On the day the Angels went to the World Series, the No. 12 UCLA women’s soccer team couldn’t get over an early swing and miss. Senior defender Tracey Winzen fanned on a bounding Stanford pass and was forced to bring down a striker less than five minutes into the game. The No. 2 Cardinal scored […]
Author Archives: Jeff Agase
Fake field goal turns tide against team, Toledo
It was like an episode of “Let’s Make a Deal.” Monty Hall: “OK Coach Toledo, you’ve got a six point lead and can try a field goal that would put No. 7 Oregon down by nine points.” Toledo: (looking at the crowd)”¦”Gee Monty, nine points would mean they need to score twice to win, but […]
UCLA looks to sweep Stanford, Cal
The gun will sound Friday night at 7 p.m., and if the No.5 UCLA women’s soccer team doesn’t sprint out of the gates, it might already be too far behind. Pac-10 play begins with an emphatic bang against two perennial conference frontrunners, as No. 6 California (7-2-1) comes to Drake Stadium Friday and the Bruins […]
Tales of Pac-10 Webster’s games
Not that you care or anything, but let me clear this much up before we get into this week’s Pac-10 morsels. Yes, the second half of last Wednesday’s Pac-10 column came curiously disguised as completely blank space. And no, it’s not because I (1) gave up and just said the hell with it or (b) […]
Post-LSAT fatigue fixed by Bruins’, Angels’ wins
I took the LSAT on Saturday, and the way my mind felt after four hours of logic-drenched fun, I wasn’t even sure I could operate a doorknob. Wasn’t it a surprise to me, then, that when I got home at halftime of the UCLA-Oregon State game, and at the same time, the third inning of […]
Pac it up, Pac it in: fall season’s prospects
The worst phrase a UCLA student can hear the first week in October ““ even worse than, “in addition to class participation, your grade will depend on two papers, three exams, and a three-hour final” ““ is, “USC looks like it’s for real.” Indeed, the Trojans are actually living up to their unavoidable, perennial pre-season […]
Bruins eat Aztecs for lunch in San Diego
SAN DIEGO “”mdash; Ever look up at a fast food menu and have no idea what to order? My buddy Jeff once had this problem at Taco Bell, so he decided to drop nine bucks (that’s right – NINE) and gorge himself with a little of everything. If that sounds at all disgusting, just be […]