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UCLA sweep teams in round-robin play, loses only 2 games in 4 matches UCLA’s men’s volleyball team capped off a flawless effort at the Husky Dino Cup with a 25-20, 25-21, 25-17 victory over the University of Saskatchewan in the finals. The Bruins dropped just two games in their four matches en route to their fourth championship in the tournament’s 18-year history. After needing five games to defeat the University of Calgary in their first game, the Bruins swept Saskatchewan and York University in round-robin play. In the rematch against the Huskies in the finals, senior Kris Kraushaar led the Bruins with eight kills, while sophomore Steve Klosterman added seven. Redshirt freshman Julio Acevedo had 30 assists and junior libero Aaron Wexler added eight digs in a match where the Bruins outhit the Huskies .354 to .081. The Bruins also outblocked the Huskies 12.5 to 4.0. Senior quick hitter Paul Johnson, who led the Bruins with six blocks against the Huskies, was named to the tournament all-star team along with teammates Allan Vince and Jonathan Acosta.

MEN’S GOLF: The Bruins will look to defend their title in The Prestige at PGA West starting today. The tournament, hosted by UC Davis at the Greg Norman Course, features a 16-team field that includes Stanford, Notre Dame, Pepperdine, Oklahoma and Yale. Two rounds will be played today and the final round will be completed tomorrow on the par-72 course. Senior John Poucher, sophomores Peter Campbell, Chris Heintz, and Joakim Renstrom, and freshmen Daniel Im and Kevin Chappell are expected to compete for the Bruins. Former Bruins Parker McLachlin and John Merrick recently advanced to the second stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School. McLachlin posted a 10-under 278 tied for second best on the course at the Dayton Valley GC in Dayton, Nev. Merrick shot a 12-under 276 placing him fourth at the stage in San Juan Oaks in Hollister, CA. McLachlin and Merrick will now join current Bruin senior Travis Johnson, who qualified last weekend for the second stage, in hopes of joining the PGA. The final stage will be played Dec. 1-6 at the LaQuinta Resort.

SOFTBALL: The USA Elite team captured the first-ever World University Championships on Sunday in Plant City, Fla., with a 1-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in the finals. UCLA’s Andrea Duran led the team in hitting throughout the tournament with a .400 batting average. Yet it was Arizona’s Alicia Hollowell who took center stage, pitching a one-hitter in the final match. Hollowell had pitched a perfect game in Saturday’s 2-0 semi-final victory over the same team. Bruin sophomore Jodie Legaspi drove in both of Team USA’s runs with a two-run double in the fourth running. The back-to-back victories over Chinese Taipei avenged the team’s only loss in the tournament, a 3-2 loss during round-robin play.

Compiled by Andrew Finley and Bryan Chu, Bruin sports senior staff.

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