Thursday, December 5, 1996 PRICE: Native of Hawaii developed talent on the mainland, plans to stay after graduating from UCLABy Kristina L. Wilcox Daily Bruin Contributor OK, what is a native Hawaiian doing on the UCLA swim team? Shouldn’t she be enjoying the gorgeous, clear ocean near Mililiani, and not a pool in Los Angeles? […]
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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 […]
Bruins remain optimistic despite further setbacks
Thursday, December 5, 1996 W. BASKETBALL: Team to test young line-up with a five-game stretchBy A. CinQue Carter Daily Bruin Contributor And the adversity continues for the UCLA women’s basketball team. The Bruins (1-1), having already begun the year without their starting backcourt from last season, suffered another blow Wednesday morning. Melanie Pearson, the Bruins’ […]
Chance renewed for NCAA championship
Thursday, December 5, 1996 M. WATER POLO: Bruins awarded at-large berth in tournament despite season of ups and downsBy Greg Calvert Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA men’s water polo team has been granted new life. Despite losing two of three games and placing sixth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament in Berkeley last weekend, […]
Bruins hope respite will help them charge the Matadors
Monday, December 2, 1996 M. HOOPS: Relatively short players from Northridge will have to rely on backcourt skillsBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff After a hiatus of almost two weeks in which interim head coach Steve Lavin stressed the importance of playing smart basketball, the UCLA men’s basketball team will get their first chance to […]
Season ends on dismal note for Bruins
Monday, December 2, 1996 VOLLEYBALL: For the first time, UCLA’s record makes it ineligible for NCAA postseason playBy Grace Wen Daily Bruin Senior Staff The NCAA announced selections for its 1996 postseason tournament on Sunday afternoon. For the first time in the program’s history, the UCLA women’s volleyball team failed to qualify for the tournament. […]
UCLA to play in NCAA tournament
Monday, December 2, 1996 WATER POLO: Despite loss to Pacific Tigers, UCLA wins at-large bidBy Greg Calvert Daily Bruin Contributor BERKELEY, Calif. — The sun was shining Friday on the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation water polo tournament in Berkeley, but that didn’t stop the UCLA Bruins from coming out cold as the Pacific Tigers stunned […]