BASEBALL: After winning its home opener, BYU slumped into a five-loss skid, including three losses at Gonzaga before the Cougars finally trumped the Bulldogs 13-9 on their last weekend game. The Cougars got a pair of three-run homers from Steve Parker and Kasey Ko to break out of the slump and improve their record to 2-5.

WOMEN'S TENNIS: The Cougars improved their record to 7-6 this weekend by squeaking out a victory against Nevada Friday and then sweeping Kansas on Saturday.

Friday's match was tied 3-3 until the last event, when freshman Elizaveta Ezhova rallied to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 to clinch the team victory. The Cougars won every match Saturday against the Jayhawks.

MEN'S TENNIS: BYU (6-5) struggled on the road in Arizona — dropping a lopsided 7-0 match at Arizona State Friday and then falling 4-2 against the University of Arizona Saturday afternoon.

SOFTBALL: The Cougar softball team went 2-2 at last weekend's Wilson/Demarini Invitational in Tempe, Ariz..

BYU swept opening-day games with close wins against Drake and Creighton. But on Saturday, Creighton got its revenge by winning 10-1, and the Cougars also fell to No. 2 ranked Arizona State.

LACROSSE: The Cougars' 13-game home winning streak was broken Saturday, as the Michigan Wolverines used a strong third quarter to pull away for the 12-9 victory — their first ever in Provo.

RUGBY: The Cougars struggled in a lopsided 68-12 loss to the Denver Barbarians, a men's Super League team during a game in Grand Junction, Colo., on Saturday afternoon. The young Cougars were schooled by the experienced Barbarians, who feature six current or former USA national team players.

HOCKEY: BYU struggled against Utah Valley State this weekend and suffered a 7-3 loss at the hands of the Wolverines.

On tap

GYMNASTICS: vs. Southern Utah, Friday, 7 p.m.

MEN'S TENNIS: vs. Cal Poly, Friday, noon; vs. Montana State, Friday, 5:30 p.m.

HOCKEY: vs. Utah, Friday, 8:30 p.m.

RUGBY: vs. Utah, Saturday, 1 p.m.

LACROSSE: vs. Michigan State, Saturday, 1 p.m.

BASEBALL: at River City Classic — Thursday vs. San Jose State and Sacramento State; Friday vs. Utah Valley State; Saturday vs. UC Davis.

SOFTBALL: at Texas A&M Tournament — Thursday vs. Texas A&M; Friday vs. Illinois and Texas A&M; Saturday vs. Illinois and Louisiana Lafayette.

TRACK AND FIELD: at Notre Dame Last Chance, Friday and Saturday.

WOMEN'S GOLF: at UNLV Spring Tournament, Mar. 10-12.

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