Tuesday, January 28, 1997 M.TENNIS: No. 1 spot, chance to improve his mental game are factorsBy Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff Eric Taino was in a perfect situation. He was up a set and he had a chance at an early break during his singles match in the NCAA team finals against Stanford. Essentially, he […]
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UCLA deflated in final minute
Monday, January 27, 1997 M.HOOPS: Four nonconference losses may harm chances of securing top NCAA Tournament bidBy Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The UCLA men’s basketball team may feel that it has a case of deja vu. Although it was one year later and the arena was different, the overall scenario was […]
Poor logistical planning sets up Penn State loss
Monday, January 27, 1997 M.VOLLEYBALL: Bruins redeem tourney record with win over HawaiiBy Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA men’s volleyball team finds itself with a 1-1 record after this weekend’s tournament in Hawaii. "The coach is 0-1 and the team is 1-0," UCLA head coach Al Scates said. The No. 2 Bruins lost […]
Bruins rain out Hawaii’s parade, mop up entire series
Monday, January 27, 1997 BASEBALL: UCLA offense in paradise after scoring 45 runs vs. RainbowsBy Kristina Wilcox Daily Bruin Contributor Southern Californians and the Hawaii baseball team had something in common this weekend. They were both rained upon. While the heavens poured rain on the Southland, the UCLA baseball squad drenched the Rainbows with 45 […]
Fine performances can¹t save UCLA from Sun Devils
Monday, January 27, 1997 GYMNASTICS: Upset due in part to coach’s, All-American’s absenceBy Lisa Quon Daily Bruin Contributor After last week’s easy win over Stanford, the UCLA women’s gymnastics team felt confident going into Friday night’s matchup against 10th-ranked Arizona State. Although UCLA performed like national champion contenders, they were unable to stop ASU from […]
Bruins let ball (and game) slip through their fingers
Monday, January 27, 1997 W.HOOPS: Turnovers become UCLA’s Achilles’ heel in loss to TrojansBy Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Senior Staff For the second time in as many weeks, the UCLA women’s basketball team let a big lead slip away in a key Pacific 10 conference contest. Only one week after blowing a 20-point lead at […]
UCLA aces first dual match, sends Cougars whimpering
Monday, January 27, 1997 W.TENNIS: New coach, new players lead Bruins to win over Washington StateBy Christie DeBeau Daily Bruin Contributor With a substantial number of new additions to the UCLA women’s tennis team, the first dual match of the season was a test for the Bruins  one they passed with flying colors. Seventh-ranked […]