Lacrosse Bruins fall to the Golden Bears, 6-4
By Nick Lindblad
Feb. 19, 2003 9:00 p.m.
For the second straight year, the UCLA men’s lacrosse team
experienced heartbreak against Berkeley.
After leading halfway into the second quarter, the No. 21 Bruins
lost 6-4 to the No. 16 Golden Bears. The Bruins controlled the
tempo of the game on defense, but had trouble on offense.
“We just failed to get into a rhythm down the
stretch,” said head coach Mike Allan after Saturday’s
loss. “Most of our goals were unassisted and
sporadic.”
Although offensive cohesion was absent from the Bruins’
play, the UCLA defense showed it could hold Cal. But the Bruins had
trouble with turnovers.
“After stopping them on defense, we had trouble clearing
the ball,” midfielder Jesse Biroscak said. “Those
turnovers were costly when Cal took the lead late in the second
quarter.”
After allowing 15 goals in their previous game against Arizona,
the Bruins’ defensive toughness was questioned. But, despite
a loss, the team wasn’t questioning its ability after holding
the offensively potent Golden Bears to ““ a relatively low
““ six goals.
