Last year, the stage was set. The UCLA women’s golf team, coming off its best season in the program’s history, hosted the Pac-10 Championships, and boasted the best player, the best freshman and the best coach in the conference. The tournament, which the Bruins won by a comfortable 18 shots, served as a coronation of […]
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Coaches voice concerns
While the recruiting process has changed over time, the lengths to which coaches will go to entice recruits has not. Years ago, the perception existed that college coaches lured prized high school recruits with material gifts and financial benefits. The NCAA hammered down on such violations by creating much stricter recruiting laws designed to limit […]
M. golf: Senior golfer’s season less than golden
He is the lone upperclassmen on his team. He was the lone returner with any considerable varsity experience. He was expected to lead his team by example. But for the past two tournaments, UCLA senior men’s golfer John Poucher has been nowhere near the champion’s trophy. He’s been nowhere near the tournament site, for that […]
M. golf: Men’s golf 5th at ASU Thunderbird Invitational
A year ago, it was a surprise when the UCLA men’s golf team wasn’t at the winner’s podium after a tournament. This year, it has become practice. The Bruins battled their way to another mediocre finish Saturday, finishing fifth in the ASU Thunderbird Invitational with a collective team total of 21-over par. While it may […]
W. golf: Women’s golf ties with ASU
Just when it looked like nothing would stop the No. 2 UCLA women’s golf team from rolling into the Pac-10 Championships on a three-tournament winning streak, lightning struck. Sort of. With UCLA holding a slight lead over the rest of the field and looking ready to cruise to another victory, Arizona State’s Charmaine Erasmus stepped […]
M. basketball: Washington wins first Pac-10 title
While Arizona’s Salim Stoudamire was making individual history, the Washington Huskies were making team history. Despite a tournament-high 37 points from the Wildcat sharpshooter, No. 14 Washington was able to fend off No. 8 Arizona to claim its first-ever Pac-10 Tournament title with an 81-72 upset win at Staples Center on Saturday. With the victory, […]
W. golf: Freshman swings UCLA to tourney win
As freshman Amie Cochran finished up her first of two scheduled rounds on Tuesday of the Spartan Invitational in San Jose, she was flummoxed. Not only had she just shot an opening-round 76, she had hurt her shoulder during the course of the round. “She wasn’t happy,” UCLA women’s golf coach Carrie Forsyth said. “Her […]