Saturday, July 25

Ace makes postinjury debut in baseball’s victory against Stanford

Coach John Savage made a surprising decision Sunday, calling upon the masked man in the biggest game of the season to date. Jon Olsen wasn’t expected to return this weekend from facial fractures suffered last month; however, the junior ace came out wearing a protective, clear mask to start for No. Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Jon Olsen made a surprise start for UCLA on Sunday after missing nearly four weeks with facial fractures suffered last month. Olsen went three innings deep and struck out five. (Abraham Ramirez/Daily Bruin)


Women’s water polo’s win streak sunk in match against No. 1 Stanford

UCLA women’s water polo held Stanford to nearly two scoreless quarters, but it wasn’t enough. No. 1 Stanford (14-1, 1-1 MPSF) ended No. 4 UCLA’s (21-4, 2-2) five-game win streak with an 8-5 loss Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore attacker Maddie Musselman led the Bruins with two goals, both of which came during their four-goal run. No. 4 UCLA fell 8-5 to No. 1 Stanford. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)



Baseball loses to Stanford 13-11 despite final-inning comeback

A home run derby took place between two of the top-five pitching teams in the nation Saturday. No. 21 UCLA baseball (18-8, 7-4 Pac-12) and No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right fielder Michael Toglia tied his career-highs with two home runs and six RBIs on Saturday afternoon. However, the Bruins fell to the Cardinal and will play a rubber match for the series Sunday. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA gymnastics comes out on top in NCAA regional, advances to semifinals

All season, coach Valorie Kondos Field has been looking for one thing from her team – four good events in a single meet. During the last practice before traveling to Columbus, Ohio, for the NCAA regionals, Kondos Field said the 198.250 at the final home meet of the season against San Jose State – UCLA’s best team score in 14 years – failed to hit that expectation. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Madison Kocian competed on three events in the Bruins’ NCAA regionals victory. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s tennis wins rivalry match against USC despite early strggles

At an impasse of 3-3, all eyes lays on court five and junior Maxime Cressy. “That last set put both players in a pressure cooker and (Cressy) really seemed to want to be there under that high pressure situation,” said coach Billy Martin. Read more...

Photo: With a singles win on court five, Maxime Cressy clinched the victory for UCLA over USC on Friday. The junior also took home a doubles win against the Trojans with his partner, freshman Bryce Pereira. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Grand slam propels UCLA baseball to 8-4 victory over Stanford

The first grand slam of sophomore third baseman Ryan Kreidler’s life happened to be the game-winner for the Bruins. In what was expected to be a low-scoring pitchers’ duel between the teams with the two lowest ERAs in the conference, No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore third baseman Ryan Kreidler’s grand slam in the eighth inning of Friday night’s game lifted UCLA baseball to an 8-4 win over Stanford. It was also the first grand slam of Kreidler’s baseball career. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)