Friday, April 19, 1996 By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff After facing minimal competition in a quadrangular meet last Saturday, the UCLA men’s track team faces an altogether different kind of challenge in Walnut this weekend at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays. Hosted by Mount San Antonio College, the relays boast entrants of international caliber. […]
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Softball finds road a little less bumpy
Friday, April 19, 1996 UCLA begins soft portion of schedule at Arizona State this SaturdayBy Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Contributor After being swept by top-ranked Arizona last Saturday, the UCLA softball team could breathe a sigh of relief, knowing it had just finished off the toughest portion of its schedule. Or had it? The Bruins […]
Volleyball vies to upend upstart Pacific
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, […]
Baseball runs out of answers
Thursday, April 18, 1996 Season-high four homers cannot overcome AztecsBy Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor If it were a home run contest, the No. 13 UCLA baseball team would have squeaked out a win against San Diego State last night. The Bruins hit a season-high four home runs, while the Aztecs hit two. At the […]
Stanford stands in m.tennis’ path
Thursday, April 18, 1996 No. 2 Cardinal can spoil Bruins’ 21-match win streak Saturday at LATCBy Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff Over the course of a season, it would be standard fare for even the best teams to take a few losses and struggle through the occasional slump. For the top-ranked UCLA men’s tennis team, […]
Recruiting prospects bright for m.hoops
Thursday, April 18, 1996 By Scott Yamaguchi, Melissa Anderson and Robert Stevens Daily Bruin Senior Staff With former UCLA assistant coach Lorenzo Romar accepting Pepperdine’s head coaching position at the end of the 1995-96 season, critics of the Bruin program became ultra-skeptical about any future success head coach Jim Harrick would have in luring top […]
With Robins grounded, Taylor again swings into starting line-up
Thursday, April 18, 1996 Irvine win focuses spikers heading into conference playoffsBy Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff Freshman Fred Robins, one of the regular starters at swing hitter for No. 3 UCLA, will not suit up for Saturday’s first-round MPSF playoff match against No. 9 Pacific. Robins was injured last Friday in a 15-10, 15-10, […]