Friday, January 10, 1997 Tough waters loom ahead for Bruin swimmers Today the ninth-ranked UCLA women’s swimming team will compete in their last home meet of the year against the University of Illinois, hoping to extend their undefeated record to 6-0. So far the Bruins have dominated the competition in all of their meets, including […]
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Bruin Update
Friday, January 10, 1997 Thursday’s Results M. Basketball Stanford 109, UCLA 61 Today’s Games M. Tennis vs. Cal Poly SLO, 1:30 p.m. W. Swimming vs. Illinois, 2 p.m. W. Gymnastics @ Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m. W. Basketball vs. Stanford, 7:30 p.m. M. Volleyball @ UCSB Tournament All day, through Sunday W. Tennis @ Great […]
Bruins left blushing
Friday, January 10, 1997 M. HOOPS: Stanford hands UCLA its worst loss ever, 109-61By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff STANFORD, Calif. — The UCLA basketball team lost a game by 48 points last night. The UCLA basketball program, one of the most consistently successful in the nation, was on the losing end of a 109-61 […]
UCLA starts season with high hopes
Friday, January 10, 1997 M. VOLLEYBALL: With four new players in tow, confident team enters Santa Barbara tournamentBy Jennifer Kollenborn Daily Bruin Contributor The title defense begins today. "We are contending for an NCAA championship," UCLA head coach Al Scates said. Scates’ confidence stems from his past 16 NCAA titles. The Bruins spring forth into […]
Bruins look to ax Stanford¹s record streak
Friday, January 10, 1997 W. HOOPS: Freshman lineup also hopes to extend streak vs. CalBy A. CinQue Carter Daily Bruin Contributor Once again something will be missing from this matchup of Pacific 10 rivals. Tara VanDerveer took last season off as the Stanford Cardinal’s head coach to coach the USA women’s Olympic team. Also last […]
UCLA vaults to No. 1 preseason ranking
Thursday, January 9, 1997 GYMNASTICS: Top-notch recruiting class joins four returning All-AmericansBy Lisa Quon Daily Bruin Contributor Last spring at the NCAA Nationals, the UCLA women’s gymnastics team finished the season with an inspirational second-place showing to prove that they had the hearts of champions. This year they have the talent to match it. With […]
Interest in women’s hoops lacking despite positive reports
Thursday, January 9, 1997 OPINION: Women’s pro basketball is merely an athletic apparel tacticIn recent weeks the inaugural season of the women’s professional American Basketball League reached the halfway mark, and the question now is: Does anybody really care? The league’s organizers think they do. ABL officials are claiming victory after attendance for the first […]