W. soccer wants revenge in Malibu Two losses to Pepperdine last year help fuel UCLA’s determination By Hye Kwon The UCLA women’s soccer team is going to Malibu this afternoon with more than just winning on their minds. The Bruins want to take revenge on Pepperdine for the losses they suffered last year. Last season, […]
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Soccer veterans battle to return to the field
Soccer veterans battle to return to the field Martin and Chaisongkram suffer similar knee injuries, out of action for 1994-95 By Tim Costner Daily Bruin Senior Staff The 1994 spring season began well enough for the UCLA men’s soccer team. The Bruins, without the presence of any of the seniors who had helped lead the […]
Water polo returns to Palo Alto for rematch
Water polo returns to Palo Alto for rematch Bruins hope to defeat Cardinal in wake of narrow one-point loss By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Senior Staff It seems the UCLA men’s water polo team spends more time in Northern California than it does in Westwood. The fourth-ranked Bruins (10-4, 1-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports […]
Spikers destroy SDSU in road win
By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Staff SAN DIEGO – On Tuesday night, the only difference between San Diego State women’s volleyball coach Myles Gabel and General Custer is that Gabel has to watch the game films the next day. After the third-ranked Bruins systematically dismantled the Aztecs, 15-5, 15-5, 15-6, in a swift one hour and three minutes, Gabel […]
Cal’s youthful spikers might provide surprise
The UCLA women’s volleyball team will travel to the Bay Area this weekend for a pair of matches with California and Stanford. The Stanford match figures to get most of the attention. Rightly so, but in Cal, UCLA faces a young team that could give the Bruins a run for their money. On Friday night, the third-ranked Bruins will […]
Full speed ahead
By Mark Singerton At the northern end of Ethiopia, Africa, you will find the country of Eritrea and its capital, Asmara. At one time, Asmara was the home of UCLA freshman distance runner Mebrahtom Keflezighi. However, the city and its people were eventually engulfed in Eritrea’s war for independence from neighboring Ethiopia, and Keflezighi remembers […]
Taylor crosses the country to lead UCLA
By Mark Singerton Shelley Taylor came back to Los Angeles because she loves to run. Originally, the two-time All-American junior from Huntington Beach left California to pursue her cross country career at a top-flight collegiate program. The University of Arkansas ranked in the top five in the sport, and she had grand ideas of attending. Taylor wanted to win, and […]