Author Archives: Matt Stevens

With six of its eight teams ranked in the top 25, it looks as though the Pac-10 is once again holding down the top spot in college softball.

UCLA junior All-American diver Marisa Samaniego blew away the competition in the NCAA Zone E 3-meter championships on Friday, winning the event by nearly 30 points.

The diving team experienced what coach Tom Stebbins labeled as a “catastrophe” Feb. 29, when freshman Laura Winn slammed her face into the springboard while executing a dive at the Pac-10 Championships in Washington state.

As the UCLA softball team prepares to begin play in its final regular season tournament, the Long Beach State Invitational, the team has reason to be proud.

Senior pitcher Anjelica Selden fell behind the first batter she faced, 3-0.

LONG BEACH “”mdash; Despite a plethora of lifetime-best swims, NCAA B-cut times and a solid fourth-place finish, perhaps the best moments of the Pac-10 Championships for the UCLA women’s swim team came after the meet ended and all the commotion subsided.

Since the UCLA women’s swim and dive team opened its season way back in October, its primary focus has remained the same: prepare for the postseason.