Last year, Oregon stole a victory from the Bruins. UCLA responded with a theft of their own. After spending only one season in Eugene, Alan Borges was convinced to leave the Pacific Northwest in search of Southern California, and the Ducks are not happy about it. "I asked for a two- to three-year commitment from […]
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Start of league play looms ahead for men’s soccer
By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff The season is only eight games old, but crunch time has already arrived for the 13th-ranked UCLA men’s soccer team. This weekend, the Bruins open league play in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with games against Santa Barbara and San Diego State. With a 5-3 record, and with all […]
Match pits old players against new in friendly competition
By Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Contributor Is the men’s water polo alumni match this weekend a "Battle of the Titans?" Well, not quite. It is more like a battle of the ages. For the UCLA team, even playing against previous UCLA legends such as Olympian Alexis Rousseau (who played for the Bruins from 1986-89) is […]
UCLA to test its winning streak on Sun Devils, Wildcats
By Grace Wen Daily Bruin Senior Staff Although Arizona State’s Terri Cox is only 5-feet, 7-inches tall, the junior outside-hitter leads the nation in kills and digs per game. It may be surprising to some that, as a shorter player, her role on the team hasn’t been confined to the back row. Of course, the […]
Cross Country hopes to run its best against Stanford
By Mark J. Dittmer Daily Bruin Senior Staff The UCLA men’s and women’s cross country teams will board planes Friday morning, leaving Westwood behind. Their planes will set down more than 300 miles north of here, and they will be ready for a race. But a look around upon their arrival should confirm what everybody […]
Ice hockey, lacrosse prepare to kick-off new se
By Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff It’s finally time to face off for the UCLA ice hockey team, as the Bruins open their 1996-97 season by taking on California on Friday night. The puck will be dropped at 10:30 p.m. at the Ice-o-Plex in North Hills, which is located at 8345 Hayvenhurst Place off of […]
Oregon Ducks¹ Latimer set to prove himself again
By Rob Kariakin Daily Bruin Contributor and Andrea DeYoung Oregon Daily Emerald Before the season, Derien Latimer’s goal was simply to make the University of Oregon’s traveling team. He spent his summer nights tossing and turning, waiting for fall practice to begin so he could prove himself worthy of that modest dream. Two months later, […]