Saturday, August 8

Softball continues strong season despite weekend of errors and injuries

After dropping its first Pac-12 series against No. 5 Oregon, No. 3 UCLA softball has swept past then-No. 24 Oregon State and now Utah. The Bruins (31-2, 7-2 Pac-12) defeated the Utes (17-15, 2-7) over the weekend with scores of 9-5, 7-3 and 9-4 to push their winning streak to six, doing so with an injury that limited redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia to designated player duties. Read more...

Photo: The No. 3 UCLA have their feet back beneath them after suffering a two-loss weekend to No. 5 Oregon in their Pac-12 opening weekend. Now, UCLA has swept two conference opponents in a row behind both strong hitting and pitching. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s water polo sees 6-3 triumph over Arizona State

Despite a failure to score in the first quarter, UCLA women’s water polo’s strong second quarter led the team to victory. The No. 4 Bruins (21-3, 2-1 MPSF) took down the No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore attacker Bronte Halligan led No. 4 UCLA in scoring with two goals in its 6-3 victory over No. 4 Arizona State on Saturday. Four other Bruins added a goal apiece in the victory, which was their second win over the Sun Devils this season. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis beats Stanford, Cal to remain undefeated in conference play

The Bruins stand alone at the top of the Pac-12. No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis (19-2, 4-0 Pac-12) swept No. 3 Stanford (16-2, 3-1) and California (8-6, 1-2) this weekend to remain the only undefeated team in conference play. Read more...

Photo: Maxime Cressy clinched the upset for UCLA against No. 3 Stanford on Friday with a singles win. The junior and his partner, freshman Bryce Pereira, also took home a doubles win against the Cardinal. The duo holds a 12-6 doubles record on the season. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Men’s volleyball upset by unranked USC in five-setter

UCLA men’s volleyball had not lost to an unranked team since 2014. On Saturday, USC broke that streak. The Trojans (7-17, 3-7 MPSF) took down the No. Read more...

Photo: Christian Hessenauer led the Bruins with a career-high 22 kills. Despite the senior opposite’s performance, No. 3 UCLA fell to unranked USC on Saturday night. (Jenna Smith/Daily Bruin)


Baseball loses series for first time in season, falls to Golden Bears

In an unassuming, low-scoring weekend, the Bruins had the final game and the series in the bag with two frames remaining. Then it all fell apart. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Garrett Mitchell made his return to the lineup this weekend against California. The right fielder went 3-for-11 in three games, including a 2-for-4 performance on Saturday, but the Bruins dropped the series to the Golden Bears. (Abraham Ramirez/Daily Bruin)


Beach volleyball wins its five matchups at Surf and Turf Invitational

The Bruins faced five top-20 teams this weekend and dropped only 1 point. No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball (24-3) swept No. 12 Florida International, No. 18 Florida Atlantic, No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Lily Justine and partner junior Sarah Sponcil had dropped three straight matches heading into this weekend in Miami. The duo rallied back to help UCLA sweep its final four matches at the Surf and Turf Invitational. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s golf places fifth in SDSU March Mayhem tournament

UCLA women’s golf qualified for the championship bracket at the San Diego State March Mayhem tournament this week. SDSU March Mayhem is a special event, consisting of a stroke-play qualifying round followed by rounds of match play. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s golf secured a fifth-place finish at the SDSU March Mayhem tournament this weekend. Without junior Lilia Vu, freshman Patty Tavatanakit stepped up and led the Bruins to a match-play win over Cal in round three. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)