Thursday, May 2, 1996 Balk gives Bruins first win of season past ninth inningBy Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Staff Winning in extra innings: on Wednesday night, the UCLA baseball team finally grasped the concept. In their fourth attempt at an extra-inning victory this season, the No. 20 Bruins overcame a San Diego State team that […]
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M. golf lost in the Woods at Pac-10s
Thursday, May 2, 1996 By Arthur Choung Daily Bruin Contributor Greg Norman he is not. Tiger Woods extended his 12-stroke lead entering the final round, to win the Pac-10 Championships at the Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach. In the process, he broke the tournament record set by UCLA’s Corey Pavin in 1982 by […]
Baseball gores San Diego in shutout victory
Wednesday, May 1, 1996 Toreros blanked at home as Bruins end three-game slideBy Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor The 20th ranked UCLA baseball team got all the runs they needed on Eric Valent’s first inning three-run home run, as they cruised to a 6-0 victory over the San Diego Toreros on Tuesday. Valent had two […]
It’s three out for Kentucky’s Jenny Hansen
Wednesday, May 1, 1996 All-around streak halted as senior falters in final tryBy Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff Giving merit to the closeness of each of the individual event competitions at the women’s gymnastics national championships was the complete shut out on every event of Kentucky’s Jenny Hansen. Hansen, a senior, is the all-time richest […]
Concern wanes, optimisim gains as m soccer ends season
Wednesday, May 1, 1996 Top recruiting class will contribute tremendously to thin remaining rosterBy Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff After a disappointing end to last season’s championship run, the UCLA men’s soccer team entered the off-season with two key concerns. One, to restructure a lineup that was decimated by graduation and two, corral a top-notch […]
Metzger and Wells hunt for one last wave
Wednesday, May 1, 1996 Childhood friends see long road culminate with NCAA’s in PauleyBy Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff It is 1986 on a hot summer day in Honolulu. Two young teenage buddies, who have known each other since the fifth grade, decide to go to the beach together to do some surfing. Carefree in […]
Playing in spurts hurts w. water polo
Wednesday, May 1, 1996 Lack of consistency apparent to coach but not obvious in record By Mark J. Dittmer Daily Bruin Contributor From the day they came home from their season-opening tournament in La Jolla in February, it seemed a possibility that this year’s Bruin women’s water polo team might just go undefeated. Their 8-7 […]