Wednesday, July 29

Women’s water polo falls to familiar faces on Team USA in scrimmage

Familiar faces swarmed the pool at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center in Saturday’s scrimmage between the UCLA women’s water polo team and the USA National Team, but many were no longer wearing the same caps and suits. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA women’s water polo team fell 13-4 in a scrimmage against the United States National Team on Saturday afternoon. The Bruins are 4-0 early in the 2016 season. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis bounces back to take down St. Mary’s

The UCLA women’s tennis team got back on the winning track on Friday afternoon, defeating Saint Mary’s College 6-1 at the Riviera Country Club, located 4 miles west of UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Kristin Wiley rebounded from a loss last weekend to Fresno State with a 6-4, 7-5 win against Saint Mary’s. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Undefeated men’s volleyball keeps rolling with four-set win over CSUN

The wins just keep coming for UCLA men’s volleyball, but the team could certainly use a break. In their fourth match in just six days, the top-ranked Bruins (10-0, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) showed signs of fatigue but were still able to defeat the No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Jake Arnitz (left) and junior middle blocker Mitch Stahl (right) helped the Bruins to a four-set victory Friday night. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Alfords take blame for men’s basketball’s loss to Washington

Both Alfords took the blame for the first 20 minutes of UCLA’s game against Washington Thursday night. By halftime, it seemed like the game was all but over. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Bryce Alford took responsibility for failing to get his team focused for the game Thursday. Alford’s late-game heroics weren’t enough to save the Bruins from themselves, as UCLA fell by two points to Washington. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball slowed by big-big front court in Washington loss

After UCLA’s 86-84 loss to Washington Thursday, coach Steve Alford said something that he refrained from saying before the season started. The UCLA coach called his starting lineup “slow.” Alford was specifically referring to the “big-big” starting lineup that the Bruins have featured all year – the one that features a 7-foot, 245-pound center and a 6-foot-9, 260-pound power forward. Read more...

Photo: Coach Steve Alford talks to senior power forward Tony Parker on the bench during the second half. Parker had his playing time reduced significantly in the second half, as UCLA tried to play with a smaller, quicker lineup. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)