Sept. 30, 2000

UCLA Medal Count

Basketball
(Natalie Williams)
Sept. 16 - Natalie Williams (1991-1994) scored two points and grabbed one rebound in just six minutes of play as the U.S. defeated South Korea, 89-75.
Sept. 18 - Natalie Williams grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and also scored seven points in 17 minutes of play as the U.S. defeated Cuba, 90-61.
Sept. 20 - The U.S. remained undefeated after three games with an 88-77 victory over Russia. Natalie Williams had six points and four rebounds.
Sept. 22 - Natalie Williams shot 5-7 from the field and recorded 13 points and a game-high seven rebounds in just 14 minutes of play to help the U.S. defeat New Zealand, 93-42.
Sept. 24 - The U.S. women won their fifth game in the Olympic tournament, downing Poland, 76-57, to emerge from the preliminary round as the No. 1 team out of Group A. Natalie Williams had two points, three assists and three rebounds in 11 minutes of play.
Sept. 27 - The U.S. advanced to the semifinals after a 58-43 victory over Slovakia in the quarterfinals. Natalie Williams totaled six points and five rebounds in 19 minutes of play. The U.S. will face South Korea in the semifinals on Friday.
Sept. 29 - The U.S. women advanced to the gold medal match after a 78-65 semifinal win over South Korea. With the U.S. holding a narrow 48-46 lead at the 13:49 mark, Natalie Williams came in off the bench to provide the spark the USA needed and scored 10 points, including six in a row, during an 18-4 run that upped Team USA's lead to 66-50 lead with 9:42 to play. She finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds in 16 minutes of play. The U.S. will face Australia for the gold medal on Saturday.
Sept. 30 - The U.S. Women successfully defended its Olympic title with a 76-54 victory over host Australia in the gold medal game. Natalie Williams was the team's leading scorer with 15 points (5-7 fgs) and also pulled down nine rebounds.

Men's Gymnastics
(Steve McCain)
Sept. 16 - Steve McCain (1993-1994) qualified for the all-around finals after placing 36th in the preliminaries with a total of 55.686 and helped the fourth-place U.S. team qualify for the team finals.
Sept. 18 - Steve McCain helped the U.S. to a fifth-place showing with scores of 9.7 or higher on his last two events - parallel bars and high bar.
Sept. 20 - Although he qualified for the all-around finals, Steve McCain did not compete due to a sprained ankle.

Men's Soccer
(Brad Friedel, Frankie Hejduk, Pete Vagenas, Sasha Victorine)
Sept. 13 - In the Americans' first game against the Czech Republic, Brad Friedel (1990-1992), Pete Vagenas (1996-1999) and Frankie Hejduk (1992-1994) played all 90 minutes and helped the U.S. team earn a 2-2 draw.
Sept. 16 - Pete Vagenas scored on a penalty kick in the 64th minute to lead the U.S. to a 1-1 tie with Cameroon. Brad Friedel allowed only a penalty kick goal while making two saves.
Sept. 19 - The U.S. made history by advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time ever after a 3-1 victory over Kuwait.
Sept. 23 - The U.S. men continued its historic run at the Olympics, advancing to the semifinals after a shootout victory over Japan Sept. 23. Sasha Victorine (1996-1999), who made his first Olympic appearance during the overtime period, converted the game-winning penalty kick that ended the game with a U.S. 5-4 shootout win. Pete Vagenas helped send the game into overtime with a penalty kick goal in the 90th minute to tie the score at 2-2.
Sept. 26 - The U.S. suffered its first defeat in the Olympic tournament, falling to Spain in the semifinals, 3-1. Pete Vagenas scored the only goal for the U.S. in the first half on a penalty kick, his third of the Olympics. The Americans will now play Chile for the bronze medal on Friday.
Sept. 29 - The U.S. lost to Chile, 2-0, in the bronze medal match and finished an all-time best fourth in the Olympic tournament.

Women's Soccer
(Assistant Coaches David Vanole and Jillian Ellis, Joy Fawcett)
Sept. 14 - The defending Olympic champions defeated Norway 2-0 in its first round game.
Sept. 17 - The U.S. women tied China, 1-1, in a rematch of the 1999 World Cup final.
Sept. 20 - The U.S. advanced to the semifinals after a 3-1 victory over Nigeria and will face Brazil on Sept. 24.
Sept. 24 - The U.S. will have a chance to defend its gold medal after defeating Brazil 1-0 in the semifinals. The Americans will face Norway Thursday in the finals.
Sept. 28 - The U.S. women earned a silver medal after a 3-2 overtime loss to Norway.

Softball
(USA - Christie Ambrosi, Jennifer Brundage, Sheila Cornell Douty, Lisa Fernandez, Stacey Nuveman, Dot Richardson, Australia - Joanne Alchin Brown, Kerry Dienelt, Tanya Harding)
Sept. 17 - In the United States' opening game on Sunday, Sept. 17, Dot Richardson (1981-1983) and Jennifer Brundage (1992-1995), hit home runs as the Americans no-hit Canada, 6-0.
Sept. 18 - Sheila (Cornell) Douty (1981-1984) hit a home run to help the U.S. shut out Cuba, 3-0.
Sept. 19 - The U.S. dropped a heartbreaker to Japan, 2-1 in 11 innings. Sheila (Cornell) Douty (1981-1984) singled home Lisa Fernandez (1990-1993) in the bottom of the 11th inning for the only run the U.S. scored. Dot Richardson and Jennifer Brundage had two hits apiece in the game.
Sept. 20 - UCLA junior Stacey Nuveman and Jennifer Brundage had two of the USA's three hits in a 2-0, 14-inning loss to China.
Sept. 21 - Lisa Fernandez set a new Olympic record with 25 strikeouts and allowed just two hits in a 2-1, 13-inning loss to Australia. Christie Ambrosi (1996-1999) singled in a run for the United States' only run.
Sept. 22 - The U.S. snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over New Zealand. Jennifer Brundage went 3-3 with a home run, and Lisa Fernandez recorded her first hit of the Games.
Sept. 23 - The U.S. put itself back into medal contention, defeating Italy, 6-0, to advance to the medal round. Lisa Fernandez struck out six batters in just two innings and added a two-run home run, while Sheila Douty scored two runs and had one hit.
Sept. 25 - Stacey Nuveman homered in the 10th inning to lead the U.S. to a 3-0 victory over China which put the team in the bronze medal match against Australia. Against the host team, the U.S. avenged an earlier loss to the Aussies, winning 1-0 to advance to the gold medal match against Japan. Lisa Fernandez struck out 13 and allowed just one hit. Former Bruins Joanne Brown (1992-1993), Kerry Dienelt (1988-1991), and Tanya Harding (1995) earned bronze medals for Australia.
Sept. 26 - The U.S. repeated as Olympic champions after earning a 2-1 eight-inning victory over Japan in the gold medal match. Stacey Nuveman had an RBI single in the fifth inning and walked in the eighth to start the game-winning rally.

Swimming
(Malaysia - Marilyn Chua)
Sept. 22 - Bruin junior Marilyn Chua of Malaysia placed third in her preliminary heat in the 50m free with a time of 27.66. She did not advance to the next round.

Men's Tennis
(Bahamas - Mark Knowles)
Sept. 20 - Mark Knowles (1990-1992) and Mark Merklein of the Bahamas downed Portugal's Nuno Marques and Bernardo Mota in the first round, 6-7 (9-7), 6-4, 7-5.
Sept. 22 - Knowles and Merklein pulled off a second-round upset over second-seeded Alex O'Brien and Jared Palmer of the U.S. Sept. 22, defeating the American duo, 6-2, 6-4.
Sept. 24 - Knowles and Merklein dropped a heartbreaker in the quarterfinals, losing to the fifth-seeded South African team of David Adams/John-Laffnie De Jager, 4-6, 6-2, 14-12.

Track and Field
(USA - Amy Acuff, Andrea Anderson, Shelia Burrell, Gail Devers, John Godina, Shakedia Jones, Mebrahtom Keflezighi, Suzy Powell, Seilala Sua, Trinidad & Tobago - Ato Boldon, Jordan - Nada Kawar)
Sept. 21 - Ato Boldon (1995-1996) ran the fastest qualifying time of the day (10.04) in the 100m to advance to the next round.
Sept. 22 - John Godina (1992-1995) won the bronze medal in the shot put with a mark of of 69-6 3/4. Godina is coached by UCLA men's track and field head coach Art Venegas. In qualifying action in the 10,000m, Mebrahtom Keflezighi (1995-1998) qualified for Sunday's final after placing 11th in heat two with a time of 27:58.96. In the 100m quarterfinal round, Boldon recorded a time of 10.11, the third-best qualifying mark, to advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Sept. 23 - Ato Boldon won a silver medal in the 100m after clocking in a time of 9.99. The medal was the third of his career. He had previously won two bronze medals at the 1996 Olympics. Boldon and gold-medal winner Maurice Greene are coached by UCLA sprints coach John Smith
Sept. 24 - John Godina, who on Friday won a Bronze medal in the men's shot put final, failed to qualify for the men's discus final, placing ninth (202-1) in flight two. In the women's heptathlon, Shelia Burrell (1992-1995) placed 26th, with a total of 5345 points.
Sept. 25 - In the men's 10,000m Final, Mebrahtom Keflezighi placed 12th in a personal best mark of 27:53.63. Keflezighi, who won the 10,000m at the U. S. Trials, is coached by Bob Larsen, former Bruin men's track and field head coach. In women's discus qualifying, Seilala Sua (1997-2000)advanced, but Suzy Powell (1995-1998) did not. Sua, in flight one, placed third (203-0), and Powell placed eighth in flight two with a mark of 195-9. Sua is coached by Venegas. In the semifinals of the women's 100m hurdles, Gail Devers (1985-1988)placed first (12.77) in heat three and advanced to Wednesday's final. In the qualifying round, in heat five, Devers again placed first, with a mark of 12.62 (best first round time). Devers is coached by former Bruin women's track and field head coach Bob Kersee.
Sept. 27 - In the women's discus final, Seilala Sua placed 10th with a throw of 196-4. She was the only American in the final. In the women's 100m hurdles semifinals, Gail Devers pulled up during her heat with an injured hamstring and was unable to finish the race. She did not advance to the final. In the qualifying round of the women's shot put, Nada Kawar (1995-1998) of Jordan placed 13th (51-5) in flight two and did not qualify for Thursday's final. Ato Boldon placed third (20.28) in his heat in round two of qualifying in the men's 200m and qualified for Thursday's semifinals. He won his race in round one, heat three with a a time of 20.52. Higher jumper Amy Acuff (1994-1997) placed 17th in flight two with a height of 5-10 3/4 and did not advance to Saturday's final. No American qualified for the final.
Sept. 28 - Ato Boldon placed third in the 200m with a time of 20.20 to earn his second medal of the Games. Konstadinos Kederis of Greece won the gold with a time of 20.09, and Darren Campbell of Great Britain placed second (20.14). In the 200m semis, Boldon placed third in heat one, running a 20.20.
Sept. 29 - In the semifinals of the men's 4x100m Relay, Trinidad, with Ato Boldon running the anchor leg, placed seventh in heat two, with a time of 38.92. The team did not qualify for the final, but the mark is a new Trinidad national record. Boldon completes his Olympic competition with two medals - a silver in the 100m and a bronze in the 200m, the highest medal total of any Bruin in the track and field competition. In the semifinals of the women's 4x100m qualifying, the U.S. women placed second in heat one with a time of 42.82, qualifying for Saturday's final. In the first round, the U.S. women placed first in heat four in a time of 42.92. Bruin senior Shakedia Jones is in the U.S. relay pool but did not run in the first two races. In the women's 4x400m relay semifinals, Andrea Anderson (1996-1999) ran the third leg on the U.S. relay, as the American women placed first in heat one with a time of 3:23.95, qualifying for Saturday's final. The mark is a season-best time for the U.S.
Sept. 30 - The U.S. women's 4x400m relay team won gold with a time of 3:22.62. UCLA's Andrea Anderson ran in the preliminary heats and will receive a gold medal although she did not race in the finals.

Men's Beach Volleyball
(USA - Kevin Wong, Norway - Bjorn Maaseide)
Sept. 17- Kevin Wong (1992-1995)/Rob Heidger dropped into the losers' bracket after suffering an opening round loss to Jody Holden/Conrad Leinemann of Canada, 17-15. Also dropping into the losers' bracket was Norway's Bjorn Maaseide (1990)/Jan Kvalheim, who fell to Miguel Maia/Joao Brenha of Portugal, 15-10.
Sept. 19 - In the losers' bracket, Wong/Heidger defeated France's Jean-Philippe Jodard/Christian Penigaud, 15-2, then suffered a 15-11 loss to Australia's Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner. However, despite the loss, Wong/Heidger still picked up one of four losers' bracket spots in the medal round. Prior to defeating Wong/Heidger, Prosser/Zahner eliminated Maaseide/Kvalheim, 15-12.
Sept. 22 - Wong/Heidger's sting of great luck continued in first medal round when they advanced to the quarterfinals after one of their opponents, Joel Sotelo of Mexico, was unable to play due to injury. Wong/Heidger will face Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana in an All-American quarterfinal match Sunday.
Sept. 24 - Wong/Heidger were eliminated from the tournament during quarterfinal play, losing to fellow Americans Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, 15-3.

Women's Beach Volleyball
(Annett Buckner Davis, Jenny Johnson Jordan, Holly McPeak)
Sept. 16 - In first round play, Jenny Johnson Jordan (1992-1995)/Annett (Buckner) Davis (1991-1994) defeated Annette Huygen Tholen/Sarah Straton of Australia, 15-13, while Holly McPeak (1990)/May defeated Martina Hudcova/Tereza Toblasova of the Czech Republic, 15-5.
Sept. 21 - McPeak/May def. Lucilla Perrotta/Daniela Gattelli of Italy, 15-13, and Johnson Jordan/Davis defeated Tamara Larrea/Dalixia Fernandez of Cuba, 15-9, to advance to the quarterfinals.
Sept. 23 - Both U.S. teams were eliminated in quarterfinal action. Johnson Jordan/Davis fell to the Japanese team of Yukiko Takahashi/Mika Saiki, 15-9, while McPeak/May lost to Brazil's Adriana Samuel/Sandra Pires, 16-14.

Men's Indoor Volleyball
(USA - Dan Landry, Jeff Nygaard, Erik Sullivan, Australia - Mark Williams)
Sept. 17 - In its first game of the Olympics the U.S. lost to Argentina in four games, 26-24, 23-25, 21-25, 22-25, 18-25. Australia fell to Brazil, 25-13, 25-14, 25-21.
Sept. 19 - The U.S. lost its second match to No. 2 Russia, 18-25, 23-25, 25-21, 17-25. Australia lost to the Netherlands, 25-19, 25-17, 25-15.
Sept. 21 - The U.S. suffered another setback, falling to Yugoslavia, 25-15, 25-20, 25-23. Australia picked up its first victory in a 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-19 win over Spain.
Sept. 23 - The U.S. men were eliminated from medal contention after a 25-20, 25-27, 26-24, 21-25, 15-13 loss to South Korea. The Australians lost to Cuba, 25-17, 25-20, 25-18.
Sept. 25 - Australia advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Egypt, 25-17, 25-23, 25-22, while the U.S. lost its final game to Italy, 21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-18.
Sept. 27 - Australia lost to Italy in the quarterfinals, 25-14, 22-25, 25-19, 25-15.
Sept. 29 - The Australians placed eighth in the final standings after a 25-23, 25-11, 25-15 loss to Cuba.

Men's Water Polo
(USA - Dan Hackett, Sean Kern)
Sept. 23 - In the opening round game of the men's competition, the U.S. lost to Croatia, 10-7.
Sept. 24 - The U.S. lost for the second consecutive game, 8-5 to Yugoslavia. Dan Hackett (1988-1991) made 11 saves for the U.S.
Sept. 25 - Dan Hackett stopped 10 shots as the U.S. defeated the Netherlands, 12-8, for their first win of the tournament.
Sept. 26 - UCLA senior Sean Kern scored his first Olympic goal in the United States' 10-9 loss to Hungary.
Sept. 27 - The U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals after a 9-3 victory over Greece and will next face Russia on Friday. Dan Hackett held Greece scoreless on 23 shots as the United States led 7-0 after three quarters, and Sean Kern scored his second goal of the Games.
Sept. 29 - The U.S. men lost their quarterfinal match, 11-10, to Russia and are eliminated from medal contention. Sean Kern scored one goal, and goalkeeper Dan Hackett made 10 saves in the match.
Sept. 30 - The U.S. defeated Croatia 9-8 in overtime to set up a meeting with Italy in the fifth place game. Goalkeeper Dan Hackett made 11 saves to increase his tournament-leading saves total to 66.

Women's Water Polo
(USA - Head Coach Guy Baker, Robin Beauregard, Nicolle Payne, Coralie Simmons)
Sept. 16 - In the opening round game, the U.S. defeated World Cup champion Netherlands, 6-4. UCLA sophomore Robin Beauregard scored a fourth quarter goal for the U.S.
Sept. 17 - Robin Beauregard led the U.S. to an 8-8 tie with Canada, scoring twice in the final rally as the U.S. came back from three goals down with two minutes to play. Beauregard's third goal of the game came with four-tenths of a second to play. Bruin senior Coralie Simmons netted two goals, and goalkeeper Nicolle Payne (1995-1998) made eight saves in goal.
Sept. 18 - The U.S. handed Russia a 7-5 defeat on the strength of a Coralie Simmons hat trick.
Sept. 19 - The U.S. suffered their first loss of the Olympic tournament, falling to host Australia, 7-6. Nicolle Payne made eight saves.
Sept. 20 - The U.S. women advanced to the semifinals with a 9-6 win over Kazakhstan. Coralie Simmons and Robin Beauregard scored a goal apiece, while Nicolle Payne made three saves.
Sept. 22 - Head coach Guy Baker's U.S. team advanced to the gold medal match against Australia after a 6-5 victory over the Netherlands. Coralie Simmons scored two goals, and Robin Beauregard scored another to help lead the U.S. to victory.
Sept. 23 - The U.S. women earned a silver medal after falling to host Australia, 3-4, in the gold medal match.