Category Archives: Sports

Monday, April 1, 1996 By Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff Proving a 16-day hiatus from hardwood competition did them little harm, the No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball team handily pounded archrival USC Friday night, sweeping the No. 13 Trojans 15-8, 15-11, 15-12 at Pauley Pavilion. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for UCLA, who […]

Monday, April 1, 1996Wildcats snag revengeBy Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Staff Ten months to the day after the Bruins claimed the national championship over Arizona, the Wildcat softball team finally got a chance for revenge. They didn’t waste the opportunity. After dashing Arizona’s championship dreams of a year ago with a 4-2 victory in the […]

Monday, April 1, 1996 By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff What began as one of the most hyped competitions of the season for the UCLA women’s gymnastics team turned into a nightmare almost immediately at the Pacific 10 championships held at Oregon State on March 23. After the first rotation, the defending champion Bruins were […]

Monday, April 1, 1996 By Mark J. Dittmer Daily Bruin Contributor Every team goes through a slump. Players are rusty, they get tired and every break starts to go the wrong way. The UCLA women’s water polo team, however, has proved capable of going through such a stretch without a scratch. Mired in a slump […]

Monday, April 1, 1996 By Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff After posting two clutch victories during spring break, the UCLA women’s tennis team seems to have put itself in great shape for the final month of the season. Keeping in mind that they have to take on powerhouses Stanford, California and USC in the final […]

Monday, April 1, 1996 By Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Staff Six baseball games, including an interstate road trip and a trifecta of transcity meetings with the nation’s second-best ball club ­ not what you’d call the ideal spring break. For the UCLA baseball team, however, it was some picnic. In a week that was far […]

Monday, April 1, 1996 Disappointing loss forces m. hoops to fix errors, move onBy Melissa Anderson and Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA men’s basketball team, which had mastered the art of escape in a precarious run to the 1995 Pacific 10 Championship, chose a most inopportune moment to run out of answers. Shackled […]