As Michelle Greco lay awake Friday night, envisioning how her final collegiate home game would unfold, not even she could have pictured an ending this perfect. The fifth-year senior capped UCLA’s 13-point second-half comeback by burying a contested 12-footer with 6.2 seconds left, giving the Bruins a tense 56-54 victory over Oregon on Saturday afternoon […]
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Bruins defeat Beavers
Minutes after her team had finished making a bold statement on the court against Oregon State, Kathy Olivier made another one in the locker room. The UCLA women’s basketball head coach stated that she believes her team is worthy of an NCAA Tournament berth after the Bruins’ 82-71 victory over the Beavers last night at […]
Running out the clock
As the frothy waves lapped delicately on the Santa Monica shoreline, Michelle Greco ran, leaving behind a trail of footsteps not unlike the ones she and her siblings used to make while playing in the Santa Barbara sand years ago. But childhood memories of family vacations rarely invaded Greco’s thoughts during her daily oceanfront jogs […]
Mike Tyson, Ray Young more alike than thought
Tyson connected, Etienne collected, Tonya lost as expected. Unless I blinked when one of Tonya Harding’s hillbilly bodyguards whacked Don King in the knees with a lead pipe, Saturday’s boxing extravaganza was pretty much your standard fare. After all, it’s hard to get excited about an acknowledged cannibal and a former topless figure skater engaged […]
Team falls flat against Cardinal
After Sebnem Kimyaciogalu’s three-point attempt lodged itself between the rim and the backboard late in Saturday’s game, UCLA’s Nikki Blue leaped high in the air to pry the ball loose. Much like her team’s performance against Stanford, she fell just short. Nicole Powell tallied 24 points, and the No. 9Â Cardinal thwarted a spirited UCLA comeback, […]
Women’s basketball team wants revenge against Cal
Nearly a month has passed since the UCLA women’s basketball team stumbled at home against California, but the sting of the loss has not subsided. Still in the hunt for a NCAA bid, the Bruins will be seeking revenge when they get another chance at the Bears (8-15, 4-10 Pac-10) tonight in Berkeley. “We owe […]
Bouncing Back
A flu-ridden Michelle Greco couldn’t do it. Neither could an ice-cold Nikki Blue. So with the Bruins’ two most potent scorers a combined 4-of-23 from the field against Arizona, the squad’s lesser-known players rose to the challenge as UCLA upset the No. 24 Wildcats on Friday night at Pauley Pavilion, 48-47. The Bruins followed that […]