SUNRIVER, Ore. “”mdash; With the conditions at their harshest and the pressure at its highest, it was UCLA’s most inexperienced tournament player who single-handedly kept the Bruins’ championship hopes alive to the bitter end. And while freshman Amie Cochran, who sports a Superman head cover on her driver, may not have saved the day for […]
Author Archives: Seth Fast Glass
W. golf: Bruins driving under reign of Blue Devils
SUNRIVER, Ore. “”mdash; As UCLA sophomore Hannah Jun’s approach shot caromed into the lake bordering the ninth hole on the Meadows Course at the Sunriver Resort, the wind began to pick up, and a light rain started to fall. It was a foreboding sign to the Bruins, who at the time were tied atop the […]
W. golf: Great expectations not realized
No matter how slowly the UCLA women’s golf team has started each round of its two postseason tournaments this year, the Bruins have always made up the difference on the back nine. On Wednesday, however, UCLA’s frigid start carried over until the team’s final hole. Faced with a second consecutive wet and dreary day at […]
W. golf: Women’s golf one back at NCAAs
For a team that prides itself on being different than last year’s, the UCLA women’s golf team is doing its best to dispel any apparent contrasts. Yet when considering that last season’s team claimed the national title, drawing comparisons may not be a bad thing after all. After the first round of the NCAA Championships […]
W. golf: Taking aim at an NCAA repeat
Ask UCLA women’s golf coach Carrie Forsyth why her team has a chance to repeat as national champions, and the answer may be surprising. It’s not because the Bruins are the best team in the field. Forsyth believes only four rounds of championship golf can confirm that. It’s not because UCLA is the defending champion. […]
M. golf: A fresh start
Almost each and every night, Daniel Im loads his golf clubs into the trunk of his Acura and makes the 10-minute drive down Westwood Boulevard toward Rancho Park, the closest public driving range to UCLA. It’s a tradition that Im, currently a freshman on the men’s golf team, started in high school in La Mirada […]
W. basketball: Bruin coach heading to Duke
The UCLA women’s basketball team lost an integral member of its family on Monday when it was announced that Bruin assistant coach Tia Jackson agreed to join the Duke women’s basketball coaching staff beginning in June. Jackson, a native of Salisbury, Md., said the decision was primarily based on the chance to join one of […]