Category Archives: Sports

Monday, January 13, 1997 GYMNASTICS: Tiny point spread not as important as staunch performancesBy Lisa Quon Daily Bruin Contributor The season home opener for the UCLA women’s gymnastics team could not have begun with a more exciting match-up. Yesterday at Pauley Pavilion, the No. 1 ranked Bruins faced tough competition in the No. 3 ranked […]

Monday, January 13, 1997 M. HOOPS: Bruin victory saves road trip, despite sloppy startBy Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff DALY CITY, CA — Bouncing back from its most lopsided loss ever two days earlier, the UCLA men’s basketball team overcame a three point halftime deficit to leave the Bay Area on a positive note with […]

Monday, January 13, 1997 M. TENNIS: Team wins in straight sets despite off-season uncertaintyBy Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff It’s really not supposed to work like this. When a team spends an entire off-season retooling and then, in its first competition of the year, fields six players in different situations than the year before, they’re […]

Monday, January 13, 1997 M. VOLLEYBALL: Stillwell, Nihipali lead UCLA in kills for a powerful attackBy Jennifer Kollenborn Daily Bruin Contributor Last weekend the men’s volleyball team played in its first exhibition tournament of the year at the 33rd Annual UC Santa Barbara Elephant Bar and Restaurant Collegiate Invitational. UCLA placed third out of 24 […]

Monday, January 13, 1997 Friday’s Results W. Hoops ­ Stanford 74, UCLA 62 M. Tennis ­ UCLA 7 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 0 W. Gymnastics ­ UCLA 191.5, Cal State Fullerton 189.175 W. Swimming ­ UCLA 118, Illinois 84 Saturday’s Results M. Hoops ­ UCLA 64, California 56 M. Volleyball ­ Third place at […]

Monday, January 13, 1997 M. HOOPS: Johnson, O’Bannon save team’s road trip from disasterBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff DALY CITY, CA — After Thursday night’s debacle against Stanford, it looked as if the Bruins were doomed for a worse time on the road than Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels had on their way to […]

Monday, January 13, 1997 W. HOOPS: Reserve play is key against Cal; Stanford retains winning recordBy A. CinQue Carter Daily Bruin Contributor On Sunday afternoon, the Bruins hosted the Golden Bears of California (5-8, 1-3) in the Wooden Center. With six reserves playing double digit minutes, UCLA pulled out a 74-65 victory in front of […]