By Christina Teller Daily Bruin Contributor From the beginning of the season, UCLA head coach Jeanette Bolden has focused on a period of seven days. One day at the USC dual meet, two at the Pac-10 Championships in Eugene, Ore., and four at the NCAA finals in Durham, NC. Read more...
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May 18, 9:00 pm
Championships should prove familiar territory
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May 18, 9:00 pm
Comeback win over Texas puts Bruins in quarterfinal match (ONLINE EXTRA!)
By Rekha Rao Daily Bruin Contributor With a comeback victory in singles and a game-winning match in doubles, the No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis team soared to victory and to the fourth round of the NCAA Division I Championship Friday after beating the University of Texas on Thursday by a score of 5-2. Read more...
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May 18, 9:00 pm
Bruins take first playoff game in stride
By Greg Lewis Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA literally stole the game away from Canisius. On the strength of an NCAA record-setting 10 steals, No. 1 seeded and third-ranked UCLA (40-11) scored eight runs to beat sixth-seeded Canisius (33-22) 8-0, despite getting more than one base hit in only one inning. Read more...
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May 18, 9:00 pm
Quick Long Beach team will be harder to catch
By Greg Lewis Daily Bruin Senior Staff Thursday afternoon’s 8-0 defeat of Canisius was exactly what No. 3 UCLA wanted. In the double-elimination Region 4 tournament, however, it is only one day out of a possible four for the defending NCAA champion Bruins. Read more...
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May 18, 9:00 pm
Pac-10 title at stake vs. Stanford
By Adam Karon Daily Bruin Contributor For UCLA, the Pac-10 season will be shortened to a three-game series when the Bruins take on the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal at Sunken Diamond in Palo Alto this weekend. UCLA is one game ahead of Stanford and Arizona State in the race for the conference title. Read more...
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May 17, 9:00 pm
Stepping up
By John Suehiro Daily Bruin Senior Staff In 1998, Stephanie Swenson proved her worth as a college softball pitcher by leading the UCLA pitching staff in several major categories, including earned run average (ERA), wins and strikeouts. Read more...
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May 17, 9:00 pm
NCAA Regional set to begin at Easton
By Greg Lewis Daily Bruin Senior Staff Intensity is the word of the week for the UCLA softball team. And while everybody knows the third-ranked Bruins (39-11) have the talent to win their NCAA regional at Easton Stadium, they just have to go out and prove it. Read more...