COLLEGE ROUNDUP: STANFORD STEALS WATER POLO TITLE.Byline: Daily News UCLA's quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the a three-peat in men's water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. ended Sunday when the Bruins lost 8-5 in the title game to host Stanford in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,226. The two-time defending champion Bruins battled back from a 6-2 deficit. Brett Ormsby and Alfonso Tucay each scored two goals for ULCA ULCA United Lutheran Church in America ULCA Urban Land Ceiling Act (India) ULCA University Language Centres Australia ULCA Ulmus Campestris ULCA Uldall Catheter ULCA Urban Landscape Conservation Areas ULCA Universal Life Church of Angels . Ormsby's brought the Bruins within 6-4 and the momentum was clearly in UCLA's favor. But Onno Koelman scored next for the Cardinal to put the game away. Stanford coach Dante Dettamanti is retiring after 25 seasons. He finished with a career record of 666-208-6 and eight NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association titles. In women's volleyball: USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. was rewarded for its dominating performance over the weekend when it learned Sunday that it will play host for a regional in the NCAA Sweet 16. The fourth-seeded Trojans (24-3) will play Ohio State at 7:30 Friday night at the Sports Arena. Fifth-seeded Arizona will play at the Sports Arena at 5 p.m. against Pacific. The quarterfinals will be Saturday. USC beat Duke in three games Saturday in the second round. 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 will have to travel to Long Beach State for its regional. The Bruins (28-5) are set to play Hawaii (28-5) at 5 p.m. Thursday at The Pyramid. Pepperdine will have to travel a little farther. The Waves (23-3), who have won 13 consecutive matches, are off to Nebraska to play Florida (27-1) at 5 p.m. Friday. The winners of their regions will advance to the Final Four in San Diego on Dec. 13 and 15. In women's basketball: Senior forward Nadja Morgan scored 16 of her team-high 18 points in the second half to lead Pepperdine to a 72-61 victory over UC Irvine in a nonconference game at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu. Junior forward Keani Christianson, junior guard Damaris Hinojosa and sophomore center Shannon Mayberry each had 10 points for the Waves (3-3). |
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