sportsbriefs

Tuesday, February 4, 1997 Jakins selected No. 1 by MLS UCLA senior and standout defender Tahj Jakins was the first player selected in Major League Soccer’s second collegiate draft, held on Sunday. Jakins, who was selected by the Colorado Rapids after his senior campaign, becomes the 17th Bruin to join MLS and the third with […]

Bruins sweep away UNLV series as their just deserts

Monday, February 3, 1997 BASEBALL: Sloppy Rebel fieldwork, strong UCLA pitching lead to victoryBy Kristina Wilcox Daily Bruin Contributor Motivated by a talk show call, Eric Valent had a great series against UNLV this weekend, driving in five runs on Friday and Sunday. The UCLA baseball team, in turn, swept the desert series from the […]

Briefs

Monday, February 3, 1997 Swimmers swept in Bay Area This weekend was a rough one for the Bruin swimmers. On Friday, UCLA (6-2) was defeated by top-ranked Stanford 180.5-112.5. However, Lindsay Etter, Keiko Price and Rose Huelskamp (diving) all won events for UCLA. The following day, despite four multiple individual winners, the Bruins fell to […]