Saturday, July 25

UCLA rowing dominates LMU across all races in home-game matchup

UCLA rowing maintained its dominance in Marina Del Rey, California, this weekend, sweeping every race in their scrimmage with cross-water rival Loyola Marymount. UCLA’s first varsity eight and second varsity eight both defeated LMU’s first varsity eight in a 1,500-meter race with times of 4:41.80 and 4:52.80 respectively, while LMU’s first varsity eight and second varsity eight put up times of 4:58.27 and 5:14.78. Read more...

Photo: UCLA rowing got a chance to compete in an a few exhibition races against Loyola Marymount, a school that does not have a Division I women’s rowing program. (Daniel Miller/Daily Bruin)


Women’s water polo falls short of win after Cal’s second-half surge

Over the weekend, the Bruins were bested by the Golden Bears for the first time since 2012. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (17-3, 0-1 Pac-12) fell to No. Read more...

Photo: Lizette Rozeboom scored three goals in three shots to lead No. 4 UCLA in scoring in its 12-8 win over No. 8 Pacific on Sunday. The junior attacker also contributed a goal in the Bruins 5-3 loss to the No. 1 California Golden Bears on Saturday. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s volleyball battles teams from East and West, finishes undefeated

For the first time this season, UCLA finished a weekend undefeated – even in unusual Southern California weather. The Bruins were drenched from the rain in three of their four matches. Read more...

Photo: After dropping their first match of the weekend against LSU, sophomore Savvy Simo and partner junior Zana Muno were victorious in their other three matches in the East Meets West Challenge. Simo said she attributes their success to their experience together in indoors. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Track and field improves standing from previous years, has room to grow

Five UCLA field athletes took the stage this past weekend in College Station, Texas, facing the top competition in the country. The Bruins ultimately came away with a pair of top-eight finishes and tallied 8 total points at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, all on the women’s side. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins’ showing at the NCAA Indoor Championship meet this year marked a big improvement when compared to 2017. This year, two Bruins cracked the top 10, and senior triple jumper Jessie Maduka secured a third-place finish, UCLA’s first podium at the meet in four years. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Men’s tennis trumps Washington to maintain winning streak

UCLA men’s tennis swept the first weekend of conference play to continue its four-match win streak. No. 4 UCLA (15-2, 2-0 Pac-12) triumphed over Oregon (9-6, 0-2) and Washington (8-7, 0-2) with a 4-1 score in both matches Friday and Sunday, respectively. Read more...

Photo: After dropping his singles match against Oregon on Friday, Logan Staggs came back with a win against Washington on Sunday. The senior currently posts a 19-7 singles record on the year. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball scores No. 11-seed spot in NCAA Tournament

Kris Wilkes had never watched an NCAA selection show before – until Sunday. The freshman guard sat with his teammates in a room in Pauley Pavilion, watching as broadcasters’ at-large bids got dished out alphabetically. Read more...

Photo: Coach Steve Alford’s team will be making its second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament and the program’s first ever matchup as part of the top 68. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Gymnastics grabs victory against Stanford despite shaky start

Redshirt senior Peng-Peng Lee stole the show in Palo Alto, nabbing two perfect scores. The first came at the end of the opening event – the uneven bars – which began with two low scores due to a fall and a major deduction. Read more...

Photo: Peng-Peng Lee led the Bruins with two perfect scores on balance beam and the uneven bars. After Sunday’s meet, the redshirt senior has seven perfect 10 scores on her career. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)