Monday, November 18, 1996 MEN’S SOCCER: Rain helps defense blank Cal as freshmen Travis, Bruno and Vagenas score goalsBy Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Contributor In the pouring rain at Berkeley, the UCLA men’s soccer team repeated as MPSF champions with a 4-0 annihilation of Cal at last night’s title game. "We pulled together to get […]
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UCLA to face Wildcats, little hope to ‘bowl’
Friday, November 15, 1996 FOOTBALL: Bruins must win this weekend for postseason considerationBy Rob Kariakin Daily Bruin Contributor "The Thrilla’ in Manila." "The Bay Bridge Series." "The Rumble in the Jungle." "Wrestlemania 29." What do these past sports events have in common? Colorful names? Well, yes. But more importantly, all involved championships of one kind […]
Bruins defeat German visitors
Friday, November 15, 1996 BASKETBALL: 71-44 exhibition win readies UCLA for preseasonBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff An old adage says you should never practice bad habits. In the Bruins’ 71-44 win on Thursday against the German 22-and-under National Team, interim head coach Steve Lavin called a timeout 24 seconds into the game, disappointed with […]
Bruins get first taste of Pac-10
Friday, November 15, 1996 SWIMMING: Weekend to include stiff competition from Arizona WildcatsBy Kristina L. Wilcox Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA women’s swimming and diving teams will face Pac-10 competition for the first time this season when they host Arizona State and the University of Arizona this weekend. The swimmers, who hold a 2-0 record […]
Runners need strong effort to qualify for NCAAA finals
Friday, November 15, 1996 By Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Contributor Everything that both the men’s and women’s cross country teams have worked for could come to a close this weekend. It may seem unfair that the effort put forth all season by the Bruin runners will solely be judged on their performance at the District […]
26 and still kicking
Thursday, November 14, 1996 CROSS COUNTRY: Hampson hopes to qualify for NCAAs at end of running careerBy Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Contributor Githa Hampson’s day of reckoning is about to arrive. After four years at UCLA, her eligibility will end at the conclusion of this cross country season. But Hampson, 26, UCLA’s No. 2 women’s […]
Bruins try to get in the groove for preseason
Thursday, November 14, 1996 BASKETBALL: UCLA needs to fine tune game plan as they take on German teamBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff Two days after notching a 35 point victory against Athletes in Action, the UCLA men’s basketball team will battle Germany’s 22-and-under national team tonight in a continuing effort to smooth out some […]