Sunday, May 24


Against Stanford, UCLA women’s water polo suffers first loss

The tables were turned for the UCLA women’s water polo team this weekend. After starting the season with 11 straight wins, UCLA lost 8-4 to Stanford in the last of four games the team played this weekend. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore attacker Rachel Fattal and the Bruins notched arguably their biggest victory of the season with a 10-9 win over No. 4 California this weekend. UCLA went 3-1 in its four games over the weekend.


UCLA gymnastics bests California in high-pressure meet

In two of its past three meets, UCLA gymnastics’ lowest event total has come from beam. Performances on that event have been plagued by mistakes and falls to the point that coach Valorie Kondos Field doubled the amount of time each of her athletes spent on beam in practice. Read more...

Photo: Senior Olivia Courtney had a season-high score of 9.875 on beam, clinching the win for UCLA over Cal and winning the all-around competition.



UCLA women’s basketball ends weekend with a win

The only sounds audible in Pauley Pavilion were the Bruin player’s footsteps as she stepped up to the line. The ball missed the mark, and the silence was cut by a collective groan coming out of the stands. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Thea Lemberger was fouled multiple times against the Washington State Cougars. She converted 11 out of the 12 ensuing free throws to contribute to the Bruins’ 79-72 win.


UCLA men’s basketball stumbles against Oregon State, 71-67

CORVALLIS, Ore.—With an 11:30 a.m. local tip, it appeared many Oregon State faithful failed to set an alarm. Whether from yet-to-be-purchased Super Bowl hors d’oeuvres or a late Saturday night on the town, UCLA closed its Oregon road trip in front of a sleepy Gill Coliseum. Somewhere, a marketing intern should have advertised “good seats still available.” Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Kyle Anderson bounced back from his underwhelming performance against Oregon, but his team couldn’t maintain its energy in a loss to Oregon State.


UCLA leads Oregon State 31-29 at halftime

CORVALLIS, Ore.—Two weeks removed from one of its worst first halves of the season in Salt Lake City, it’s clear UCLA is not in Utah anymore. Maybe the one constant carrying over from the Bruins’ sluggish start to the back end of their first road trip is the early effectiveness of Kyle Anderson, who shot 4-of-7 from the field for a team-high nine points as UCLA leads Oregon State 31-29 at the break. Read more...