Seeing them exhausted and unable to stand, senior middle blocker Kayla Cribbs ended UC Santa Cruz’s suffering with one final strike, bringing a 3-0 victory for the women’s volleyball team Friday night.

Despite showing major improvements, the Leopards suffered their first conference loss Saturday night, falling to Redlands, 40-21.

The men’s water polo team lost to the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags 15-6 Saturday morning at the La Verne Aquatics Center. But La Verne fans cheered as the Leopards went on to beat Mt. San Antonio College, 17- 13, later that day.

The Leopards received a royal beat down from the Cal Lutheran Regals Tuesday night at Frantz Athletic Court, losing 3-0.

The men’s soccer team tied with the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags, 1-1, after both teams failed to score a goal in the two overtime periods Saturday morning at Ortmayer Stadium.

Senior Sydney Rose sprints to the finish line finishing with a 27:19 race time at the SCIAC Multi-Dual Meet in La Mirada Friday.

With the track and field season officially starting in February, the coaching staff for track and field is preparing by ordering the necessary equipment for meets.

With an attack error by Occidental outside hitter Dana Michels closing the third set, the Leopards swept the Tigers off their paws in a 3-0 victory Saturday night at Frantz Athletic Court.

The women’s soccer team suffered its sixth loss in a row Saturday night, falling to Cal Lutheran, 2-1.

Sports results, schedule and standings for the week of Oct. 12, 2012.