Bruins, USA softball continue to roll
The USA women’s softball team continued its domination at
the Pan-Am games, defeating the Dominican Republic 13-0 on Sunday
to improve to 6-0 in round robin play.
In the team’s 10-0 win over the Bahamas on Aug. 7, former
Bruin Amanda Freed went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, two runs
scored and four RBI. Former Bruins Lisa Fernandez and Tairia Mims
also had noteworthy performances, with Fernandez going 1-2 with a
home run, and Mims going 2-3 with a home run and two RBI.
The U.S. team hasn’t yet surrendered a run in this
year’s tournament, and since 1991, the U.S. has outscored its
Pan-Am opponents 213-2. The team is currently in the midst of a 48
game Pan-Am winning streak.
USA women’s water polo golden
Team USA defeated Canada 7-3 in Sunday’s women’s
water polo final at the Pan-Am Games.
Five current and former Bruins were on the 13-player squad.
Former Bruins Robin Beauregard, who scored twice in the final, and
Nicolle Payne were joined by current UCLA standout Natalie Golda
and two Bruin redshirts from the 2003 season, Thalia Munro and
Amber Stachowski
The U.S. team had just won its first ever FINA World
Championships gold medal with an 8-6 win over two-time defending
champion Italy on July 25.
Former Bruins tough on track
UCLA great Joanna Hayes won a gold medal in the 400m hurdles in
a time of 54.77 seconds on Aug. 6. During her UCLA career, Hayes
won the 400m hurdles at the 1999 NCAA Outdoor Championships and was
a multiple 100m/400m hurdles Pac-10 champion.
On the first day of competition, former Bruin Suzy Powell placed
fourth (196 feet, 10 inches) in the discus.
In men’s track, former Bruin Jesse Strutzel placed fourth
in the 800m with a time of 1:46.45. Strutzel qualified for the
final by winning the first heat of the men’s 800m semifinals in
1:49.58.
Notes compiled by David Regan, Bruin Sports Senior
Staff.