Saturday, August 8

In the news:


Men’s basketball ends NCAA run, falling to St. Bonaventure 65-58

The Bruins did not dance for very long this year. No. 11-seeded UCLA men’s basketball fell to No. 11-seeded St. Bonaventure on Tuesday by a score of 65-58 in one of the First Four matchups of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio. Read more...

Photo: Though the 7-footer was up against an undersized defense, senior center Thomas Welsh totaled just 2 points on 1-of-5 shooting. (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA softball sweeps four teams, finishes preseason undefeated

No. 3 UCLA finished the preseason undefeated, leaving the Bruins and fellow Pac-12 team No. 1 Washington as the only remaining undefeated teams in the NCAA. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins have emerged spotless from yet another five-game weekend. UCLA is now 24-0 and closing in on their best ever start to a season which currently sits at 25-0. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


Baseball loses pitcher and game to USC, despite Trojans’ mistakes

Failure to mount a comeback cost the Bruins a win, but failure to stop a comebacker may have lost them their No. 2 pitcher. Junior pitcher Jon Olsen started the game for No. Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Jon Olsen, who started Sunday’s game for the Bruins, left in the bottom of the first inning after taking a line drive to the face. He was taken to Ronald Reagan Medical Center for further evaluation. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


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)