Thursday, July 30

Track and field takes third place overall at Columbia East-West Challenge

Less than a third of the UCLA track and field team made the trip to the Columbia East-West Challenge this weekend. But despite the lack of bodies on the track and going against stiff competition from Oregon, UCLA still locked up a third-place finish at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York. Read more...

Photo: Sprinter Leon Powell ran identical times with sophomore Rai Benjamin in the 60-meter dash this weekend in New York, but the junior beat him out for third place. Even without its full track and field fleet, UCLA took third place as a team at the Columbia East/West Challenge. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Women’s basketball continues home winning streak with weekend Arizona wins

Junior guard Jordin Canada says coach Cori Close constantly tells her players to breathe. During the UCLA women’s basketball team’s first game of the weekend, the No. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Jordin Canada scored UCLA’s final nine points to solidify a victory against Arizona State. Canada finished the night with 26 points and six assists. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis fails to qualify for ITA National Team Indoors

UCLA women’s tennis found itself in two tiebreakers, in doubles, against Georgia Tech. Win one, and the Bruins would capture the doubles point and take the opening lead. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Alaina Miller and her partner junior Terri Fleming helped No. 24 UCLA women’s tennis capture the doubles point against No. 20 Kentucky, but they were unable to do so against No. 11 Georgia Tech. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA takes Kyla Ross’ perfect score on bars to win against Oregon State

Freshman Kyla Ross hopped onto the uneven bars. The four gymnasts who went before her had turned in solid scores. Ross, however, glided through her routine with grace, flowing from skill to skill and hitting every handstand. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Kyla Ross scored No. 8 UCLA’s first perfect 10 of the year on the uneven bars. The Bruins went on to defeat No. 17 Oregon State 197.325-196.700. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)


Former Bruin Abigail Spears wins mixed doubles title at Australian Open

Former UCLA women’s tennis standout Abigail Spears captured the first grand slam title of her career Saturday in mixed doubles. The former Bruin had reached two previous grand slam mixed doubles finals with Mexico’s Santiago Gonzalez at the US Open in 2013 and 2014, but fell short both times. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA standout Abigail Spears captured the 2017 Australian Open mixed doubles title with an upset win over the No. 2-seeded team. Spears had lost two previous grand slam finals at the 2013 and 2014 US Open before securing the title in Melbourne. (Creative commons photo by Tatiana via flickr)


No. 2 men’s volleyball notches back-to-back sweeps of No. 11 UCSB

Different day, different venue, same outcome. The No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball team (8-1, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) defeated No. 11 UCSB (6-3, 3-3) in straight sets Friday evening by set scores of 25-22, 25-22 and 25-17. Read more...

Photo: With five aces against UCSB, senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl now has the second-most service aces all-time in the rally-scoring era with 104 in his career. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruins dive into deep water against Cardinal, Golden Bears

To be the best, you have the beat the best. The UCLA swimming and diving teams will have an opportunity to do just that this weekend. Read more...

Photo: The No. 19 UCLA swimming and diving team travels north this weekend to take on No. 2 Stanford and No. 6 Cal. The final days of January will include two of the last three meets that the Bruins will participate in before the Pac-12 championships. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)