February 20, 1996 M. hoops blocks out Sun in Pauley By Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Staff What’s the best way to bring your slumping freshman center out of his midseason lull? If you’re the UCLA men’s basketball team, all you have to do is bring on Arizona State – the seventh-place team in the […]
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Undefeated m. tennis heads to indoor tourney
February 20, 1996 Undefeated m. tennis heads to indoor tourney By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Contributor As midterm-riddled college students know, there truly is no rest for the weary. The UCLA men’s tennis team got that same lesson this weekend as it played dual matches on back-to-back days, just a few days before the […]
M. volleyball barely escapes falling into Lions’ cage
February 20, 1996 M. volleyball barely escapes falling into Lions’ cage By Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff Just when the first game of Friday’s men’s volleyball match against Loyola Marymount was beginning to look like a blowout, the courageous Lions clawed their way back into contention, an omen of things to come in UCLA’s […]
Records topple but Stanford stays on top
February 20, 1996 Records topple but Stanford stays on top By A. CinQue Carter Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA attempted to do what no team has done for nearly a decade this weekend at Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach. They tried to dethrone Stanford as the Pacific 10 champions. They’ll have to wait until […]
Water polo blows tourney competition out of water
February 20, 1996 Water polo blows tourney competition out of water By Mark J. Dittmer Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA women’s water polo team swept away the field in the UC San Diego tournament this weekend, beating its opponents in the tournament by a combined score of 49-11. The Bruins had looked at the […]
Bruin gymnasts beaming as wins propel them closer to top spot
February 20, 1996 Bruin gymnasts beaming as wins propel them closer to top spot By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff When freshman Susie Erickson dismounted from the beam with a 2 1Ž2 twist and a step during Sunday’s triangle women’s gymnastics meet at the Wooden Center, there was no way of knowing that that […]
W. hoops falls into Sun Devils’ trap
February 20, 1996 W. hoops falls into Sun Devils’ trapTenacious ASU defense shuts down Bruins, leads to down-to-wire 71-70 win By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA women’s basketball team got a taste of its own medicine against Arizona State Saturday afternoon in Tempe. Throughout the season, the Bruins have used their tenacious […]