Monday, January 6, 1997 UCLA ice hockey squad back in rink after hiatus Of all the sports to take a break for the winter, ice hockey would seem the least likely to do so. But they did. The UCLA ice hockey team will play its first game coming out of the break on Friday. As […]
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Wet and wild ascent along road to NCAA championship
Monday, January 6, 1997 WATER POLO: Bruins crush the Trojans’ hopes of achieving the 1996 titleBy Greg Calvert Daily Bruin Contributor Ladies and Gentlemen, this ride has come to an end. Thank you for riding UCLA’s water polo express, and please remember that the Bruins will be defending the NCAA title again next year. In […]
Men’s Basketball Notes
Monday, January 6, 1997 Kansas 96, UCLA 83 Behind sophomore forward Raef LaFrentz’ career-high 31 points, the top-ranked Jayhawks cruised past the No. 17 Bruins. Kansas’ Ryan Robertson, who started at the point guard spot in place of injured Jacque Vaughn, went scoreless, but had 11 assists in the game. Another key contributor for the […]
UW¹s strategy leads UCLA to key victory
Monday, January 6, 1997 M. HOOPS: Huskies’ defensive plan backfires; UCLA wins thanks to three-pointers, 79-70By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff University of Washington head coach Bob Bender’s strategy of switching to a zone defense to force UCLA to shoot outside worked like a charm. Unfortunately for Bender, it worked in favor of the Bruins […]
Underdog Bruins upset Trojans
Monday, January 6, 1997 WATER POLO: Goalie Swanson leads team to fifth title, at expense of first-ranked ‘SCBy Greg Calvert Daily Bruin Contributor LA JOLLA, Calif. — USC had the No. 1 ranking. But UCLA had goalkeeper Matt Swanson, who turned out to be the difference in the NCAA water polo title game Dec. 8 […]
Season off to encouraging start for Bruin women
Monday, January 6, 1997 W. HOOPS: With a victory over Washington State, UCLA opens conference play with a bangBy A. CinQue Carter Daily Bruin Contributor The Winter Break brought more ups than downs for the Bruin women for a change. At 7-4 UCLA is off to its best start since the 1991-92 season, when they […]
A sort of homecoming for Kansas¹ Californian starters
Thursday, December 5, 1996 JAYHAWKS: Men’s basketball team hopes to avenge last year’s loss with hometown advantage and large, loyal Bruin crowdBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff For the UCLA men’s basketball team, playing No. 1 Kansas on Saturday morning will be equivalent to an NBA squad hosting a European All-Star team consisting almost entirely […]