Home, sweet home. That’s where the men’s volleyball team will be making itself comfortable for the next three weeks, after having had to pack and unpack suitcases for the past three. The Bruins will be playing in Pauley Pavilion for the first time since Nov. 29, when they held their annual alumni match. But this […]
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Men’s volleyball’s surprise switch pays off
Doug Partie, Jeff Nygaard, Adam Naeve and Steve Klosterman? Could this be the list of the greatest middle blockers to come through the UCLA men’s volleyball program? On Friday night, the “Other Wizard of Westwood,” coach Al Scates, proved he still has a few tricks up his sleeve when he switched his Most Outstanding Player […]
String of road games challenge Bruins early
Six matches with hardly a friendly face in the crowd. That’s what the men’s volleyball team has had to deal with to begin its 2007 season. Tonight will be the Bruins’ seventh match without seeing the friendly confines of Pauley Pavilion. The road trips will halt for a month after tonight’s match in the Matadome […]
Bruins fall short of Gaucho win
With all the serving difficulties the men’s volleyball team had at Utah elevation last weekend, a match right off the Santa Barbara coastline was supposed to be just what the Bruins needed. Being right on the beach was as close to sea level as UCLA could get, but the Gauchos managed to outserve the road-weary […]
Preparing for Gaucho showdown
UC Santa Barbara has a weapon that could slash the men’s volleyball team’s hopes of coming away with a victory tonight. Gaucho opposite Evan Patak hammered down 40 kills against Pacific last weekend, and the Bruins are looking to avoid becoming Patak’s latest victim. When No. 3 UCLA (2-3, 0-2 MPSF) takes on No. 6 […]
BYU contests prove too lofty for UCLA
Coach Al Scates didn’t expect his young men’s volleyball team to beat Brigham Young University this weekend. But no one could have anticipated the Bruins’ conference-opener would be this lopsided. The No. 2 Cougars (4-0, 2-0 MPSF) pounced on the No. 3 Bruins (2-3, 0-2) right from the get-go, sweeping the weekend 30-28, 30-22, 30-26 […]
No. 3 volleyball sees room to grow as season begins
It was an uphill battle for the men’s volleyball team during its 14-match winning streak and title run last season, and the Bruins will begin this season fighting great odds as well. As defending national champions, the No. 3 Bruins will take on No. 2 Brigham Young University in snowy Provo, Utah, tonight and on […]