Tuesday, June 16

Water polo attacker Ryder Roberts continues to make waves

As night fell upon the championship game at the Kap7 SoCal Invitational Sunday, the Bruins found themselves in an uncharacteristic early deficit. A trio of Trojan goals in the opening minutes of the game invigorated the USC bench, and the mass of Trojan fans across the pool stood on their feet and roared. Read more...

Photo: Junior attacker Ryder Roberts scored four goals in No.1 UCLA’s victory over No. 2 USC last weekend, a win that made a case for the Bruins as the nation’s best team and also Roberts as one of the nation’s best players. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Cross country runner shows dedication, races after Olympic dreams

Another Sunday, another smile. Nolan Dickson knows it’s coming. For now, he and Ferdinand Edman are at the back of the pack. But it won’t be long before Edman changes that. Read more...

Photo: Junior cross country and track runner Ferdinand Edman hopes to compete in the 1500-meter at next summer’s Olympic Games for his home country of Norway. Edman was set back in the spring by a stress fracture in his tibia, which forced him to miss the outdoor track season. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)


Men’s soccer breaks through Aztec defense to score 4-0 win over SDSU

For 60 minutes, the shots sailed around the goal, hitting the crossbar or being swatted away by swarming Aztec defenders. Then the floodgates opened. After an hour of watching its chances narrowly miss, the UCLA men’s soccer team (6-5-0, 2-1-0) finally capitalized – not just once, but four times – and routed San Diego State (5-4-2, 0-3-0) 4-0 for its second straight conference win. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward Stephen Payne converted a 75th-minute penalty kick – which he earned himself – on Monday night for the first goal of his UCLA career in the Bruins’ 4-0 victory over San Diego State. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)