BOUND FOR THE MIDWEST; UCLA WOMEN TO FACE MICHIGAN.Byline: Rizza Yap Daily News Staff Writer Players jumped up with arms raised in the air as the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team on Sunday afternoon discovered where its first NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
The Bruins (19-8), seeded No. 7 in the Midwest Regional in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will face No. 10-seed Michigan (19-9) in the first round Friday at 4 p.m. PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there . Records dating back to 1974 show that UCLA and Michigan have never met. The Wolverines tied for third place in the Big 10, one of the toughest conferences in the nation. Cheers followed moments of tension on Sunday, when players held their breath while broadcasters listed the Mideast Regional selections. Sophomore forward Maylana Martin Maylana Lynn Martin (born April 17, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American former professional women's basketball player and currently a collegiate coach. Although born in Hawaii, she grew up in Southern California. said the team had thought it might receive a No. 8 or No. 9 seeding and end up in No. 1-seed Tennessee's bracket. ``The one team that scares us a little bit is Tennessee,'' fifth-year coach Kathy Olivier said of the two-time defending NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association champion. ``Just put us anywhere else, and we'll be fine.'' UCLA is just one of five Pac-10 teams in the tournament. Arizona received a No. 3 seed in the East, while Oregon is seeded No. 12 in the Mideast. Washington is seeded 13th in the Midwest, and conference-champion Stanford is the No. 1 seed in the West. This year marks UCLA's first trip to the postseason since 1992, when it advanced to the Midwest Regional before falling to Southwest Missouri State. The Bruins are coming off an 84-73 setback to Arizona on Saturday, which dropped them from sole possession of second place in the Pac-10. All-Pac-10 announced: Martin, the second-leading scorer in the conference (19.1 points per game) and now a member of UCLA's 1,000-point club, was named to the All-Pac-10 team for the second consecutive year. Sophomore point guard Erica Gomez, second in assists (5.85) and sixth in steals (2.26), also made the team, while senior guard Tawana Grimes and freshman LaCresha Flannigan were honorable-mention choices. USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. junior guard Kristin Clark, second in the Pac-10 in steals (2.85) and fifth in assists (3.67), also was an all-conference pick. Junior center Adrain Williams and freshman forward Tashara Carter were honorable-mention selections. |
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