COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: COMFORTE SCORES 10 FOR UCLA.Byline: Scott French Staff Writer 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 freshman Kristina Comforte posted the first perfect score in college gymnastics this season, scoring a 10.0 on the vault as the Bruins routed Cal State Fullerton in the Titans' ``Beauty and the Beast'' meet. Comforte hit a perfect Yurchenko layout full for the 10.0, and she also won the uneven bars Noun 1. uneven bars - a pair of parallel bars set at different heights; used in women's gymnastics uneven parallel bars bars, parallel bars - gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights with a 9.9. ``I'm thrilled for Kristina,'' UCLA coach Valerie Kondos Field said after the Bruins' 195.925-190.050 victory. ``She is one of the best vaulters in the world. She can do a few bigger vaults, but we're hoping to save her ankle for (the) season.'' Comforte (39.475), who has qualified for the U.S. national team the past three years, was second in the all-around to teammate Kate Richardson Kate Richardson may refer to:
The gymnasts were the beauties in the doubleheader in Titan Gym Titan Gym is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Fullerton, California. It is home to the California State University, Fullerton Titans basketball team. This arena was built in 1997. It is also used for hockey and volleyball. . The beasts? Fullerton's wrestlers, who beat Menlo College 28-12 in a competition held simultaneously. --No. 1 vs. No. 2: Top-ranked Pepperdine split two men's volleyball matches at No. 2 BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding over the weekend, bouncing back from a 3-1 loss Friday to sweep the Cougars 30-28, 30-28, 32-30 on Saturday. John Parfitt had 29 kills in the matches, which drew 11,077 to Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah, and Tom Hulse hit .714 (five kills and no errors in seven attacks for the Waves. Hawaii visits Pepperdine for matches Thursday and Friday night. --Celebration Day: How did Cal Lutheran's Lauren Stroot celebrate a new school career scoring record? After a pregame ceremony Thursday, featuring previous record-holder Kim Peppi-Kuenn, Stroot scored 32 on 14-of-21 shooting and added eight rebounds, five steals and four assists to lead the Regals (14-5 overall, 7-1 SCIAC SCIAC SIGINT Correlation Integration & Analysis Capability ) to a 75-64 victory over visiting Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. She passed Peppi-Kuenn for career field goals in the first three minutes, Stroot scored 15 points in 16 minutes Saturday night in an 83-49 rout of winless Caltech. --Also: No. 13 USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. halted a 14-match losing streak to fifth-ranked UCLA in men's volleyball last Wednesday, pulling out a 3-1 victory as Brazilian senior Joao Grangeiro and Puerto Rican sophomore Juan Figueroa combined for 33 kills. Figueroa was selected MPSF MPSF Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Week. ... Softball season begins Thursday. Second-ranked UCLA opens with games against Sacramento State and Cal Poly at San Diego's Campbell/Cartier Tournament. Cal State Northridge was sixth (of seven teams) in the Big West Conference coaches' poll, and Loyola Marymount is favored to repeat as Pacific Coast Softball Conference The Pacific Coast Softball Conference is a NCAA Division 1 conference that only sponsors women’s softball. Members
Scott French, (818) 713-3627 scott.french(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Cal Lutheran women's basketball star Lauren Stroot, left, was honored for breaking the school career scoring record held by Kim Peppi-Kuenn, right. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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