This post was updated July 6 at 6:04 p.m.

As UCLA Athletics takes a break for the summer, professional sports are still in full swing, with many current and former Bruins taking part. Each week during the summer, Daily Bruin Sports will take a look at the standout performances of the past week from UCLA athletes as we count down the days until fall.

Women’s basketball: Angela Dugalić

WILLA CAMPION

assistant Sports editor

With one of the team’s top scorers absent from the court, Serbia needed someone to step up, or else it might face a blow-out loss.

Angela Dugalić answered the call, posting a professional career-high 20 points and shooting three-for-four from beyond the arc against Slovenia, despite scoring just 10 total points over Serbia’s first two games of the tournament.

Graduate student forward Dugalić, who is returning to UCLA next year for a sixth collegiate season, competed with No. 8 Serbia at the FIBA EuroBasket in Italy from June 18 to June 21. Although the squad failed to advance from pool play after going 0-3, Dugalić posted professional career-high stats and led the team in total rebounds.

And while the Bruin’s offensive efficiency in her final game of the tournament against No. 22 Slovenia – a contest Serbia lost 84-69 – was an outlying performance in comparison to her first two games where she shot 25% and 0%, respectively, from the 3-point line, Dugalić’s contributions on the other side of the ball made her a seemingly valuable asset.

Serbia opened the tournament with a 70-61 loss to No. 16 Italy. Dugalić, who started the game at the four, led the team with seven rebounds.

She spent 35.33 minutes – a team high – on the court, likely due to her defensive presence, which included the team’s sole block.

Serbia didn’t find much more success in its second game of the group stage against Lithuania, a matchup Dugalić’s team lost 74-63. The Bruin came off the bench halfway through the first quarter and recorded another team-high eight rebounds, before getting subbed off with five minutes left in the game.

The third and final loss to Slovenia in pool play cemented Serbia – the second-highest-ranked team entering play – at the bottom of Group B’s standings and marked its exit from the tournament, which Belgium ultimately went on to win in a nail-biter over Spain. This is the sixth tournament Dugalić – who was born in Illinois to immigrant parents from Serbia – has played in with the national team, including, most notably, at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Women’s gymnastics: Jordis Eichman, Ashlee Sullivan

ELLA DUNDERDALE

assistant Sports editor

Although collegiate gymnastics is on the horizon, several incoming Bruins are still in the thick of elite competition.

Incoming freshmen Ashlee Sullivan and Jordis Eichman competed at the American Classic in Columbus, Ohio from June 27 to June 28. By participating, both qualified for the U.S. Classic, which will take place July 18 and July 19 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Sullivan, who has trained with Metroplex Gymnastics in Allen, Texas, competed on bars and beam, where she notched an 11.450 and 12.650, respectively. She was one of just two senior athletes who opted out of the all-around, though she has not shared a reason for that decision.

Beyond her limited participation at the American Classic, Sullivan is coming off of a strong elite showing at this February’s Winter Cup. She took home the all-around gold and posted significantly higher bars and beam marks – 13.350 and 13.550, respectively – exemplifying her high potential on those events.

Eichman, who returned to elite competitions this year after nearly two years out due to injury, competed in the all-around, where she took ninth place. The Colorado Springs, Colorado, local sustained an ACL tear while recovering from a neck injury in 2023, and the combination kept her off of the competitive floor until earlier this year.

Though her scores slightly dropped on three apparatuses compared to the Winter Cup, she managed to raise her floor total from 11.800 to 12.200, which secured her a sixth-place finish on the event.

Eichman and Sullivan continue to build momentum ahead of their Bruin debuts as they balance elite ambitions and NCAA preparation.