University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Olympic Update - August 20
August 20, 2004 | Bruin Athletics
Aug. 20, 2004
Athens, Greece -
The Bruin-dominated USA Softball team earned yet another shutout, former Bruin volleyball star Stein Metzger advanced to the quarterfinals on the beach, and the Bruin-dominated USA Women's Water Polo team downed Russia to highlight Day Seven of the 2004 Olympic Games.
Track & Field
In the first full day of Olympic track & field competition at the Summer Games in Athens, Michelle Perry in the heptathlon and Gail Devers in women's 100m qualifying paced the competing Bruin athletes. After four events in the women's heptathlon, Perry is in seventh-place (top American) with 3,721 points. Also in the heptathlon is Bruin alum Shelia Burrell. Burrell, who won the U. S. Trials, is currently in 12th place (3,666).
For more results and a complete recap, click HERE.
Men's Beach Volleyball
The 12th seeded U.S. team of Stein Metzger (UCLA '96) and Dax Holdren upset the fourth-seeded team from Germany in three games in the first round of medal play Friday at the Athens Olympics. For a complete recap, click HERE.
Women's Soccer
UCLA's Iris Mora started for Mexico in today's quarterfinal match against Brazil. Mexico lost by a score of 5-0, ending their Olympic tournament run.
Softball
Lisa Fernandez went 2-for-3 with a double in Friday's 3-0 victory over Chinese Taipei, while Natasha Watley was 1-for-3 with a stolen base and Amanda Freed went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in addition to making a spectacular outfield catch in the top of the seventh inning. Tairia Mims Flowers earned her first Olympic start, playing first base. The United States finished preliminary round play with a perfect 7-0 record, and the Americans have yet to allow a run in the tournament. Team USA will play Australia in the second semifinal game on Sunday at noon, Athens time. The game will be broadcast live on CNBC at 2 am Pacific Time on Sunday morning. For a complete recap, click HERE.
Women's Volleyball
Team USA fell to Russia in five games on Friday. Game scores were 20-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 15-11 in a match that took just under two hours to play. UCLA's Wiz Bachman played in the match, scoring her lone point on a block in game two. Team USA returns to action on Sunday against Cuba.
Women's Water Polo
Knowing that even four-goal leads are never safe at the Olympic Games, the U.S. women made sure to stay organized and effective in the fourth quarter of its final preliminary game against Russia. Bruins scored four of the eight USA goals, with two from Robin Beauregard and one each from Kelly Rulon and Amber Stachowski. By game's end, Team USA had secured itself an 8-4 win over Russia -- a hefty enough win to put the finishing touches on first place in Group B and a free ride to the semifinals. For a complete recap, click HERE.
