Around the League: Feb. 5

Men’s basketball Sam Connon, assistant Sports editor The Pac-12 hasn’t had a team ranked inside the top 25 since New Year’s Eve. That five-week streak was extended to six when the AP polls were released Monday, but not without a close call from the Huskies. Washington men’s basketball (18-4, 9-0 Pac-12) was just seven points […]

Ross bounces back from early season vault stumble to achieve all-around success

Kyla Ross wasn’t going to let a stumble on vault define her season. When No. 3 UCLA (4-0, 3-0 Pac-12) took on No. 24 Stanford (0-3, 0-3) on Jan. 17, the junior under-rotated in her vault routine, causing her to stagger backward and risk hitting her head on the table upon landing. She scored the […]

Gymnastics lands top score of season in victory over Oregon State

The Bruins recorded their highest score of the season this weekend. No. 3 UCLA gymnastics (4-0, 3-0 Pac-12) defeated No. 20 Oregon State (1-2, 1-2) 197.900-197.450 on Saturday. The win comes one week after the Bruins posted their lowest score since the start of the 2018 season. The Beavers scored their highest total since 2017, […]

Gymnastics vaults into weekend meet against Oregon State aiming for higher goals

Valorie Kondos Field has a new goal for the Bruins. “I haven’t shared it with the team yet,” the coach said. “I want to (hit) a meet where we get one 10 on every event. It can happen this weekend.” No. 3 UCLA gymnastics (3-0, 2-0 Pac-12) will take on No. 20 Oregon State (1-1, […]

Gymnastics looks to continue scoring top spots in individual events

Although the Bruins rank third nationally, they have claimed the top spots in several individual events in the national rankings this season. No. 3 UCLA gymnastics won every event in its contest against No. 24 Stanford on Sunday, with leads ranging from .250 to 1.275 in each event. Stanford ranked in the top 15 last […]

UCLA gymnastics cinches success over Stanford in first road meet of the year

Despite a steady points increase with each previous meet this season, the undefeated Bruins posted their lowest score of the season over the weekend. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (3-0, 2-0 Pac-12) defeated No. 24 Stanford (0-2, 0-2) 197.225-195.125 in Palo Alto, California, on Sunday in its first true road meet of the year. “(The Bruins) […]

Gymnastics sets bar high, flips through roster for weekend meet against Stanford

Valorie Kondos Field said the Bruins are looking to hit a complete meet this weekend. “Our goal is to put four great events together,” the coach said. “We’ve put two together, three together, but we haven’t put four events together in a meet yet and we need to do that.” No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (2-0, […]