GOMEZ PUTS BEAT BACK INTO BRUINS; SCORING TOTAL BEST IN NEARLY SIX YEARS : UCLA 108, FULLERTON 75.Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer A pulse beats within 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. It has been faint faint (fant) syncope. faint n. An abrupt, usually brief loss of consciousness; an attack of syncope. adj. Extremely weak; threatened with syncope. at times, but Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant , it became stronger. Vital signs are becoming more normal now that point guard Erica Gomez Gomez or Gómez is a common Spanish surname. The Portuguese spelling is Gomes, while in Catalan it is rendered as Gomis. People
Gomez, playing for the first time since undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum labrum /la·brum/ (la´brum) pl. la´bra [L.] an edge, rim, or lip. la·brum n. pl. la·bra A lip-shaped anatomical edge, rim, or structure. labrum pl. , breathed life into her inconsistent team in sixth-ranked UCLA's 108-75 victory Friday over Cal State Fullerton before 518 fans. It was the team's highest total since scoring 128 in January 1994. Gomez played 15-1/2 minutes and scored 10 points, had eight assists and two steals. But it was the confidence teammates showed that made the difference. In recent games, UCLA (5-2) has had trouble starting fast against mediocre-to-bad teams like Pepperdine and Fullerton (0-7). This time, however, Gomez sparked an 8-0 run with three assists and a basket later in the first half, and UCLA never led by less than eight again. Six Bruins scored in double figures, led by Maylana Martin's 22, Michelle Greco's 18 and Marie Philman's season-high 17. ``It was hard to sit on the bench. We looked kind of flat,'' Gomez said. ``I felt really good. I've been anxious to come back, to get ready for the East Coast trip.'' That would be upcoming games at nationally ranked Rutgers on Tuesday and No. 1 Connecticut Connecticut, state, United States Connecticut (kənĕt`ĭkət), southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W). on Thursday. UCLA struggled in its last two games against ranked teams, so Gomez's return is fortuitous. Gomez said Wednesday she couldn't play until she reached her surgeon in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , David Altchek. She succeeded in tracking him down by telephone Thursday night and found him willing to clear her. ``He asked how I felt and he asked about my range of motion,'' Gomez said. ``I said I felt fine and I've been going all out for a long time. He said, `Well, if you're practicing in full, I can't hold you back.' '' A couple of faxes later, Gomez's return became official. She entered the game with 9:53 remaining in the first half and the Bruins struggling to pull away from a Fullerton team with no one taller than 6-foot-1. Gomez's first-half totals: Seven minutes, 10 points, four assists. While she was in there, UCLA outscored the Titans 26-16 and led 54-45 at halftime. She was just beginning. After entering with 12:44 left in the second half, Gomez had LaCresha Flannigan, Janae Hubbard, Ayesha Rembert and Natalie Jarrett on the floor with her. It's not a lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. that will inspire fear on the coming road trip, but in 40 seconds, Gomez had three assists and a steal as part of an 8-0 run. ``It didn't look like she missed a beat,'' said UCLA coach Kathy Oliver, who also noted that team also had a slow start from UCLA to Fullerton because five players had finals that lasted until 2:30 p.m. ``She brings a lot of leadership to her team. As good as she is, we were a good basketball team that will be a great team with her.'' |
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