Sunday syllabus: the week that was and the week ahead
A soggy weekend ruined some of the schedule, but for the Bruin men’s basketball team, things couldn’t be sunnier!
Baseball:
>> Last week: The Bruins finally got to play, but the schedule was re-arranged thanks to the weather. After a Friday rainout, UCLA opened its season Saturday with a dramatic 7-5 win over Oklahoma as right fielder Gabe Cohen blasted a two-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. Freshman Dan Klein (1-0) got the win. In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, the Sooners came back to defeat UCLA, 3-2, in 12 innings. Starter Tim Murphy held Oklahoma to two runs in six innings and Brendan Lafferty pitched four innings of scoreless ball, but Klein gave up a run in the top of the 12th and took the loss (1-1).
>> This week: The Sunday game with Oklahoma was rained out, so the Bruins will play next on Tuesday at Jackie Robinson Stadium against Cal State Northridge and Wednesday against UC Santa Barbara. Game time for both is 6 p.m. On Friday, UCLA will host Southern at Jackie Robinson Stadium (6 p.m.) and then play Bethune-Cookman on ESPN2 on Saturday at 5 p.m. UCLA will have its first meeting of the season with USC at Dedeaux Field on Sunday, March 2 at 1 p.m.
Football:
>> Last week: UCLA confirmed last week that Eric Scott is no longer on the football staff and that Reggie Moore will be the wide receivers coach in 2008.
Men’s Basketball:
>> Last week: The Bruins began the week ranked No. 6 in the nation and they will move up thanks to defeats of teams ahead of them (Memphis, Kansas, Duke) and two wins against Oregon State (84-49) and Oregon (75-65). In Saturday’s game, UCLA (24-3, 12-2 Pac-10) trailed for almost 31 minutes and was down, 48-37, before dominating the final 13 minutes of the game, outscoring the Ducks, 38-17, to end the game.
>> This week: The Bruins head to Arizona for games against Arizona State (17-9, 7-7) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and against Arizona (17-10, 7-7) on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Men’s Golf:
>> Last week: The second-ranked Bruins finished second to No. 4 Alabama in the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational in Ponte Vedra, Fla., early in the week. UCLA soph Jason Kang tied for second at 214 (-2) for the three rounds and defending champion Kevin Chappell tied for 12th.
>> This week: The Bruin "Blue Team" (second squad) will play in the Cal State Bakersfield Spring Invitational at Seven Oaks Country Club on Monday and Tuesday.
Men’s Tennis:
>> Last week: The sixth-ranked Bruins had both of their matches canceled, against Arizona State and Arizona. Because these matches do not count in the Pac-10 standings, they will not be made up.
>> This week: Weather permitting, the Bruins (7-1) will be back in action Wednesday against UC Santa Barbara at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. UCLA will also send teams to the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship in La Jolla, being held from Friday through Sunday.
Men’s Volleyball:
>> Last week: UCLA (10-7, 7-6 in MPSF play) has lost four of its last six Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matches, losing twice this past week at UC Santa Barbara and at Cal State Northridge, both times in four sets. Sophomore Garrett Muagututia had a career night against the Matadors, hitting .480 with 31 kills, but UCLA failed to close out the third set despite having three set points and then lost the fourth set, 30-28.
>> This week: UCLA finishes its midseason, six-game road trip with two matches against Ball State in Muncie, Ind., on Friday and Saturday.
Women’s Basketball:
>> Last week: UCLA split two games on the road, defeating Oregon State in Corvallis, 55-52, on Thursday night and then dropping a 66-55 decision to Oregon at McArthur Court in Eugene on Saturday. As usual, senior Lindsay Pluimer led the Bruins in scoring in both games, with 17 and 15 points, respectively.
>> This week: The Bruins (14-13, 9-7 for fifth in the Pac-10) complete their regular-season schedule at home against Arizona State (17-9, 11-4 for 3rd in Pac-10) on Thursday night and against Arizona (9-18, 3-13 for 9th in Pac-10) on Saturday at 11 a.m. In the first meetings, UCLA lost to Arizona State and defeated Arizona on the road.
Women’s Golf:
>> This week: The No. 1-ranked women’s golf team will find out just how good it is starting Monday at the Wildcat Invitational in Tuscon. A total of 12 of the top 25 teams in the nation will compete, including No. 2 Duke (three-time defending NCAA champions), No. 3 Arizona State and No. 4 USC. UCLA boasts three players ranked in the top ten in the nation: All-American Tiffany Joh (5th) and freshmen Maria Jose Uribe (7th) and Glory Yang (9th).
Women’s Gymnastics:
>> Last week: The ninth-ranked Bruins eased past Arizona, 196.575 to 196.050, in Tucson to run their record to 12-0.
>> This week: No. 2-ranked Utah (8-0) comes to Pauley Pavilion today at 2 p.m. in a major test for the Bruins. The match will be Webcast live on the All-Access section of the uclabruins.com site (registration required).
Women’s Soccer:
>> Last week: UCLA’s sophomore scoring machine, Lauren Cheney, made the U.S. National Team for the Algarve Cup in Portugal from March 5-12. If she plays well, she has an opportunity to be part of the U.S. team for the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in April in Juarez, Mexico.
Women’s Softball:
>> Last week: UCLA is ranked fifth in the nation and has been busy at the Palm Springs Classic. The Bruin defeated Massachusetts, 4-2, and No. 18 Georgia, 5-2, on Friday and then followed up with two impressive wins Saturday. First, Anjelica Selden tossed a four-hitter as UCLA stomped No. 10 Baylor, 6-1, and then freshman Donna Kerr pitched a one-hit shutout as the Bruins cruised past No. 14 Hawaii, 3-0, in the nightcap. Selden improved to 6-1 on the season while Kerr is now 5-1 with a 0.88 ERA.
>> This week: UCLA (12-2) finishes up in the Coachella Valley with a game against No. 2 Northwestern today, then hosts Cal State Bakersfield on Wednesday at Easton Stadium. The Bruins then head south to the San Diego Invitational for five games in three days from Friday through Sunday.
Women’s Tennis:
>> Last week: The seventh-ranked Bruins were rained out against Arizona State on Friday, but defeated Arizona in Tucson, 6-1, yesterday to improve to 8-1 on the season.
>> This week: UCLA will take on Arizona State today in Tempe, weather permitting, and then start a busy week at home: Baylor on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., Stanford (5-1) on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and California (3-2) on Saturday beginning at noon.
Women’s Water Polo:
>> Last week: No. 1-ranked UCLA drowned Cal State Northridge, 12-4, and No. 9 Loyola Marymount. 11-6, on Saturday at the UC Irvine Invitational. Katie Rulon had four goals in the opener and Brittany Rowe added three goals against LMU to lead UCLA.
>> This week: UCLA (16-0) zipped past No. 5 Cal, 9-4 this morning and will play in the tournament championship match this afternoon at 5:15 p.m. Courtney Mathewson, Rowe and Anne Belden each had two goals for UCLA and goalkeeper Brittany Fullen had 11 saves. The Bruins have only one other match this week, at UC Santa Barbara next Saturday at noon.
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The CSUN website is reporting that the baseball tilt will be at the home of the Matadors beginning at 2 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday). It should be a shock for some of the UCLA faithful that there is life north of Westwood in the 'Valley.
Posted by: Greg B | February 25, 2008 at 03:53 PM