturday at the Galen Center.
By Ira Gorawara, Anthony Aroyan, Connor Dullinger, and Amelie Ionescu
Football
April 17, 2024 1:32 p.m.‘Nobody so far’: UCLA football anticipates maintaining roster as portal opens
Student-athletes are also, well, students. Distinctive identities dwell in jerseys and helmets.
But for two weeks in the spring, they become hot commodities in an athletic bazaar.
By Ira Gorawara
Men's Volleyball
April 16, 2024 3:43 p.m.Ira’s Intuition: UCLA men’s volleyball sophomore trio crushes, crumples, cuts its competition
This post was updated April 16 at 8:36 p.m.
Rock, paper, scissors.
Its beauty lies in its simplicity and universality, an apt game to break the monotony of dull moments.
By Ira Gorawara
Men's Volleyball
April 16, 2024 12:50 p.m.UCLA men’s volleyball MPSF tournament predictions 2024
This post was updated April 16 at 8:51 p.m.
No. 1 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (22-4, 11-1 MPSF) attained a first-round bye to propel itself directly into Thursday’s semifinal against Wednesday’s winner of No.
By Ira Gorawara, Connor Dullinger, Anthony Aroyan, and Amelie Ionescu
Men's Volleyball
April 7, 2024 9:12 p.m.UCLA men’s volleyball secures conference lead with 5-set Grand Canyon victory
This post was updated April 7 at 9:22 p.m.
John Speraw is known for his love of substitutions.
And given the depth of the coach’s bench, it’s no surprise he uses it to its fullest extent.
By Ira Gorawara and Amelie Ionescu
Men's Tennis
April 7, 2024 10:54 a.m.Giacomo Revelli seals victory for UCLA men’s tennis against Oregon
Gianluca Ballotta and Ray Lo were tied at six games apiece in the second set.
A seesawing tiebreaker tipped in favor of the latter, awarding him both the frame and the match over the Bruin sophomore.
By Ira Gorawara
Beach Volleyball
April 4, 2024 12:42 p.m.Weekend in Preview: April 4
Beach volleyball
Sabrina Baker, Daily Bruin staff
Rainy weather looms over the Bruins’ Pacific Northwest trip.
No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (19-4, 1-0 Pac-12) will travel to Alki Beach in Seattle to compete in the Pac-12 North Invitational from Friday to Saturday, where rainy conditions are predicted.
By Felicia Keller, Sabrina Baker, Jeremy Chen, and Ira Gorawara
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