The 2022-2023 season in UCLA athletics has seen many highlight plays across a wide array of different sports. With the sports year coming to a close, the Daily Bruin Sports editors are looking back at some of the top plays of the year across campus.

This post was updated June 4 at 10:09 p.m.
UCLA swim and dive did not have its easiest season in 2022-2023. Consistently popping in and out of the rankings, failing to conquer their crosstown rivals by four points and staying well outside of the top 10 for the 19th year in a row, the Bruins need a little change come 2023-2024.

This post was updated May 29 at 11:45 a.m.
For over a decade, three legendary volleyball coaches have graced Westwood.
Michael Sealy, John Speraw and Stein Metzger tout a combined total of 18 national titles as both players and coaches.

This post was updated May 19 at 12:35 p.m.
The 2022-2023 season has been headlined by a pair of national championships in Westwood, but not all has been positive in UCLA athletics this year.

The stage is set for UCLA Athletics to embark upon an uncharted path.
A Division I hockey program.
All the pieces have aligned for it to happen.

It’s not every day a team gets to hoist a national championship trophy.
But the feat may become a continuous reality for one.
UCLA men’s volleyball snapped its 17-year national title drought – the longest in program history – on Saturday.

A rematch full of determination awaits.
No. 1 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (29-2, 12-0 MPSF) will compete for a spot in the national championship game when it faces Long Beach State (21-4, 9-1 Big West) on Thursday in Fairfax, Virginia.

If the Bruins lose their best shot at a national championship in years, it won’t be because their opponents beat them.
It will be because they beat themselves.

This post was updated May 2 at 10:35 p.m.
Amelie Ionescu
Assistant Sports editor
Prediction: NCAA champions
I originally noticed UCLA men’s volleyball when its first TikTok popped up on my For You page.

This post was updated April 30 at 9:20 p.m.
For the first time since 2006, No. 1 seed UCLA men’s volleyball has taken home a postseason title after sweeping both matches at the MPSF tournament at Stanford.