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 […]
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Eric Billigmeier: Fearfully familiar fate for football
Sixteen years old without a care in the world except who the Bruins played in football on Saturday. That was me in 1989. After purchasing my first car that year, my first thought was not of the beckoning, scenic highways of America. No, it was more along the lines of, “Cool, now I can get to the Rose Bowl […]
Football optimistic despite 2-3 record
By Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Senior Staff To all those UCLA football fans who were not glued to the television set Saturday afternoon watching the Bruins’ 37-10 beating at the hands of Washington, UCLA head coach Terry Donahue would probably seem a madman. Donahue, whose team has struggled through recent weeks with three consecutive losses, asserted after the UW […]
Polo hauls in third-place finish at NorCal
By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Senior Staff The UCLA men’s water polo team proved they are in contention for a national championship last weekend, placing third at the Northern California Tournament at Stanford, and beating No. 3 California along the way for the first time since 1991. The Bruins (10-4 overall, 1-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) beat […]
Spikers to play the unknown in SDSU
By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Staff San Diego State women’s volleyball head coach Myles Gabel spent the day before his team’s match with No. 3 UCLA searching for advantages. He found exactly one. “Well, I’m happy we’re home rather than going up there to play,” Gabel said. “When you play UCLA, advantages are hard to find. I try to […]
W. Soccer battles to tie
By Hye Kwon IRVINE – The UCLA women’s soccer team battled the UC Irvine Anteaters courageously, but came away from the overtime match with a scoreless tie on Monday night at Anteater Stadium. The Bruins’ record now goes to 6-2-2 overall, and the Anteaters move to 6-4-1. The match featured the return of sophomore defender Sue Skenderian. She returned, […]
W. golf rides wave of success into tourney
By Lawrence Ma Daily Bruin Senior Staff Jackie Tobian-Steinmann must be feeling awfully good these days, and why not? The head coach of the UCLA women’s golf team took her team to two tournaments this fall and returned home with the big trophies. The Bruins are undefeated this season, taking team titles at the Brigham Young Invitational and last […]