Author Archives: Ben Azar

All the frustration the UCLA women’s volleyball team has been feeling lately was abruptly put to a end this weekend. The Bruins snapped a four-match losing streak by defeating Oregon 3-0 (30-15, 30-23, 30-24) on Friday and followed it up Saturday with a 3-0 (30-24, 30-6, 30-13) victory against Oregon State. The victories were the […]

If history is any indication, the UCLA women’s volleyball team has a good opportunity to end its four-match losing streak when it plays host to Oregon and Oregon State today and Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. The No. 21 Bruins (7-5, 0-3), are 41-1 all-time against the Ducks (10-5, 0-4) and 37-2 against the Beavers (6-5, […]

As the football season approached, redshirt freshman Aaron Perez found himself contemplating Chris Kluwe’s past success and the enormous shoes he had to fill. He had good reason to, as Kluwe finished last season as one of UCLA’s all-time leading punters and Perez had not punted in a competitive football game for over a year. […]

One of the biggest question marks going into the season for the UCLA women’s volleyball team was the starting libero position. Losing the Pac-10’s all-time dig leader Chrissie Zartman to graduation presented the Bruins with a big hole to fill. Zartman had an almost incomprehensible 708 digs last season, which broke her UCLA record of […]

The injuries and inexperience that are currently plaguing the No. 17 UCLA women’s volleyball team showed heavily in the team’s 3-1 loss to No. 19 USC on Friday night. Sophomore middle blocker Meghan Schoen and junior outside hitter Colby Lyman both had injuries that forced them out of the match against the Trojans. As a […]

When Nikki Blue heard the news on Monday afternoon that Arizona women’s basketball player Shawntinice Polk had collapsed and died earlier that morning, the instant shock and devastation of losing a dear friend put Blue in a state of denial. “I just said to myself, “˜No it can’t be,’” Blue said. “When it finally sank […]

It’s my senior year in high school. The Anaheim Angels have just won the World Series. I am on my way to class and this cute girl, who has been in many of my classes over the past three years but has never said a word to me, is approaching fast. Surprisingly, she looks eager […]