UCLA football coach Bob Chesney walks on Spaulding field during Spring practice on Saturday. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Spring football is a lot like the grocery store.
It is coaches, players, fans and media all counting their eggs before Easter – and chickens before they hatch.
PHOENIX – It was never just a national championship.
Yes, UCLA women’s basketball took home its first national championship of the NCAA era and first title since the legendary Ann Meyers Drysdale won the 1978 AIAW Women’s Basketball Championship.
This post was updated April 5 at 10:18 p.m.
CORVALLIS, OREGON – Jordan Chiles was crying before she even stepped onto the floor.
With razor-thin margins, the senior had only one option – a hit routine to punch the Bruins’ ticket to nationals.
This post was updated April 5 at 9:42 p.m.
PHOENIX – Third-year mathematics/economics student Gabriel Sundaramoorthy said the idea came to him at 10 p.m. Saturday night.
Phoenix, where UCLA women’s basketball was set to compete for its first NCAA title in 14 hours, was a six-hour drive away from campus.
This post was updated April 5 at 10:02 p.m.
PHOENIX – Over six minutes remained in the fourth quarter and Gabriela Jaquez was already receiving a standing ovation as she subbed off the court.
While Megan Grant – who started her senior season with UCLA women’s basketball back in November – won’t end the season at the national championship game Sunday, Grant will still play when the Bruins take the court in Phoenix.
It might not have been their prettiest game, but the Bruins found a way to win once again.
They overcame four lead changes, three errors and two game-changing wild pitches to take down the Trojans and remain perfect in Big Ten conference play.
The Bruins have more home runs this season than they have ever had before.
With three home runs Saturday night and an NCAA runner-up 110 home runs on the season, the Bruins set a new program single-season home run record.
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