Princeton’s fans were on their feet for the Tigers’ first set point of the night after a long rally ended in a Bruin hitting error. Senior opposite/setter Hagen Smith quickly put the ball away to tie the score and followed with another kill two points later to secure the match for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter JT Hatch swung for a team-high 14 kills against Princeton on Sunday evening. This is the Bruins’ seventh consecutive victory. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Less than a third of the UCLA track and field team made the trip to the Columbia East-West Challenge this weekend. But despite the lack of bodies on the track and going against stiff competition from Oregon, UCLA still locked up a third-place finish at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York. Read more...
Photo: Sprinter Leon Powell ran identical times with sophomore Rai Benjamin in the 60-meter dash this weekend in New York, but the junior beat him out for third place. Even without its full track and field fleet, UCLA took third place as a team at the Columbia East/West Challenge. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Junior guard Jordin Canada says coach Cori Close constantly tells her players to breathe. During the UCLA women’s basketball team’s first game of the weekend, the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Jordin Canada scored UCLA’s final nine points to solidify a victory against Arizona State. Canada finished the night with 26 points and six assists. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s tennis found itself in two tiebreakers, in doubles, against Georgia Tech. Win one, and the Bruins would capture the doubles point and take the opening lead. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Alaina Miller and her partner junior Terri Fleming helped No. 24 UCLA women’s tennis capture the doubles point against No. 20 Kentucky, but they were unable to do so against No. 11 Georgia Tech. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Freshman Kyla Ross hopped onto the uneven bars. The four gymnasts who went before her had turned in solid scores. Ross, however, glided through her routine with grace, flowing from skill to skill and hitting every handstand. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Kyla Ross scored No. 8 UCLA’s first perfect 10 of the year on the uneven bars. The Bruins went on to defeat No. 17 Oregon State 197.325-196.700. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)
Former UCLA women’s tennis standout Abigail Spears captured the first grand slam title of her career Saturday in mixed doubles. The former Bruin had reached two previous grand slam mixed doubles finals with Mexico’s Santiago Gonzalez at the US Open in 2013 and 2014, but fell short both times. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA standout Abigail Spears captured the 2017 Australian Open mixed doubles title with an upset win over the No. 2-seeded team. Spears had lost two previous grand slam finals at the 2013 and 2014 US Open before securing the title in Melbourne. (Creative commons photo by Tatiana via flickr)
Different day, different venue, same outcome. The No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball team (8-1, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) defeated No. 11 UCSB (6-3, 3-3) in straight sets Friday evening by set scores of 25-22, 25-22 and 25-17. Read more...
Photo: With five aces against UCSB, senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl now has the second-most service aces all-time in the rally-scoring era with 104 in his career. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
