Sunday, August 9

In the news:

Men’s volleyball defeats Grand Canyon, maintained lead throughout

UCLA men’s volleyball swept its opponent for the second time in three days with a victory over Grand Canyon. The No. 2 Bruins (13-1, 2-0 MPSF) won three sets against the No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball completed its second consecutive league sweep Saturday against Grand Canyon. Senior opposite Christian Hessenauer led the Bruins with 14 kills and was followed by sophomore middle blocker Daenan Gyimah and junior outside hitter Dylan Missry, with nine each. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)


Softball sweeps set of unranked opponents on opening weekend

Five games, five wins. The first weekend of competition at the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament for No. 4 UCLA softball (5-0) had runs and hits aplenty this weekend, racking up 49 in total over their first five games. Read more...

Photo: Senior pitcher Johanna Grauer started for the Bruins in their season opener against Maryland. She pitched six innings and logged four strikeouts in UCLA’s first game of 2018. (Jenna Smith/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball extends win streak to 10 after ousting Sun Devils 71-63

The winning streak lives on. No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball (21-4, 12-2 Pac-12) pulled away in the fourth quarter against No. 25 Arizona State (17-9, 8-6) on Sunday afternoon to win their 10th game in a row 71-63. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Jordin Canada and UCLA women’s basketball extended their win streak to 10 games with a 71-63 victory over Arizona State on Sunday afternoon. Canada led the Bruins with 16 points. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)


Track and field lands personal bests in Albuquerque, Seattle meets

The UCLA track and field team split up for the weekend. After sending athletes to both the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the Husky Classic in Seattle, Washington, the Bruins had just one first-place finish between the two meets. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Riley Kelly set his personal indoor best this weekend at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Washington. His time of 1:51.48 in the 800-meter was enough for second among college athletes. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s water polo suffers first defeat in otherwise consistent season

The Bruins triumphed in their first three games but ended the weekend with their first loss of the season. No. 4 UCLA women’s water polo (12-1 MPSF) took second in the Triton Invitational after falling in the title game to No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore attacker Brooke Maxson scored two goals in Saturday’s win over Iona. No. 2 USC handed No. 3 UCLA its first loss of the season by a score of 6-4 on Sunday. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA men’s tennis takes down UNLV despite nation No. 1 Redlicki’s loss

Senior Martin Redlicki slowly paced toward center court to congratulate his overjoyed opponent. The No. 1 singles player in the nation had just fallen in three sets to unranked Alexandr Cozbinov on Saturday, marking the biggest upset of the Bruins’ season. Read more...

Photo: No. 7 UCLA defeated UNLV 5-2 on Saturday in a tight match where the Bruins’ top two singles players were taken to three sets. Freshman Keegan Smith prevailed, but top-ranked senior Martin Redlicki logged his first singles loss in a dual match this season. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s swim and dive ties with USC, breaks personal records

The Bruins came away from their rivalry meet with a tie and new records. UCLA swimming and diving (5-5-1, 2-4-1 Pac-12) tied with No. 13 USC (6-2-1, 3-2-1) this weekend, 150-150, for the first time in the history of the rivalry. Read more...

Photo: Distance freestyle swimmers junior Sandra Soe and senior Margaux Verger Gourson won the 1650-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle, respectively, in UCLA’s dual meet against USC.(MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)