Feb. 22, 1998

LOS ANGELES - No. 5 UCLA won the second annual Bruin Classic today in Pauley Pavilion, scoring 194.55 points to defeat 11th-ranked Oregon State (192.55), seventh-ranked Penn State (190.8) and Cal State Fullerton (189.275). The Bruins, who have now won five consecutive meets, posted the highest marks of the day on each of the four apparatus.

Three Bruins swept the all-around standings, with sophomore Lena Degteva placing first with a Bruin Classic record 39.15. This was Degteva's first all- around win of the year, and just the second in her collegiate career. Fellow sophomore Heidi Moneymaker was second with a 39.1, followed by senior Stella Umeh with a 38.9.

Umeh placed first on vault (9.825) for the second meet in a row. Junior Lisa Hiley nailed her pike front with a half twist vault to land in second place with a career-high 9.775. This was just the second time Hiley had performed that vault in competition. The second place finish was also her highest ever on any event. Degteva rounded out the Bruin sweep on vault with a third-place finish (9.725).

Moneymaker continued her dominance on bars, scoring a 9.85 to place first for the fifth consecutive meet. Oregon State's Deanne Droegemueller was second with a 9.825, Oregon State's highest score of the day on any event.

Fullerton's Christy Lutz tied teammate Courtney Bogart's school record on beam with a first-place score of 9.875. Degteva set a season-high on beam with a 9.85 to finish second.

On floor, Umeh scored a Bruin Classic record 9.9 to take first. Three Bruin teammates (Kiralee Hayashi, Degteva and Moneymaker) followed in second place with 9.775s.

UCLA (11-1) will next face Pac-10 rival Washington Friday, Feb. 27 in Seattle.

1998 BRUIN CLASSIC
at Pauley Pavilion

TEAM RESULTS
1. UCLA 194.550
2. Oregon State 192.550
3. Penn State 190.800
4. Cal State Fullerton 189.275

ALL-AROUND RESULTS
1. Lena Degteva, UCLA 39.15#
2. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA 39.10
3. Stella Umeh, UCLA 38.90
4. Ellen Casey, Penn St. 38.65
5. Megan Murphy, OSU 38.60

INDIVIDUAL EVENT WINNERS
VAULT: 1. Stella Umeh, UCLA 9.825
2. Lisa Hiley, UCLA 9.775*
3. Lena Degteva, UCLA 9.725

BARS:
1. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA 9.85
2. Deanne Droegemueller, OSU 9.825
3t. Lena Degteva, UCLA 9.8
3t. Amy Slack, OSU 9.8

BEAM:
1. Christy Lutz, CSUF 9.875
2. Lena Degteva, UCLA 9.85-
3. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA 9.825

FLOOR:
1. Stella Umeh, UCLA 9.9#
2t. Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA 9.775
2t. Lena Degteva, UCLA 9.775
2t. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA 9.775

* Career high; - Season high; # Bruin Classic record
Attendance: 1,189