BRUINS CAN'T HOLD 'EM LATE TD PASS GIVES WYOMING VICTORY WYOMING 24, UCLA 21.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. - It was a painful flashback flash·back n. 1. An unexpected recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug long after its original use. 2. A recurring, intensely vivid mental image of a past traumatic experience. to Fresno State, something 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 insisted would not happen. And yet this was far worse. A much more talented UCLA, with ideas of building something for the future and using a win as momentum, was instead reminded of the fragile state A fragile state is a state significantly susceptible to crisis in one or more of its sub-systems. (It is a state that is particularly vulnerable to internal and external shocks and domestic and international conflicts). of the program on a horrific Thursday night. Tight end John Wadkowski caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Corey Bramlet Corey Bramlet (born January 17, 1983 in Wheatland, Wyoming) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Amsterdam Admirals of the NFL Europa. He played collegiately at Wyoming. with 57 seconds remaining lifted Wyoming to a 24-21 win over UCLA at Sam Boyd Stadium Sam Boyd Stadium is a football stadium located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The stadium is named after Sam Boyd. The stadium consists of an uncovered horseshoe-shaped single-decked bowl. Temporary seating is occasionally erected in the open north end zone as needed. in front of a Las Vegas Bowl The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1992. record 27,784. ``We all have to question how we play this game,'' said UCLA quarterback Drew Olson Drew Olson (born April 6, 1983 in San Francisco, California) is a former starting quarterback for the University of California, Los Angeles football team, where he broke many of UCLA's passing records. , who left in the second quarter with a knee injury. ``If we played inspired football like we did against 'SC, then I think it's a different outcome. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if we put everything into each and every play. ``We have a lot of stuff to take care of. There were positives this year, but it was a real setback.'' It is the first bowl win for Wyoming (7-5) since the 1966 Sun Bowl. UCLA (6-6) has dropped its last two bowl games, falling to Fresno State last season before this latest debacle, which the Bruins wasted a 21-10 third-quarter lead. ``This one hurts. I'm sick to my stomach right now,'' UCLA tight end Marcedes Lewis Marcedes Alexis Lewis (born May 19, 1984 in Los Alamitos, California) is an American football tight end who plays for the National Football League Jacksonville Jaguars. He was drafted from UCLA as the 28th pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. said. ``Not taking any credit away from them. They're a good team, they fought hard, but this is a no-brainer. We should have won this game. ``It was a combination of them playing harder, us not executing to the best of our ability and they got us. They wanted it more than we did.'' Making it worse, if that is possible, was that UCLA had a chance to put the game away late in the third quarter when Wyoming trailed by 11 and was punting from its own end zone, but Craig Bragg Bold text Craig Milton Bragg (born March 15, 1982 in San Jose, California) is an American football wide receiver. He attended UCLA and Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, CA. muffed the punt and the Cowboys recovered. Wyoming quickly drove to UCLA's 23-yard line, then scored when receiver Jovon Bouknight took a reverse and threw to backup quarterback J.J. Raternick, who caught the fluttering pass among a quartet of players as Wyoming cut UCLA's lead to 21-17 with 12:50 to play. Wyoming had a chance to take the lead a few moments later when it recovered a fumble by backup quarterback David Koral on UCLA's 17-yard line on the next possession, but Matt Clark Matt Clark may refer to:
But the Bruins couldn't capitalize as Justin Medlock missed a field-goal attempt from 45 yards away. ``We played a lackluster football game,'' UCLA coach Karl Dorrell said. ``This is a total team effort in this loss; special teams, defense, offense.'' After Medlock's miss Wyoming took over on its own 28 and drove down the field, converting a fourth-and-inches by a few inches on quarterback Corey Bramlet's sneak. A pass interference penalty on cornerback Matt Clark followed before Bramlet capped the 10-play, 72-yard drive with a seam pass to Wadkowski. Koral tried to lead the frantic last drive, which began on UCLA's own 16-yard line. Koral, who hadn't thrown a pass this season, took over after Olson was injured in the second quarter when Cowboys defensive end John Flora had a hold of Olson's left leg and teammate Matt Chase delivered a big hit that caused Olson's knee to twist. Koral finished 7 of 12 for 89 yards and two touchdowns, but he couldn't move the Bruins after the first drive of the second half. ``I'm shocked,'' Bruins strong safety Jarrad Page said. ``The only thing that's going to make us better than the next team is you gotta make plays. You're going to say you're faster and you're stronger and better athletes than the other team, then (shoot), go out and make the plays.'' Olson, who completed 6 of 12 for 96 yards, watched the second half from the sideline. Olson was diagnosed with a sprained left knee and will undergo an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. soon to see whether he has any ligament damage. Bragg finished his stellar career with two touchdown catches, on passes of 17 and 25 yards from Koral, and he leaves as UCLA's all-time receptions leader with 193. UCLA sophomore tailback Maurice Drew became the 10th player in school history to surpass the 1,000-yard mark. He carried 25 times for 126 yards to finish with 1,007 yards, but that meant very little. ``We overlooked them, really,'' Drew said. ``On film, they didn't look as good as they played. We need to start learning that film doesn't mean a thing. They got Division I scholarships for a reason. We have to learn not to underestimate a team and to go out there and fight.'' Brian Dohn, (818) 713-3607 brian.dohn(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) UCLA linebacker Wesley Walker, left, walks off the field following Thursday's loss. (2) Wyoming's John Wadkowski raises the ball in the air after he scored the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Las Vegas Bowl Thursday night against UCLA. Edna T. Simpson/Daily News Box: (1) STORY LINES (2) DOWNHILL DECADE |
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