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UCLA men&#039;s volleyball players stand together in a circle. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)

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Five Things: UCLA men&#039;s volleyball finishes dominant season short of NCAA championship - Daily Bruin

Five Things: UCLA men&#8217;s volleyball finishes dominant season short of NCAA championship

Chaparyan is a Sports contributor on the men's volleyball and baseball beats. He is a first-year economics student from Los Angeles.

Steven Chaparyan

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The 2026 NCAA men’s volleyball campaign has officially concluded after Hawai‘i beat UC Irvine in four sets in the national championship match hosted at Pauley Pavilion on Monday.

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UCLA men&#039;s basketball coach Mick Cronin gestures toward his sideline. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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Men's Basketball

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Dully’s Drop: Reflecting on, grading UCLA men’s basketball’s 2025 portal pick-ups - Daily Bruin

Dully’s Drop: Reflecting on, grading UCLA men’s basketball’s 2025 portal pick-ups

Dullinger is the 2025-2026 Sports editor on the football, men's basketball and NIL beats. He was previously a 2024-2025 assistant Sports editor on the men's soccer, men's volleyball and softball beats and a contributor on the men's golf and men's volleyball beats. Dullinger is a third-year communication and political science student from Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

Connor Dullinger

This post was updated May 13 at 3:08 p.m. The transfer portal is a never-ending cycle. A large chunk of players leave, while typically a solid contingent stays as the ever-swinging door of the portal goes back and forth.

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Coach Cori Close waves a piece of the national championship net at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. UCLA beat South Carolina 79-51 on April 5 to win its first NCAA title. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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Women's Basketball

Coach Cori Close signs new contract, continuing Fours Up for next four years - Daily Bruin

Coach Cori Close signs new contract, continuing Fours Up for next four years

Campion is a 2025-2026 assistant Sports editor on the men’s golf, men’s soccer, women’s basketball and women’s tennis beats. She was previously a Sports contributor on the swim and dive and women’s tennis beats. Campion is a second-year sociology student from Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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This post was updated May 12 at 10:45 p.m. Cori Close spent the past two seasons picking up national coaching honors and championship rings – accolades that will now secure her spot in Westwood for the next four seasons.  UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close signed a new contract through the 2029-30 season, the team announced in a press release Tuesday afternoon.

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Junior right-hander Logan Reddemann celebrates on the mound after a strikeout. Reddemann has not pitched since April 17 due to arm fatigue. (Miles Turner/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA baseball has necessary offseason pitching depth, but starters must perform - Daily Bruin

UCLA baseball has necessary offseason pitching depth, but starters must perform

Matthew Knauer

This post was updated May 12 at 11:07 p.m. UCLA had not faced a ranked opponent since April 5, when the Bruins concluded their crosstown series against the Trojans.

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Junior left fielder Dean West celebrates with his teammates in front of No. 1 UCLA baseball&#039;s dugout after hitting a grand slam. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Grand slam secures UCLA baseball’s 9-6 Senior Day win over Oregon - Daily Bruin

Grand slam secures UCLA baseball’s 9-6 Senior Day win over Oregon

Dizon is Sports senior staff and a Photo contributor. He was previously a 2024-2025 assistant Sports editor on the baseball, men's tennis, women's tennis and women's volleyball beats and a reporter on the baseball and men's water polo beats. He is also a third-year ecology, behavior and evolution student from Chicago.

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This post was updated May 13 at 11:48 a.m. Just like it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a team to win a ballgame.

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Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez stands outside the dugout and looks toward the batter’s box. The 20th-year Westwood head honcho has helped lead the Bruins to the 2025 Women’s College World Series the past two seasons. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA softball receives No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament - Daily Bruin

UCLA softball receives No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament

Keller is the 2025-2026 People, culture and community director. She was previously the 2024-2025 internal Outreach director and a 2023-2024 assistant Sports editor on the men’s soccer, swim and dive, women’s water polo, and softball beats. She is also Sports, Outreach, Design and Copy staff, and she is a contributor to the Photo, Enterprise and News sections. Keller is a fourth-year communication and sociology student with a minor in LGBTQ studies from San Jose, California.

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This post was updated May 10 at 9:27 p.m. The path to the Women’s College World Series is set. UCLA softball was named a No. 2 seed – and the No.

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UCLA baseball infielders stand near each other. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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UCLA baseball falls 9-6 to Oregon, snaps 27-game conference streak - Daily Bruin

UCLA baseball falls 9-6 to Oregon, snaps 27-game conference streak

Garcia is a 2025-2026 assistant Sports editor on the baseball, rowing, women's volleyball and women's water polo beats. She was previously a contributor on the baseball and women's volleyball beats. Garcia is a second-year communication student minoring in education and social transformation from Victorville, California.

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This post was updated May 10 at 6:10 p.m. Four runs in the first inning seemed to reflect every other Bruin game this season. But as unfamiliarity arose, a new tale did as well.

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UCLA men&#039;s volleyball players gather together on the court. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)

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Jacob&#039;s Wake-Up Call: NCAA must address discrepancies so &#039;Touchgate&#039; does not happen again - Daily Bruin

Jacob&#8217;s Wake-Up Call: NCAA must address discrepancies so &#8216;Touchgate&#8217; does not happen again

Nguyen is a 2025-2026 assistant Sports editor on the cross country, men's volleyball, men's water polo and swim and dive beats. He was previously a Sports contributor on the men's volleyball and women's water polo beats. Nguyen is a second-year sociology and statistics and data science student from Union City, California.

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This post was updated May 10 at 9:25 p.m.  I still remember watching the 2016 NBA Finals between my Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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The Bruin infield and senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley huddle together just outside the pitching circle. Tinsley pitched six innings, allowing six hits and five earned runs across her Saturday outing. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA softball loses in Big Ten Championship despite Megan Grant&#039;s home run record - Daily Bruin

UCLA softball loses in Big Ten Championship despite Megan Grant&#8217;s home run record

Kate Bergfeld

This post was updated May 10 at 9:18 p.m. A 31-year-old record broken. And yet, it still was not enough. No. 3 seed UCLA softball (47-8, 20-4 Big Ten) lost to No.

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Senior utility Megan Grant stands in the batter’s box during an at-bat. Grant has boasted a .478/.650/1.346 slash line this season. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)

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Megan Grant shatters single-season home run record in Big Ten championship - Daily Bruin

Megan Grant shatters single-season home run record in Big Ten championship

Walters is a 2025-2026 assistant Sports editor on the beach volleyball, softball and track and field beats. He was previously a Sports contributor on the men's volleyball and football beats. Walters is a third-year business economics and communication student minoring in film and television. He is from West Hartford, Connecticut.

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This post was updated May 10 at 9:29 p.m. Senior Megan Grant broke yet another record Saturday morning.  The utility hammered her 38th home run of the season in the Big Ten championship game against Nebraska, surpassing Arizona alumnus Laura Espinoza who previously set the record in 1995.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

IN THE NEWS:

Men's Volleyball

By Steven Chaparyan

Men's Basketball

By Connor Dullinger

Sports

Coach Cori Close signs new contract, continuing Fours Up for next four years

Baseball

UCLA baseball has necessary offseason pitching depth, but starters must perform

By Matthew Knauer

Baseball

Grand slam secures UCLA baseball’s 9-6 Senior Day win over Oregon

By Kai Dizon

Softball

UCLA softball receives No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament

By Felicia Keller

Baseball

UCLA baseball falls 9-6 to Oregon, snaps 27-game conference streak

By Gabriela Garcia

Men's Volleyball

Jacob’s Wake-Up Call: NCAA must address discrepancies so ‘Touchgate’ does not happen again

By Jacob Nguyen

Softball

UCLA softball loses in Big Ten Championship despite Megan Grant’s home run record

By Kate Bergfeld

Softball

Megan Grant shatters single-season home run record in Big Ten championship

By Grant Walters