Signing day adds Olympian to Bruins’ gymnastics lineup The UCLA gymnastics team has signed Tasha Schwikert and Lindsey Vanden Eykel to national letters of intent. Schwikert, from Las Vegas, is a 2000 Olympian and 2003 World Championship gold medalist, and Vanden Eykel, from Plano, Texas, is a former junior national champion. “The first time I […]
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M.basketball: True freshman Ariza leads squad in scoring, rebounding in exhibition match
The pre-game jitters that rose up within Trevor Ariza’s stomach when he first stepped foot on the Pauley Pavilion floor Wednesday night had disappeared by the opening buzzer. In their place was a burgeoning confidence that only grew as the game progressed. Ariza, the first UCLA freshman since Jason Kapono to begin the year in […]
W. basketball: Pedersen, Pluimer ready to sign letters of intent
As she awaits Charde Houston’s decision, UCLA women’s basketball coach Kathy Olivier can take solace in one thing. Regardless of whether Houston, perhaps the nation’s top prep forward, commits to the Bruins or not, UCLA will have its third straight top-20 recruiting class according to most analysts. Local products Lindsay Pluimer and Lauren Pedersen orally […]
W. basketball: Selling point
Don’t laugh when Tia Jackson talks about bringing a championship to Westwood. Nikki Blue didn’t. Not even after a pair of 20-loss seasons that had some outside the UCLA women’s basketball community questioning the program’s direction. Jackson, the Bruins’ top assistant coach and one of the leading recruiters in the sport, has helped engineer a […]
M.basketball: Howland turns attention to centers Hollins, Fey
Ben Howland is never serene ““ it’s not in his nature. But the UCLA men’s basketball coach rarely raised his voice during Friday’s practice, the first that the public has been allowed to attend since the 2001 season. Instead, Howland relied on more subtle methods of instruction to get his point across. “He pretty much […]
M. basketball: Fey to start over Hollins
Mired on the bench for much of last season, Michael Fey is suddenly the center of attention. Fey, who played just eight minutes per game as a freshman last season, will start at center when UCLA opens the exhibition season Nov. 12 against EA Sports. Fellow-sophomore Ryan Hollins ““ Fey’s main competition at the position […]
W.soccer: Bruins earn victory over Trojans
A sluggish first half didn’t deter Lindsay Greco’s confidence as the redshirt junior midfielder jogged off the field Sunday afternoon. Greco notched a crucial second-half goal that helped the UCLA women’s soccer team emerge from its malaise as the Bruins clinched a share of the Pac-10 title with a 2-0 victory over USC at Drake […]