This post was updated Feb. 9 at 8:14 p.m. UCLA Athletics dismissed former cross country and track student-athlete Chris Weiland on Feb. 22 after video and text messages emerged Feb. Read more...
Sports
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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February 22, 4:52 pm
Men’s water polo finishes season with unexpected lineup, back-to-back losses
The Bruins’ regular-season finale didn’t go as expected. No. 2 UCLA men’s water polo (6-5, 5-5 MPSF) defeated No. 3 Stanford (3-3, 3-3) on Saturday 11-10 before falling to No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo got off to its worst start since 2002, after dropping back-to-back games to start the season, and will finish the same way with back-to-back losses. Nevertheless, coach Adam Wright said he’s proud of how far his team has come this season. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
Men's Golf, Sports
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February 22, 4:04 pm
Men’s golf sees 2 top-8 finishes in Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
The Bruins’ second tournament of the week ended differently from their first. After finishing last in The Prestige, UCLA men’s golf returned to the links for the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and finished in a tie for eighth place. Read more...
Photo: Junior Bryan Wiyang Teoh shot a 3-under 213 to finish in a tie for eighth place in UCLA men’s golf’s second tournament of the season. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Sports, Women's Volleyball
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February 22, 3:56 pm
Women’s volleyball defeats Arizona State in second sweep of the season
The Bruins were able to secure their first sweep since the first week of the season, despite playing in unfamiliar conditions. While playing in Tempe, No. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle blocker Sabrina Smith had season highs with eight kills and four digs in No. 15 UCLA women’s volleyball’s second victory of the weekend Sunday. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
Men's Soccer, Sports
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February 22, 1:59 pm
Men’s soccer match against San Diego State ends in draw after double overtime
The Bruins’ first Pac-12 game of the season came down to the wire. After two overtime periods, UCLA men’s soccer (1-1-1, 0-0-1 Pac-12) ended its Saturday night contest with a 1-1 draw against San Diego State (0-0-1,0-0-1 Pac-12) at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Ollie de Visser found the back of the net for the first time as a Bruin as UCLA men’s soccer tied San Diego State on Saturday night. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)
Men's Volleyball, Sports
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February 22, 1:04 pm
Men’s volleyball overtakes USC with back-to-back 4-set wins
After a four-set loss to the Trojans on Saturday, Feb. 13, the Bruins were able to flip the script. No. 7 UCLA men’s volleyball (4-2, 4-2 MPSF) beat USC (1-2, 1-2 MPSF) at the Galen Center twice in four sets, by scores of 25-23, 25-20, 27-29, 25-21 on Thursday and 27-25, 25-21, 23-25, 34-32 on Saturday, taking the season series two matches to one. Read more...
Photo: Playing for the first time in the month of February, sophomore outside hitter/opposite Cole Ketrzynski set a career highs in kills Thursday and Saturday with 18 and 21 kills, respectively. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
Baseball, Sports
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February 21, 8:26 pm
Baseball loses regular-season series for 1st time in over 2 years to San Francisco
The Bruins went the entire 2019 and 2020 seasons without losing a regular-season series – a perfect 16-0. Make it 0-1 to start 2021. No. 2 UCLA baseball (1-2) dropped Sunday’s game and the series to San Francisco (2-1), losing the finale 8-3 at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Junior right-hander Nick Nastrini tossed 6.1 innings of three-run ball, but it wasn’t enough, as No. 2 UCLA baseball dropped the opening series finale against San Francisco on Sunday. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)