No. 2 seed UCLA softball is headed to West Lafayette, Indiana, for the Big Ten tournament semifinals. UCLA will begin play Friday morning against No. 3 seed Nebraska.

This post was updated May 9 at 7:16 a.m.
After an overtime loss in the MPSF finals, reigning national champion and No. 2 seed UCLA (19-5, 5-1 MPSF) heads into the NCAA tournament with a chance at its first back-to-back titles since 2009.

Fielding has been one of the Bruins’ strengths this year.
Heading into the weekend, they sat fourth in fielding percentage, with just 23 errors through 53 games.

It’s been a long two weeks for the Bruins.
Following back-to-back series on the road in Oregon and Michigan, the squad had to wrap up just one final midweek game of the regular season before Senior Night.

This post was updated April 27 at 11:25 p.m.
As the seconds counted down on the shot and game clocks, sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Steele blocked the ball three consecutive times to send the Bruins to overtime – an opportunity to defend their reigning conference title.

Defending MPSF champions No. 1 seed UCLA women’s water polo (18-4, 5-1 MPSF) will return to Spieker Aquatics Center for the final time this season to defend its MPSF title.

Beating your crosstown rivals is always sweet.
Beating them by a large enough margin to earn the No. 1 overall seed in the MPSF tournament? Even sweeter.

This post was updated April 17 at 10:52 p.m.
The freshmen are doing more than just alright for the Bruins this season.
On opening day, UCLA softball started four freshmen – the program’s most since 2004.

This post was updated April 8 at 12:39 a.m.
The Bruins are halfway through their Big Ten schedule.
And while No. 8 UCLA softball (36-5, 9-1 Big Ten) is still playing at full speed, it did take some time during its two-game sweep over No.

The Bruins earned their fourth conference win of the season and tacked on two more wins.
No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (16-3, 4-0 MPSF) added three wins to its season record, starting with a win over No.