After red-shirting the 1998 season, Nuveman-Deniz again garnered season honors that included Pac-10 "Player of The Year" and Diamond Sports "Catcher of The Year". Nuveman-Deniz led the Bruins with new school records for home runs, RBIs, walks and slugging percentage. The home runs and RBIs were the NCAA year's best, are the all-time Sophomore Class records as well as ranking top-10 for a season all-time. Her batting average was a UCLA top-5 record. She also was just the second player in conference history to garner the Triple Crown for the best average, RBI and home run totals.