Thursday, April 4, 1996 Gauchos snatch second MPSF match from No. 2 BruinsBy Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff The old adage that all good things must come to an end was painfully experienced by the No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball team Wednesday night as their 43-match home winning streak was extinguished by No. 6 UC […]
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Swimmers, divers end season of achievments
Thursday, April 4, 1996 By A. CinQue Carter Daily Bruin Contributor With the spring quarter finally here, the swimming and diving seasons have come to an end. After placing second at the Pacific-10 Championships to nine-time defending champion Stanford, the Bruins were looking forward to making their mark at the NCAAs. Unfortunately, the competition was […]
M. Tennis takes Pepperdine, faces hard weeks ahead
Wednesday, April 3, 1996 By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff There have been precious few roadblocks this season for the top-ranked UCLA men’s tennis team, but when they have arisen, they have been hurdled like so many puddles. Over spring break they surmounted one of the biggest problems when those puddles turned into Waves. UCLA […]
M. volleyball looking for redemption
Wednesday, April 3, 1996 By Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff Only two teams have taken a match from the No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball team all season, and the Bruins will host the rubber match against one of them, UC Santa Barbara, tonight at Pauley Pavilion. A strong performance against the No. 6 Gauchos is […]
It’s all Greek to head gym coach
Wednesday, April 3, 1996 By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff Last fall UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos was experimenting with music for a floor routine, when she had an interesting idea. "The beat was to one of the Greek dances that I know well, and I was dancing around and I realized my heart rate […]
W. tennis strives to maintain ranking despite tough opponent
Wednesday, April 3, 1996 By Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff It’s been a relatively successful season for the UCLA women’s tennis team, which has accumulated an overall record of 14-2 and holds a No. 6 ranking in the latest polls. However, the storybook ending has yet to be written because the five matches coming up […]
Baseball unable to overcome Titan strength
Wednesday, April 3, 1996 Bruins hold fast for five innings, Fullerton steps up to capture 18-8 winBy Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor Tuesday night’s baseball game between No. 10 UCLA and No. 1 Cal State Fullerton was a close, hard-fought game for about five innings. After that, the flood gates opened and the Bruins were […]