Author Archives: Allison Ho

The women’s volleyball team is a year older, has a year’s more experience under its belt, and now is considered to be one of the top contenders to win this season’s Pac-10 title. In the Pac-10 Coaches Poll released Thursday, UCLA was picked to finish second in the conference with 79 points, trailing only perennial […]

Last year, the men’s volleyball team lost seven seniors and won the national title. This year, the volleyball team loses five seniors. Suffice it to say that they are not worried. “We’ve lost a lot but not nearly as much as last year,” coach Al Scates said. “We’re in better shape for 2007 than we […]

The women’s volleyball team began its summer in the midst of the World Cup excitement in Europe. But while the soccer greats were kicking away in Germany, the Bruins were kicking back in Slovenia and Italy, embarking on their own international athletic journey filled with volleyball as well as some leisure time. The team’s European […]

There were already some big shoes for Steve Klosterman to fill when he first set foot on the UCLA campus three years ago. But they weren’t those left behind by any graduating senior. They were his own sneakers, waiting to be filled, to meet the expectations of coaches, fans and himself. He was the No. […]

Nearly always overshadowed by his teammates’ efforts, redshirt senior middle blocker David Russell never truly had his time in the limelight. But tonight was his night to shine. Russell led the Bruins to a 28-30, 31-29, 30-23, 30-15 victory over UC Santa Barbara (13-16) in the play-in match Wednesday night, keeping their championship dreams alive. […]

Four years; at least one NCAA ring. That was the unofficial guarantee for men’s volleyball players who chose to invest four years playing for the UCLA program under legendary coach Al Scates. Over a span of 30 years, Scates and the UCLA men’s volleyball program accumulated 18 NCAA titles, a dominance that began with their […]

The UCLA men’s volleyball team has had its fair share of heart-breaking five-game losses. But two of the three most recent have come at the hands of No. 3 Cal State Northridge. In both matches, the Bruins had taken the Matadors to the brink and were on the verge of a sweep, when Northridge came […]