Did you hear? UCLA sports made history.
If not, we’ve got you covered. Here’s an overview of UCLA sports from this past week.
Baseball loses its longest streak in program history
No. 1 UCLA baseball (33-3, 18-0 Big Ten) entered Tuesday night riding the longest winning streak in program history, but the Bruins’ 27-game run came to an unexpected end with a loss to UC Santa Barbara (23-11, 10-5 Big West) at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
UCLA totaled five hits that night, with four of them from junior left fielder Dean West and a single hit by junior center fielder Will Gasparino. Although these two Bruins were quick to support the team, it was not enough to match the four runs UC Santa Barbara scored that night.
Along with ending their winning streak, UC Santa Barbara became the first team since May 2025 to shut out the Bruins.
On a brighter note, junior right-handed pitcher Logan Reddemann earned a handful of recognitions this past week. Reddemann was honored as the Golden Spikes player of the week, College Baseball Foundation pitcher of the week, Perfect Game pitcher of the week, Big Ten pitcher of the week and was selected to Baseball America’s Team of the week. He piled onto his growing resume with a record-tying 18-strikeout performance over eight innings against Rutgers.
The No. 9 UCLA softball makes history
To open the week, redshirt freshman shortstop Aleena Garcia was named Softball America’s National Freshman of the Week after also earning National Defender of the Week honors just moments earlier.
On Wednesday evening, the No. 9 UCLA softball (39-5, 16-2 Big Ten) tied the program record for runs in a game, erupting for a 27-9 win over Long Beach State. The mark was last reached against Santa Clara in February 2019. Along with the 27 runs, UCLA matched its season high with 18 hits and set a single-game program record with 16 walks.
Later that week, UCLA (41-5, 16-2 Big Ten) swept its longtime rivals from the West Coast, UC Berkeley (13-33, 3-15 Big Ten), in a doubleheader 13-5 and 9-1. Senior first baseman Jordan Woolery collected four home runs, 10 RBI’s and five runs. Woolery became the fifth player in NCAA Softball history to record 100 RBI in a single season.
Woolery continued to add to softball history later that evening. Senior right fielder Megan Grant, senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley and Woolery were each awarded Athletes Unlimited Softball League Golden Tickets to secure a draft selection in the professional softball league. Three Golden Tickets were the most handed out in history. Grant, Tinsley and Wooley became the first Bruins to receive a Golden Ticket.
Gymnastics places third in the NCAA semifinals
No. 4 UCLA gymnastics (18-2, 9-0 Big Ten) team placed third in the NCAA semi-finals with a score of 197.275 this past Thursday. The Bruins competed against Oklahoma, Minnesota and Arkansas.
Senior Jordan Chiles captured her fourth career NCAA title Friday, winning the floor crown with a 9.975 to claim her second national title on the event since first doing so in 2023. UCLA, meanwhile, stumbled on vault, posting its first sub-49 score of the season.
Women’s basketball breaks two WNBA records with six draft picks.
Coming off their first NCAA title this year, six Bruins were drafted into the WNBA on Monday night in New York City. These six players were each chosen by professional teams to break the record of most players selected from one institution. This surpassed UConn’s previous record of four players in 2002.
Senior center Lauren Betts headlined UCLA’s WNBA draft class, going No. 4 overall to the Washington Mystics. Senior guard Gabriela Jaquez was selected by the Chicago Sky, while senior guard Kiki Rice made history as the first draft pick in Toronto Tempo franchise history. Rounding out the group, senior forward Angela Dugalić became the fourth Bruin selected.
The final pick of the draft, senior guard Gianna Kneepkens capped off a historic night for UCLA when she was selected by the Connecticut Sun. Senior guard Charlisse Leger-Walker will join Kneepkens in Connecticut, giving the Sun a pair of Bruins from this year’s class.
Women’s tennis honors senior Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer on senior day
No. 19 UCLA women’s tennis (14-6, 8-4 Big Ten) closed out its regular season Friday afternoon with a 4-1 victory over Indiana (14-10, 4-8 Big Ten), extending their winning streak to five. Freshman Kayla Chung picked up her first dual-match singles win, while sophomore Olivia Center and freshman Mayu Crossley helped secure the doubles point.
The Bruins (15-6, 9-4 Big Ten) carried that momentum into the following day, sweeping Purdue (7-14, 3-10 Big Ten) 4-0 in Big Ten play. Before the match, UCLA honored senior Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer for her contributions to the program. Lutkemeyer, Center and Crossley each added doubles wins, and on her special day, Lutkemeyer delivered the clinching point.
Men’s tennis wraps up its regular season.
No. 21 UCLA men’s tennis (16-6, 10-3 Big Ten) wrapped up its regular season after a win against Washington (8-17, 2-11 Big Ten) on Sunday afternoon. Senior Aadarsh Tripathi delivered the decisive three-set point to seal UCLA’s final regular-season win.
Earlier in the week, the Bruins (14-6, 8-3 Big Ten) honored seniors Gianluca Ballotta, Will Steinberg and Aadarsh Tripathi before a 4-0 Big Ten win over Northwestern (15-12, 3-9 Big Ten).
Beach volleyball defeats cross-town rivals USC, 4-1.
At the start of the week, redshirt junior Ensley Alden and redshirt sophomore Kaley Mathews were named the MPSF/Molten Pair of the Week after helping UCLA capture the Center of Effort Beach Volleyball Challenge with three key wins. The honor marked the first weekly award for the duo.
Adding to the accolades, senior Maggie Boyd and sophomore Sally Perez were named semifinalists for the AVCA Beach Player of the Year award. Together, they compiled a 26-3 record this season and a 57-7 mark as a pair, tying for No. 3 all-time at UCLA in career pair victories.
Riding that momentum, the No. 1 Bruins (27-4) closed out the regular season Thursday afternoon with a 4-1 win over crosstown rival No. 3 USC (26-8). The victory capped UCLA’s regular season at 27-4.
Valentina Fakrogha moves up to the No. 1 NCAA ranking for high jumps.
The UCLA track and field team stood out with their performances across two meets throughout the week. The Bruins attended the Mt. SAC relays hosted by Mt. SAC and the Bryan Clay invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific.
Junior sprinter Taylor Snaer and sophomore jumper Valentina Fakrogha were recognized for their individual performances from the meets. Snaer posted her season-best time and finished in the top four in the 100 and 200 dashes.
Fakrogha won the invitational section for high jumps. She took over the No. 1 NCAA ranking for the high jump event with a mark of 1.90m. Fakrogha moved up to the No. 2 spot for UCLA’s outdoor all-time top 10.
The Bruins won four events this weekend and won all jump events at the Bryant Clay Invitational.
Women’s rowing finishes strong at a two-day Big Ten Invitational.
No. 25 UCLA women’s rowing secured a spot on the podium for several races on Saturday, April 18.
The Bruins placed first in the 1V8+, 1V4+ and 2V4+ on Sunday morning. Along with these placements, the team placed second in the 2V8+ in their first four races. UCLA placed first in its last three races.
Men’s volleyball sweeps BYU on senior night.
The No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team (25-1, 12-1 MPSF) defeated No. 8 BYU (20-10, 7-6 MPSF) 3-1 at an MPSF conference on Thursday evening. The Bruins collectively worked, lost and powered through as a team. This resulted in limiting BYU to a hitting average of .250. As a team, UCLA hit at an average of .474.
On Saturday night, the Bruins (26-1, 13-1 MPSF) swept BYU (20-11, 7-7 MPSF) for a second time with a score of 3-1. The win brought UCLA to share the MPSF regular season championship after going 13-1 in conference play.
