Category Archives: Sports

Tuesday, March 4, 1997 BASEBALL: Glaus adds fuel to fire as No. 1 UCLA looks to extend hot streakBy Kristina Wilcox Daily Bruin Contributor The top-ranked UCLA baseball team (20-2-1) hosts unranked UCSB (9-9) this afternoon in a nonconference game at Jackie Robinson Stadium, beginning at 3 p.m. The clubs faced each other at Santa […]

Tuesday, March 4, 1997 Women’s water polo star out with injury The UCLA women’s water polo team received "earth-shattering" news this week. X-rays and an MRI revealed that starting goalie Nicolle Payne has a bulging disk and a stress fracture in her lower vertebrate. Apparently Payne had experienced some pain in her lower legs in […]

Tuesday, March 4, 1997 M.VOLLEYBALL: Paul Nihipali strives to break UCLA’s all-time kills record at this week’s gameBy Jennifer Kollenborn Daily Bruin Contributor As a candidate for Player of the Year, senior Paul Nihipali may just prove this week that he deserves all of the recognition. Nihipali of the UCLA men’s volleyball team enters this […]

Tuesday, March 4, 1997 Honor bestowed on Glaus Shortstop/third baseman Troy Glaus was named one of four national players of the week, an award handed out by Louisville Slugger. Glaus smashed four homers last week, including a grand slam. He knocked in 13 runs and scored nine times as he went 8-for-17 in four games. […]

Tuesday, March 4, 1997 OPINION: This season’s amazing play signals team can go all the way Make no mistake when you hear those distant booms in the night. It isn’t an electrical storm or terrorists attacking the Veterans facility, it’s a UCLA baseball game. You want firepower, you want voluminous offense, you want tidal waves […]

Tuesday, March 4, 1997 OPINION: Early-season drubbings toughen up Bruins’ defense, focus Maturity. Work ethic. Effort. Killer instinct. Discipline. These were all things missing from last year’s Bruin basketball team. Sure it won the Pac-10 title and was ranked 17th overall, but this team was far from exceptional. This team’s players were resting on their […]

Monday, March 3, 1997 VOLLEYBALL: UCLA clinches fifth victory in Kilgour Cup with amazing crowd supportBy Jennifer Kollenborn Daily Bruin Contributor The notorious Bruin eight-clap resonated throughout Pauley Pavilion last Friday night as fans celebrated UCLA’s fifth consecutive victory in the Kilgour Cup. The No. 5 Bruins defeated seventh-ranked Hawaii 15-12, 15-12, 15-11 in front […]