Women’s swimming in fourth place after day one of
Pac-10 Tournament UCLA’s 200-yard medley relay team
swam a school-record time of 1:40.75 at the Pac-10 championships in
Federal Way, Wash., on Wednesday, helping the Bruins climb into a
fourth-place tie after day one of the four-day meet. The team of
Katie Arnold, Eileen Seissen,
Kim Vandenberg, and Amy Thurman
led the team to a third-place finish in the event. Stanford won the
event in a time of 1:39.69. UCLA’s 800-yard free relay team
of Vandenberg, Nelson, Jane Imagane and
Shannon Hackett placed sixth in a time of 7:15.60.
Stanford (120 points) sits in first place, followed by California
(114), Arizona (110), UCLA (102) and Arizona State (102). The meet
will run from today through Saturday.
WOMEN’S WATER POLO: After winning their
home opener against UC Santa Barbara last Sunday, the top-ranked
Bruins will take on No. 9 Hawai’i today at the Sunset Canyon
Recreation Center. UCLA, undefeated on the season, has outscored
its opponents 98-27 this season. The Bruins have not lost to the
Rainbows in the 16 matches between the two schools. Hawai’i,
which enters the game 2-4 on the season, has lost to Stanford,
Indiana, Cal and USC. One day after facing the Rainbows, the Bruins
will travel to Santa Barbara to compete in the Gaucho
Invitational.
MEN’S HOOPS: Randy Foye
scored 23 points and the 23rd-ranked Wildcats survived a
nine-minute stretch without a field goal to beat No. 3 Boston
College 76-70 on Wednesday night. The fans stormed the court like
they have for two other home wins over ranked teams, chanted
“Tournament!” and shook hands with coach Jay
Wright. The Wildcats (18-6, 8-5 Big East) beat their
fourth Top 25 team of the year, including a win over then-No. 2
Kansas last month, and bolstered their chances of making their
first NCAA tournament appearance since 1999. Curtis
Sumpter scored 18 of his 20 points for Villanova in the
first half and Kyle Lowry added 11.
Compiled by Bruin staff and wire reports.