Field hockey splits first two games
The women’s field hockey team played in two matches this
past Saturday at UCLA. Facing Pepperdine first, the Bruins won 3-0.
The first goal was off a short corner pass from Merly Ueno to
Marissa Sandoval, who tipped a shot on goal. Melissa Lorang gave a
perfect deflection to put away the goal. The second goal was
similar to the first, this time with Yvette Landeros taking the
final slap shot in. Sam Scholfield scored the final goal against
Pepperdine.
In a 2-1 loss to Cal Poly in the second game, the Bruin offense
dominated. Lorang was the team’s sole scorer. UCLA will face
Cal Poly again later in the season.
Up next this weekend for the field hockey team are games at San
Diego’s Olympic Training Center versus UCSD, San Diego State
and UCSB.
Anybody interested in UCLA field hockey can contact Marissa
Sandoval at (310) 836-4596 or [email protected], or visit the Web
site: www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/fieldhockey.
Ice hockey beats Western Washington
The UCLA ice hockey team opened its 75th anniversary season
hosting the Western Washington University Vikings.
After a successful 1999-2000 season the Vikings began their
season by traveling to Los Angeles to face USC and UCLA. They lost
to USC but entered the third period of that game down by just one
goal.
With such a close contest across town, UCLA could not afford to
underestimate its guests.
Just 25 seconds into the game, Ben Theule, assistant captain of
the UCLA squad and former Pac-8 MVP, scored the Bruins’ first
goal of the new season.
Playing with early-game excitement, the Bruins encountered two
penalties at the get-go. These initial mistakes didn’t hurt
the Bruins, and Justin Williams even gave UCLA a two goal lead by
scoring on the man-down (unassisted).
At that point the Bruins came together and netted four
unanswered goals. With two more from Theule and another man-down
goal by John Hodder (assist by Theule), the Bruins left for the
second period leading 6-0.
When the margin opened, so did the game, and UCLA coach Patrick
Masson started the second period running all four forward lines.
Freshman Robert Morel scored his first goal as a Bruin. Theule
added his fourth of the night, and Hodder (Theule) has his second
while a man down. After of two periods it was 9-0.
The Vikings out-shot the Bruins 41-35, but the final score read
12-3 in favor of UCLA.
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