Sunday, July 12

In the news:

Men’s basketball endures another blow as Buckeyes best them 80-66

Jaylen Hands sped past his defender and toward an unblocked hoop, but his layup attempt spun off the rim. The sophomore guard slammed both of his hands on the hardwood before running back on defense. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands scored 13 points and recorded a team-high nine assists in UCLA men’s basketball’s 80-66 loss to No. 15 Ohio State on Saturday. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s basketball extinguishes Illinois-Chicago Flames in 78-47 win

Michaela Onyenwere said the Bruins wanted to win for a special reason. “We knew that we were coming back to (redshirt senior guard Chrissy Baird’s) hometown,” the sophomore forward said. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior guard Chrissy Baird (left) – an Illinois native – saw seven minutes of action in a return to her hometown Wednesday night. Baird logged two rebounds in UCLA women’s basketball’s road victory over Illinois-Chicago. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruins bear a beating with a 93-64 loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats

At the 13:16 mark of the first half, the Bruins boasted an eight-point lead. The Bearcats bounced back – and then some. In its first true road game of the season, UCLA men’s basketball (7-4) lost 93-64 to Cincinnati (10-2) on Wednesday night. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes scored a team-high 21 points for UCLA men’s basketball in a blowout loss to Cincinnati on Wednesday night. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s basketball sees season-high shooting in its win over Oklahoma State

Cori Close said the team’s mentality throughout the past week revolved around two words. “Fun and focus,” the coach said. “(I told them,) ‘Let’s work on having more fun together, working on plays with each other.’ … I really thought they lived that.” UCLA women’s basketball (5-5) shot a season-high 52.5 percent against Oklahoma State (7-2) en route to a 71-59 win Sunday to put itself back at .500. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior forward Lajahna Drummer registered her first double-double of the season, logging 12 points and 10 rebounds in UCLA women’s basketball’s home victory over Oklahoma State. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball loses battle of the Bruins in upset loss to Belmont

Missed free throws and poor late game execution plagued the Bruins. UCLA men’s basketball (7-3) suffered a 74-72 upset loss to Belmont (8-1) at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday afternoon, handing the Bruins their first home loss since Jan. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands scored 12 points to go along with his eight rebounds and seven assists Saturday night against Belmont. UCLA, however, lost the game after giving up a go-ahead layup with less than three seconds remaining. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s tennis’ Jada Hart clinches world championship for Team USA at BNP Paribas

Jada Hart does not take breaks. In what was supposed to be time off from competitive tennis, the redshirt junior teamed up with Duke’s Maria Mateas and went 3-0 last week in Grenoble, France, to help the United States claim the Master’U BNP Paribas championship. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Jada Hart paired up with Duke’s Maria Mateas at the Master’U BNP Paribas tournament last weekend. Hart returned to Westwood with an international doubles title representing Team USA. (Courtesy of Etienne Jeanneret)