This post was updated April 27 at 12:22 p.m.
There was a time not long ago when Mick Cronin struggled to recruit in the era of name, image and likeness.

Wildcats can occasionally be seen high up in trees.
But only Megan Grant’s home run ball could be spotted in the canopies Friday night.
“There’s been some pretty big bombs,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez.

OJAI, Calif. — In college tennis, the same opponents in a conference will typically face each other multiple times in a season, and over the course of the players’ careers.

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.

OJAI, Calif. — A thrown hat, a fall onto his back and a “quack quack.”
Those three instances summed up the Bruins’ experience at the conference tournament, which can be further distilled down to one word: frustrating.

Trips to the Rose Bowl are nothing new for Bruin quarterbacks.
Even freshman Luke Duncan – the youngest member of the group – has a season’s worth of experience in Pasadena.

This post was updated April 26 at 7:36 p.m.
OJAI, Calif. — Déjà vu teetered on the edge during Thursday’s bout.
The Bruins surrendered to a sweep in last year’s Pac-12 quarterfinal in Ojai.