Seven wins in 19 contests two years ago.
One point short of nationals in the 2021-2022 campaign.
Now, the Bruins are aspiring pioneers of hockey on the West Coast.

It was an otherwise mundane Thursday in Westwood when the UCLA women’s basketball team crowded around the television mounted in coach Cori Close’s office.
The anticipation grew as Kiki Rice prepared to make an announcement.

The consequences of war have always been stories to Sasha Vagramov, passed down by her family members that endured them.
But a day before she had to take the court for the Bruins, they were no longer just stories.

Gabe Galen thought his competitive climbing career was over.
As the then-18-year-old accomplished athlete met with doctors in early 2020 to discuss the intense pain he was experiencing in his arm, Galen was told he needed a bone marrow biopsy to rule out bone cancer.

An NCAA-high 10 players left Westwood for the 2021 MLB Draft in the offseason.
To replace those players, the Bruins brought in the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, according to Baseball America and D1Baseball.

A line of young girls waits for the Bruins to emerge from the clubhouse after every home game.
Win or lose, members of the UCLA softball team file through the blue barricades in an orderly fashion, signing autographs and snapping pictures.

Growing up in Bedford, Texas, Merrick McHenry noticed there weren’t many people who looked like him on the court.
The UCLA men’s volleyball middle blocker grew up in a predominantly white community, playing a predominantly white sport.