Category Archives: Sports

Monday, April 22, 1996 Spikers demoralize Tigers, CSUN next for No. 3 BruinsBy Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff Many times this season, as setter Stein Metzger and opposite hitter Paul Nihipali have gone, so have the Bruins. Saturday night was no exception. With Nihipali neutralizing Pacific’s Greg Wakeham ­ who entered the match as the […]

Monday, April 22, 1996 Softball storms desert with Sun Devil sweepBy Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Contributor The last time the UCLA softball team returned from the desert, its confidence evaporated after an Arizona sweep. This time, the sun brought nothing but smiles to the Bruin faces after they dominated 20th-ranked Arizona State en route to […]

Monday, April 22, 1996 W. tennis shot in the foot in Bay Area split Bruins win one of two in finale minus services of ChiBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff The fifth-ranked UCLA women’s tennis team traveled up to the Bay Area last weekend trying to achieve a rare sweep of Stanford and California, and […]

Friday, April 19, 1996 By Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff Men’s volleyball post-season; that time of the year when regular season wins and losses mean nothing and the final outcome of the match determines whether a team will continue its quest for a national title, or depart for an early off-season. Defending national champion UCLA, […]

Friday, April 19, 1996 Second shot against Cardinal looms, but Bears are first in lineBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff With three weeks remaining until the national championships begin at Tallahassee, Fla., the fifth-ranked UCLA women’s tennis team travels to the Bay Area this weekend for a pair of matches against California and Stanford. This […]

Friday, April 19, 1996 Mother Nature one of tough opponents for w. trackBy Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Staff Two weeks ago, the UCLA women’s track and field team flew to Austin to compete in the prestigious Texas Relays, where head coach Jeannette Bolden had hoped that the high level of competition would push the Bruins […]

Friday, April 19, 1996 Bruins need series victory to keep hold on second placeBy Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor While the No. 13 UCLA baseball team spent the week honing its hitting and fielding skills in preparation for this weekend’s three-game series with Arizona State, suspicion prevails that the Sun Devils were busy perfecting their […]