Glimpses of the defense that the 2003 UCLA women’s water polo team used to capture its NCAA championship title are beginning to surface in the play of this season’s undefeated Bruins. Holding their last three opponents to a total of seven goals, most recently Cal 15-6 and Pacific 15-1, on Saturday and Sunday respectively, UCLA […]
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W. basketball: Women’s basketball not going dancing
Last season, the Bruins cried, danced, and embraced after receiving news that they had made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. Unfortunately for the UCLA women’s basketball team, this season didn’t have that same storyline to it. After dropping five of its last six games, including a heartbreaking 73-71 opening-round […]
W. polo: Freshman’s comments result in suspension
Upset at Gabrielle Domanic’s comments in Friday’s Daily Bruin, UCLA women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian suspended the freshman driver for the Bruins’ next four games starting with today’s match-up with Cal State Northridge. Krikorian stated that the comments made by Domanic in regard to her former Foothill High School teammate Brittany Hayes, who is […]
W. basketball: UCLA loses in Pac-10 tourney
SAN JOSE “”mdash; When it came down to the final seconds of the game and probably the season, the ball was going to wind up in Nikki Blue’s hands. Down by two with 7.6 seconds remaining Saturday against Arizona State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Tournament, UCLA’s point guard knew of only one path […]
W. polo: Rivalry holds deeper meaning for water polo star
Whenever UCLA and USC square off in the pool, crosstown bragging rights and water polo supremacy are usually on the line. But this Saturday’s conference bout at Sunset Recreation Center between the No. 1 Bruins and No. 2 Trojans carries a special meaning for UCLA freshman Gabrielle Domanic. The driver will yet again face off […]
W. polo: Top Bruin scorers embody strength, experience
Before the season even began, women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian thought he knew exactly what he’d get out of his players. Krikorian recognized that with the return of sophomore Kelly Rulon, he’d be welcoming back a celebrated youngster who possessed a world of skill. But Krikorian wasn’t sure how freshman center Brittany Rowe would […]
W. hoops: Guard delivers big off bench
For once it wasn’t Nikki Blue or Lisa Willis that sparked the Bruins. It was seldom-used Shaina Zaidi. In UCLA’s loss against USC on Saturday, the sophomore guard was the most efficient player for the UCLA women’s basketball team. In just eight minutes of play, Zaidi tallied 10 points, all in the first half. The […]