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 […]
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Bruins sail perilously over Waves
February 20, 1996 Bruins sail perilously over Waves By Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff MALIBU — With the entire squad rallying around Stephanie Chi’s courageous effort, the seventh-ranked UCLA women’s tennis team was able to hold off Pepperdine for an emotional 5-4 win Saturday afternoon. Despite suffering from an extreme case of an upset […]
Toiling
February 20, 1996 Toiling in obscurity Zak Ammirato is hailed by teammates as an exceptional player and all-around nice guy. So why hasn’t anyone else heard of him? By Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Contributor The praise arrives in truckloads. "Any time you look at Zak Ammirato you want everybody to play like him," junior […]
Bruin bats send Pepperdine Waves a crashing defeat
February 20, 1996 Bruin bats send Pepperdine Waves a crashing defeat By Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor As the Pepperdine baseball team staggered away from Jackie Robinson Stadium Sunday afternoon, they had to feel like they had been collectively sucker-punched. They are a good team. This wasn’t supposed to happen. The Waves (4-8) went […]
M. hoops blocks out Sun in Pauley
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 […]
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 […]