Saturday, June 20

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)


Men’s volleyball sweeps George Mason with strong offense

The Bruins swept their opponent Saturday night with a consistent and efficient offensive performance. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (17-5, 5-2 MPSF) won in three sets against unranked George Mason (10-9, 6-0 Atlantic 10). Read more...

Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Daenan Gyimah was one of five Bruin hitters to register six or more kills in the sweep. No. 5 UCLA posted a team hitting percentage of .493, quadrupling George Mason’s .123. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis begins Pac-12 season with Bay breakeven

UCLA women’s tennis left the Bay with a 1-1 record, falling to Stanford for the third year in a row. The No. 13 Bruins (9-2, 1-1 Pac-12) dropped their first conference match to the Cardinal (6-3, 2-0 Pac-12) 4-3 but defeated the California Bears (5-4, 1-1 Pac-12) by the same score. Read more...

Photo: After coming off a singles loss against Stanford on Friday, Jada Hart defeated her California opponent in three sets on Saturday to help the UCLA defeat Cal. UCLA is now 1-1 to start conference play. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Freshmen power men’s golf to second place at Jackrabbit Invitational

It was all about the freshmen on Saturday for the Bruins. Roommates Devon Bling and Eddy Lai – the only freshmen on No. 17 UCLA men’s golf’s roster – combined to shoot 13-under par in the final round of the Jackrabbit Invitational in Boulder City, Nevada, securing a second-place team finish. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Devon Bling won his first career event at the Jackrabbit Invitational in Boulder City, Nevada, on Saturday. He won the event by a single stroke and finished an impressive 15-under-par. (UCLA Athletics)


Jessie Maduka finishes third in triple jump at NCAA Indoor Championships

Senior Jessie Maduka earned third place at the NCAA Indoor Championships meet in the triple jump Saturday. Maduka was was ranked fourth in the nation going into the weekend’s meet, but after logging a new personal best of 45 feet 3.75 inches, she finished the meet at third in the nation. Read more...

Photo: Senior Jessie Maduka set the UCLA school triple jump record, set a personal best and secured a podium finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships all in one leap Saturday. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA baseball’s game against Texas Christian cancelled because of rain

Saturday’s contest between No. 11 UCLA baseball (10-3) and No. 8 Texas Christian (9-3) was cancelled because of rain in Los Angeles. The first pitch was scheduled for 7 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Because of rainy conditions Saturday afternoon, UCLA baseball’s game with Texas Christian was cancelled. The Bruins will play USC on Sunday on the final day of the Dodger Stadium Classic. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)


Baseball begins Dodger Stadium classic with 6-3 loss to Vanderbilt

The Bruins allowed no hits in the final six innings of play Friday night, but still fell short in the end. No. 11 UCLA baseball (10-3) gave up four unearned runs in the first two innings and three runs in the ninth inning in a 6-3 loss to No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore shortstop Ryan Kreidler was one of three Bruin batters who didn’t strikeout in UCLA baseball’s loss to Vanderbilt on Friday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)