UCLA Sweeps No. 17 Florida Atlantic

The fourth-ranked Bruins only dropped one set in the 5-0 sweep at FAU.

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- No. 4 UCLA (6-3) posted its third sweep of the season with a 5-0 win at No. 17 Florida Atlantic (6-4) on Wednesday afternoon at the FAU Beach Volleyball Complex on the campus of Florida Atlantic.

The Bruins won the first point on court five when junior Laurel Weaver and senior Julie Consani defeated Florida Atlantic's Nicole Grant/Natalie Fraley in straight sets, 23-21, 21-10.

UCLA went up 2-0 on court four after sophomore Reily Buechler and freshman Zana Muno dispatched FAU's Ashlan Cunningham and Jazmine Barker in come-from-behind fashion, 20-22, 21-17, 15-7.

Court two was the decisive victory for UCLA when the Bruins clinched the match going up 3-0 as

No. 4 Bruins Blank No. 16 Tulane

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- No. 4 UCLA (5-3) posted its second sweep of the season with a 5-0 win over No. 16 Tulane (10-4) on Wednesday morning at the FAU Beach Volleyball Complex on the campus of Florida Atlantic.

The Bruins claimed the first point on court one when the freshman pair of Nicole McNamara and Megan McNamara defeated Tulane's Tea Juric/Jackie Wegner in straight-sets, 21-10, 21-7.

UCLA went up 2-0 on court five after junior Laurel Weaver and senior Julie Consani defeated the Green Waves' Anna Chin/Briana Correa in straight sets, 21-11, 21-14.

Court three was the decisive victory for UCLA when the Bruins clinched the match going up 3-0 as senior Kamila Tan and sophomore Ivey Schmitt defeated the Tulane tandem of Christina McAfee and Miah Diirell in straight sets, 21-18, 21-11.

UCLA's duo of sophomore Reily Buechler and freshman Zana Muno made it 4-0 on court four with a straight-set win over Sarah Strasner/Hannah Holmes, 21-16, 21-14.

The Bruins completed the sweep with a three-set victory at No. 2 doubles when UCLA's pair of sophomore Elise Zappia and freshman Izzy Carey rallied to defeat Tulane's Lan Nguyen and Madeline Mertz, 19-21, 21-16, 15-10.

The Bruins return to action later today when they face No. 17 Florida Atlantic at 11:00 a.m. PT.

No. 4 UCLA 5, No. 16 Tulane 0 - Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - Boca Raton, Fla.
#1 Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (UCLA) def. Tea Juric/Jackie Wegner (Tulane); 21-10, 21-7
#2 Elise Zappia/Izzy Carey (UCLA) def. Lan Nguyen/Madeline Mertz (Tulane), 19-21, 21-16, 15-10
#3 Kamila Tan/Ivey Schmitt (UCLA) def. Christina McAfee/Miah Diirell (Tulane), 21-18, 21-11
#4 Reily Buechler/Zana Muno (UCLA) def. Sarah Strasner/Hannah Holmes (Tulane), 21-16, 21-14
#5 Julie Consani/Laurel Weaver (UCLA) def. Anna Chin/Briana Correa (Tulane), 21-11, 21-14
Order of finish: 1, 5, 3*, 4, 2

No. 6 UCLA Steamrolls No. 55 BYU

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The No. 6 UCLA men’s tennis team steamrolled No. 55 Brigham Young on Thursday afternoon at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.  With the 7-0 win, the Bruins improve to 11-2 overall.

UCLA set the pace of the match from the start, quickly securing the doubles point on courts 1 and 3.  Playing at the top of the lineup, Joseph Di Giulio and Karue Sell downed BYU’s Jeremy Bourgeois and Aidan Carrazedo, 6-3.  Gage Brymer and Austin Rapp followed suit on court 3 with a 6-3 win of their own over Keaton Cullimore and Andrey Goryachkov.

The Bruins carried this momentum into singles play, taking five of six first sets.  Logan Staggs and Di Giulio defeated their Cougar opponents in straights on courts 4 and 5, respectively, to extend UCLA’s lead to 3-0.

Up 5-4 in the second set over Goryachkov, No. 93 Sell sealed the deal for the Bruins with a service

Santa Clara Women's Soccer Announces Spring Schedule

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara women's soccer announced its spring schedule Thursday. The Broncos will play five games with four coming at Stevens Stadium.

"We always look forward to our spring season," said Santa Clara head coach Jerry Smith. "We are able to get an idea of which players are ready to step up into leadership roles and starting roles. It's a great time to experiment and allows players to grow into their new roles for the future."

The spring season starts against the Sacramento Storm on April 3. The Broncos also host CSUN, Cal, and San Jose State.

The season wraps up May 13 vs. Stanford in Palo Alto.

Date	Opponent	Site	Time
April 3	Sacramento Storm	Santa Clara, Calif.	3 p.m.
April 9	CSUN	Santa Clara, Calif.	11 a.m.
April 14	Cal	Santa Clara, Calif.	7 p.m.
April 19	San Jose State	Santa Clara, Calif.	8 p.m.
May 13	Stanford	Palo Alto, Calif.	7 p.m.

All games subject to change.

One Shot

STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford’s Makenzie Fischer, Kiley Neushul, Melissa Seidemann and Maggie Steffens were named to the USA Water Polo Women’s National Team roster that will take part in the 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament it was announced Wednesday.

The tournament, which starts March 21 in Gouda, Netherlands, is Team USA’s one and only chance to qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games. A top-four finish is required to punch a ticket to Rio.

After five days of group play where Team USA will take on Japan, Canada, Spain, Greece and South Africa, its Olympic hopes hinge on a crossover round on March 26 in which the winner continues on the road to Rio and the loser does not.

This year marks the second time the USA Women's National Team program has had to compete in

Pepperdine Eleven-Run Second Inning Leads Waves Past Cal Poly, 12-4

MALIBU, Calif. - The Pepperdine baseball team bounced back from a tough weekend at Tulane in a big way on Tuesday afternoon, scoring 11 runs in the second inning against Cal Poly to beat the Mustangs 12-4 in a non-conference contest.

Pepperdine had six hits and sent 15 batters to the plate during the second inning, allowing the Waves to cruise to the victory after that. Pepperdine moves to 4-8 with the win, while Cal Poly falls to 10-3.

The Mustangs went ahead 2-0 in the top of the first, getting a solo homer from Brett Barbier and then capitalizing after a Pepperdine error extended the inning with an RBI single from Michael Sanderson.

After going down in order in the bottom of the first, the Waves broke things open in the second. Brad Anderson (Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza HS) led things off with a single, one of two times he would reach base in the frame. Matthew Kanfer (Playa Del Rey, Calif./L.A.C.E.S.) then drove Anderson in with a single to left. Chris Fornaci (Walnut Creek, Calif./De La Salle HS) drew a bases loaded walk, followed by an RBI single from Chase Lambert (Malibu, Calif./Malibu HS). Fornaci would later score on a highlight reel play when he leaped over the Cal Poly catcher to score on a grounder to third. Fornaci also capped the inning with a two-run triple to put the Waves ahead 11-2.

Kanfer posted two RBI singles in the bottom of the second and was one of five players to reach base twice in the inning for the Waves. Manny Jefferson (Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood HS) recorded a two-run single, just before Fornaci's triple.

Pepperdine finished the day with nine hits and the team's 12 runs matched a season high. The Waves also recorded three doubles in the game to match a season high.

Easton Lucas (Simi Valley, Calif./Grace Brethren HS) got the start on the mound and after working through a slightly rocky first inning, the freshman lefty retired 13 straight batters before exiting prior to the sixth. Lucas struck out three and walked just one to move to 1-1.

The Waves tacked on a run in the bottom of the sixth courtesy of a Brandon Caruso (Pasadena, Calif./Loyola HS) double. Cal Poly scored two runs in the ninth, but never really mounted a comeback. The Mustangs posted five hits, getting a two-hit day from Kyle Marinconz.

Jarred Zill took the loss for the visitors, throwing 1.2 innings. Cal Poly would go through five pitchers on the day.

Kanfer and Lambert were each 2-for-4 at the plate, and Fornaci led the team with three RBI. Eight different Waves scored in the game, four players doing so multiple times.

The win splits the season series between the teams after the Mustangs won in San Luis Obispo on a ninth-inning walk-off single just last week.

Pepperdine is back in action on Friday at 2 p.m. in Malibu, when they open a four-game series against Columbia.

Bruins Advance to NCAA's in 3-Meter

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – UCLA’s Maria Polyakova and Eloise Belanger will compete in both springboard events at the NCAA Championships after recording top-five finishes in the 3-meter event at the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships on Tuesday.   
 
Polyakova placed second behind Nevada’s Sharae Zheng with a combined score of 678.05.  The Bruin sophomore posted a season-best 333.95 in the morning session, followed by a new season-best 344.10 in the 3-meter finals.  Belanger finished fifth overall.  After posting a 317.45 in the prelims, the Bruin newcomer scored a 309.25 in the afternoon session.   

Polyakova and Belanger also qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 1-meter on Monday afternoon.

Annika Lenz, Ciara Monahan, and Kat Friese competed in the 3-meter event as well.  Lenz advanced to the finals after recording a 276.35 in prelims.  The junior finished 16th with a final score of 557.60.  Monahan and Friese missed the top-18 cut-off—Monahan finished 21st and Friese placed 29th.      

Zones conclude on Wednesday (today) with the platform event, with Lenz, Belanger, and Montana Monahan representing UCLA.  Prelims begin at 10:00 a.m. PT, with the top 18 competing in the finals at 12:35 p.m. PT. The top nine from the platform will be eligible to compete in this month's NCAA Championships, which take place March 16-19 in Atlanta, Ga.

For live results, visit www.divemeets.com.  Admission is free for all fans to attend.

Santa Clara Women's Rowing Has Strong Showing at Davis Invitational

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – In the first race of the spring, Santa Clara women's rowing had a good showing at the Davis Invitational on March 6. The Broncos finished first in two races and second in three others.

The Varsity 8 was able to take first place over Davis and Mills College.

"We were able to get a good clean start and get in front of Davis," said Santa Clara head coach John Wojtkiewicz. "They pushed us all the way down the course but our crew hung tough on to their lead and was even able to open it up in the last 500 meters. The conditions (wind and tide) slowed us down time-wise, but the crew put together a good piece and I was proud of their composure despite constant pressure from Davis all the way down the course."

The Varsity Four also took first place.

"Varsity four had a great race, opening up the lead early and continuing to walk away down the course," said Wojtkiewicz. "There was a lot of gutsy racing there; they committed to the race and did not relent for a single stroke."

The JV 8 boat came in second behind Davis' A boat.

"Our JV struggled to find a good rhythm to keep up with Davis, and it is something we will continue

UCLA Spring Showcase on Campus on April 23

LOS ANGELES - UCLA Football announced Tuesday that it will hold its annual Spring Showcase, presented by Toyota, on campus at Drake Stadium April 23 at 11:30 am.  The hour-and-a-half long event, the Bruins’ final practice before opening camp in August, caps off a Spring Practice schedule that begins March 29 on the UCLA Intramural Field.

All practices will be on the Intramural Field and open to the public.  Viewing on the Intramural Field will be consistent with previous years at Spaulding Field, offering standing room observation from behind the south end zones.

Tickets to the Spring Showcase at Drake Stadium, which overlooks campus landmarks that include

UCLA's Francis, Ohashi Honored by Pac-12

Senior Danusia Francis was named Pac-12 Specialist of the Week, and Katelyn Ohashi was named the Pac-12 Gymnastics Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season.

Francis became the fifth different UCLA gymnast to win Specialist of the Week this season. She scored the Pac-12's first perfect 10 of the year, earning a 10.0 on the balance beam. It was also the first perfect 10 by a UCLA gymnast since she scored one on beam on Mar. 16, 2014, and only the ninth 10 on beam in UCLA history. Francis was flawless on the event on Sunday, performing a routine that was both graceful and difficult, ending with a stuck landing on her one-of-a-kind sideways side aerial to immediate full-twisting layout dismount. Francis, who has moved back into the No. 1 national ranking on beam, has hit 59 routines in a row without a fall, with 53 of those routines scoring 9.8 or above, and has hit 118 of 120 routines without a fall in team competition over her career. She has posted five beam victories this season and is averaging 9.922.

Ohashi earned Freshman/Newcomer of the Week honors for the second week in a row and Pac-12

Santa Clara Freman Wins Individual Title; Women’s Golf Fourth At Fresno State Classic

FRESNO, Calif. – Junior Annie Freman became the first women's golfer in Santa Clara history to win four individual titles after capturing the Fresno State Classic on Tuesday with a tournament 36-hole record 8-under 136. As a team the Broncos took fourth-place with a 592 (+16) total at the rain-shortened event.

After navigating the 6,217-yard, par-72 San Joaquin Country Club to a program-record 5-under 67 in Monday's first round, Freman followed with a 3-under 69 on Tuesday, holding off Fresno State's Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir and Boise State's Genevieve Ling, who tied for second at 5-under 139.
"Annie played great this week," head coach Krystal Kelly said. "She made 10 birdies and tee to green, she was very solid."

The event was shortened to 36 holes after rain delayed the start of play on Monday.

Freman joins Ashley Noda, winner at the Santa Clara Colby Invitational in October, and Kristin Le, Battle at the Rock winner two weeks ago, as Broncos to top the field in 2015-16 events. Freman's fourth career title also breaks a tie with Miki Ueoka, who claimed three wins during her career that ended in 2011.

Freshman Cynthia Navis did her best to lift Santa Clara to a third straight team title. Her career-low 74 on Tuesday was the next lowest score among all Broncos, however it wasn't enough. Tournament host Fresno State was an eight-shot winner over runner-up Boise State with a 577 total.

Santa Clara beat two teams ranked higher in the golfstat.com poll, including No. 95 Nevada and No. 82 New Mexico State. "This is the first time we've beaten New Mexico State in a few years," Kelly said about her 100th ranked Broncos.

"Overall, it was another great finish for the team," Kelly added. "Our scoring is becoming more consistent. I'm looking forward to seeing what the squad can do in the next few weeks."

Navis and Noda tied for 41st place at 9-over 153, while Le and Monique Riley tied for 50th at 155 (+11). Competing as an individual, Meghan Shain scored rounds of 78 and 79 to finish at 13-over 157, tied for 57th.

The Broncos are back in action at the Sacramento State Invitational scheduled to begin on Monday, March 21.

Santa Clara Final Individual Results
1.     Annie Freman              67-69 = 136 (-8)
T41. Ashley Noda                74-79 = 153 (+9)
T41. Cynthia Navis              79-74 = 153 (+9)
T50. Kristin Le                     75-80 = 155 (+11)
T50. Monique Riley              80-75 = 155 (+11)
Competing as Individual
T57. Meghan Shain              78-79 = 157 (+13)

#14 UCLA Loses Slugfest at CSUN

Meeting at Mound (Photo by Don Liebig)

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – The No. 14 UCLA Bruins lost to the CSUN Matadors, 20-12, in a slugfest on Tuesday afternoon at Matador Field. The loss snaps the Bruins three-game win streak heading into today’s game.

The Bruins racked up 16 hits, the second most this season, in the loss. Christoph Bono (2-for-5, 3B, R, 3 RBI) drove in a team-high three runs and Sean Bouchard (3-for-5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI) led the team with three hits to power the offensive attack.

UCLA starter Hunter Virant (0-2) got the loss, allowing nine runs (six earned) on five hits over 3.2 innings. Earning the win for CSUN was reliever Carter Yankie (1-0), despite allowing two runs in 0.2 innings.

CSUN (10-3) jumped all over the Bruins in the first inning, putting up seven runs in the opening

Pepperdine University's Chow Posts Top-10 Finish at Bay Area Intercollegiate

FAIRFAX, Calif. – Marissa Chow tied for eighth place at the rain-shortened Bay Area Intercollegiate on Tuesday, highlighting the Pepperdine women’s golf team’s participation in the event.

Bad weather forced Monday to go from 36 to 18 holes, and play wrapped up with the final round at the par-72 Meadow Club today. Pepperdine finished in 11th place with a score of 603 (307-296).
Chow (Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani HS), a senior two-time All-American, picked up her 16th career top-10 and 23rd career top-20 finishes (both of which rank eighth all-time at Pepperdine). She posted three birdies in her final four holes on Tuesday to climb the leaderboard at end with a 2-over 146 (73-73).

Sophomore Katherine Zhu (Vancouver, B.C.) tied for 32nd at 152 (77-75), sophomore Tatiana Wijaya (Jakarta, Indonesia) tied for 39th at 153 (77-76), freshman Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia) tied for 45th at 154 (80-74) and freshman Patricia Wong (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) tied for 52nd at 156 (82-74). Naveed had an eagle on the par-5 first hole.

Pepperdine next plays at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational in Hawaii on March 22-23.
Team Standings: 1. California 299-284=583; 2. Colorado 296-290=586; 3. Oregon State 295-296=591; 4. Indiana 304-288=592; 5. Brigham Young 303-291=594; 6. Washington 300-296=596; 7. Gonzaga 304-293=597; 8. San Jose State 297-302=599; T9. San Francisco 302-300=602; T9. Coastal Carolina 309-293=602; 11. Pepperdine 307-296=603; 12. Colorado State 309-298=607; 13. UC Davis 311-312=623.

Top Individuals: 1. Hannah Suh (California) 71-69=140; 2. Rose Huang (BYU) 74-67=141; 3.
Brittany Fan (Colorado) 72-70=142; 4. Marianne Li (California) 74-69=143; 5. Bianca Pagdanganan (Gonzaga) 74-70=144.

Pepperdine Scores: T8. Marissa Chow 73-73-146; T32. Katherine Zhu 77-75=152; T39, Tatiana Wijaya 77-76=153; T45. Hira Naveed 80-74=154; T52. Patricia Wong 82-74=156.

Chow Three Strokes Off Lead at Bay Area Intercollegiate

FAIRFAX, Calif. – A rain-shortened first day of play at the Bay Area Intercollegiate left the Pepperdine women’s golf team in 10th place and Marissa Chow just three strokes off the individual lead.

With rain delaying play all day, the competition was shortened to 36 holes as team completed one round on Monday. Pepperdine shot a 307 to sit 12 strokes back of the lead.

Chow (Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani HS) fired a one-over 73 in the tough conditions, sitting in a tie for 10th place after the opening round. Alexis Keating of Colorado and Erin Harper of Indiana lead the tournament after shooting 70 on Monday.

Katherine Zhu (Vancouver, B.C./Zhuji Hailiang Private School) and Tatiana Wijaya (Jakarta, Indonesia/Shenton College) each shot 77 to sit tied for 32nd place. Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia/Como Secondary College) shot 80 and Patricia Wong (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) shot 82 to round out the scores for the Waves.

Oregon State leads the field after shooting a 295 and Colorado sits one stroke back at 296. The second and final round of the tournament will begin at 9 a.m. today at the Meadow Club.

Waves Ousted by Saint Mary's in WCC Semifinals

LAS VEGAS -- An unstoppable first-half performance by Saint Mary's led to the end of the Pepperdine men's basketball team's stay in the West Coast Conference Tournament, as the Waves fell 81-66 in Monday's semifinals at the Orleans Arena.

The top-seeded Gaels (27-4) shot 67% in the first half and broke out to a 44-24 lead at halftime. After falling behind by as many as 24 points in the second half, the fourth-seeded Waves rallied to within 10 points late but could get no closer.

Pepperdine (18-13) will wait for Sunday (March 13) to learn its postseason fate.

"You've got to give Saint Mary's credit, they did a heck of a job," Pepperdine Coach Marty Wilson said. "They did a great job in the first half adjusting to how we had been guarding them previously. We didn't have the mindset in the first half that we needed. We talked about it at halftime and put two words on the chalkboard, `quit' or `fight.' Our guys wanted to fight and proved that in the second half. We were down 24 and cut it to 10. But then we made a couple of mistakes that took the wind out of our sails.

"I'm proud of our guys for that they've done throughout the year, and we know that this isn't the last

Freman Cards Program-Best Round; Women’s Golf Third at Shortened Fresno State Classic

FRESNO, Calif. – Rain in the central valley delayed Monday's start of the Fresno State Classic and as a result, the tournament was shortened to 36 holes. But that didn't stop Santa Clara junior Annie Freman from taking the first-round lead after firing a program-record round of 5-under 67.

Freman posted six birdies on the day to best Miki Ueoka's program record of 68, which was set at the same event on Feb. 23, 2009.

Senior Ashley Noda scored a 2-over 74 to tie for 12th and sophomore Kristin Le is a shot back tied for 19th following a 3-over 75.

With a 7-over 295 on Monday, the Broncos need to make up nine strokes in Tuesday's final round to capture their third consecutive team title. Tournament host Fresno State set the pace with a 2-under 286 followed by Boise State at 5-over 293.

Freshman Cynthia Navis carded a 79 and senior Monique Riley shot an 80. Playing as an individual, senior Meghan Shain carded a 6-over 78.

Final round action is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. PT at the 6,217-yard, par-72 San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, Calif.

Live scoring is will be available on golfstat.com.

Santa Clara First Round Individual Results
1.     Annie Freman              67 = 67 (-5)
T12. Ashley Noda                74 = 74 (+2)
T19. Kristin Le                     75 = 75 (+3)
T54. Cynthia Navis              79 = 79 (+7)
T65. Monique Riley              80 = 80 (+8)
Competing as Individual
T48. Meghan Shain*            78 = 78 (+6)

UCLA's Polyakova, Belanger Qualify for NCAA's

Photo is courtesy of UCLA

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – UCLA’s Maria Polyakova and Eloise Belanger punched their tickets to the NCAA Championships when they recorded top-five finishes in the 1-meter event at the 2016 NCAA Zone E Diving Championships on Monday.

After posting a 319.60 in prelims to top the field, Polyakova recorded a final score of 625.25 to place third overall.  Not far behind, Belanger finished fourth with a 610.50.  In the finals, the Bruin freshman scored a season-high 314.60.

Annika Lenz also advanced to the 1-meter finals after finishing 13th in prelims.  The junior slipped to

Cold Shooting Too Much to Overcome for Santa Clara Women's Basketball vs. Top-Seeded BYU in WCC Semis

LAS VEGAS – Playing in the West Coast Conference tournament semifinals for the first time since 2010, Santa Clara women's basketball fell to BYU 87-67 on Monday afternoon at the Orleans Arena.

"I'm extremely proud of our team and the way we played the game," said Santa Clara head coach JR Payne. "We're down in numbers because of some injuries but everyone that played left their hearts out there. When it came down to playing such a great team, our lack of depth hurt us but I'm proud of our intensity."

Santa Clara stayed within striking distance for most of the game but BYU would go on a 9-0 run early in the fourth to all but put the game away. A 3-pointer by Makenzi Pulsipher with 5:09 on the clock was the dagger.

The Cougars absolutely dominated the fourth quarter by outscoring the Broncos 34-20.

Santa Clara (23-8, 13-5 WCC) struggled from the field, shooting 36.1 percent which was buoyed by

Stanford Sailing Finishes Third

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Stanford’s sailing team finished third in a highly competitive field this past weekend at the Bob Bavier Team Race.

The event featured eight teams which finished in the top ten at the 2015 LaserPerformance Team Race Nationals, including defending national champion Yale, who finished one spot behind the Cardinal.

Stanford started strongly in the first two rounds, going 7-2 and 6-3 to put them in the finals with Yale, Charleston and eventual champions Georgetown. The Cardinal defeated Georgetown and Yale in the first round of finals, but dropped three decisions in the second round to settle for third place and a 15-9 overall record.

The Cardinal, sailing in its second event of the spring, was skippered by sophomore Will La Dow, senior Axel Sly, junior Reinier Eenkema van Dijk and senior Antoine Screve.

Juniors Nikki Obel and J.P. Cannistraro, sophomores Grace Lucas and Kennedy Placek and senior Sammy Steele served as crews.

Stanford returns to the water March 19-20 when it sends five teams to three cities. The Bryson Women’s Regatta and the Gold/Silver Regatta will be hosted by the Cardinal in Redwood City, Calif. with teams also competing at the Graham Hall Team Race in Annapolis, MD., the Laser Midwinters West Regatta in Long Beach, Calif. and the St. Mary’s Women’s Interconference in St. Mary’s City, MD. Live results will be available at CollegeSailing.org.

Bruins Close Weekend With Run Rule

Photo is courtesy of UCLA

LOS ANGELES - The 13th-ranked Bruins came back from an early deficit to mercy rule UC Davis on Sunday on the final day of the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament, defeating the Aggies, 9-1, in five innings.

UCLA (13-8) had seven hits, as senior Allexis Bennett and freshman Paige Halstead each posted a pair, while senior Mysha Sataraka drove in four runs. In the circle, sophomore Johanna Grauer improved to 6-6 by retiring all nine batters she faced in relief, striking out two. Sophomore Selina Ta'amilo started and fanned two in two frames, allowing a run, three hits and a walk.

The Aggies (8-13) got on the board in the second when Kaila Olson singled up the middle to drive in Christina Guidry. UCLA rallied though with three in the bottom of the third. With one out, junior Delaney Spaulding walked, sophomore Kylee Perez reached on an error and Sataraka belted her team-leading fifth homer of the season to left-center to put the Bruins up 3-1.

In the fourth, UCLA sent a dozen to the plate and scored half a dozen. Halstead led off with a single to right-center and was pinch-run for by freshman Imani Johnson, who moved to third on a double to center from freshman Zoe Shaw. One out later, Bennett singled to center to plate Johnson to make it 4-1. A walk to Spaulding loaded the bases, and one out later, Sataraka drew a free pass to force in Shaw with UCLA’s fifth run.

Hit by pitches of junior Gabrielle Maurice and sophomore Madeline Jelenicki on consecutive pitches scored Bennett and Spaulding to make it 7-1. Halstead then posted her second hit of the inning, a single up the middle, to bring in Sataraka to extend the lead to 8-1. Shaw brought the mercy rule into effect with a bases-loaded walk, as Maurice scored to make it 9-1.

The Bruins head to Lakewood next weekend for the Long Beach State Louisville Slugger Invitational. First up is a doubleheader on Friday against Mississippi State and the host 49ers, starting at 4:30 p.m. at Lakewood’s Mayfair Park.