Two days after dominating the field at the Albuturkey tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the UCLA women’s volleyball players braced themselves and hoped for good news. The NCAA tournament brackets were announced Sunday night, but unfortunately for the Bruins, the draw wasn’t kind. UCLA methodically pummeled Rice, Butler and New Mexico over the weekend, winning […]
Author Archives: Colin Yuhl
“˜Dumb and Dumber’ gives smart insight into rival game
Orson Wells can kiss his Rosebud. Francis Ford Coppolla and Oliver Stone are great directors, sure, but can they make you laugh so hard that boogers come flying out of your nose? I didn’t think so. Only one movie ever caused me to fall into such an uncontrollable fit of laughter: the Farrelly brothers’ classic […]
Arizona matches key for playoffs, ranking
As the Pac-10 season winds to a close, the UCLA women’s volleyball team finds itself right back where it started. The final two conference opponents are the very same teams the Bruins (15-12, 8-8 Pac-10) faced to start the season. UCLA will play Arizona State (12-9, 8-8) today and No. 16 Arizona (15-9, 10-6) on […]
Bruins look to bounce back against USC
After a tough loss in the first game to Pepperdine on Tuesday, the UCLA women’s volleyball team looked flatter than warm Coke. In tonight’s matchup against USC, however, there’s little chance of that happening again. “After that first game (against Pepperdine), it really took the air out of our balloon,” head coach Andy Banachowski said. […]
Waves sink Bruins at the net
As the UCLA women’s volleyball team took on the Pepperdine Waves (19-6, 10-0 WCC), the intensity at Pauley Pavilion was palpable. At least, it was during the first game. After dropping an incredibly hard-fought game 37-35, the Bruins (15-11, 8-7 Pac-10) limped through the rest of the match, losing in three straight games to the […]
Analysts regurgitate obvious observation
Charlie Sheen once quipped that he didn’t pay hookers to have sex with him. He paid them to leave. Sheen hated “gold-digging” women, who dated him simply for the money and self-glorification. In a way, sports analysts are a lot like his “girlfriends:” You love them for a while, but eventually, you just want them […]
Women’s volleyball needs wins in Oregon
The UCLA women’s volleyball team heads north to the state of Oregon in dire straits. The team (13-10, 6-7 Pac-10) is in danger of missing out on the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1996, but two conference wins against Oregon (11-15, 1-11) and Oregon State (7-14, 2-10), however, could provide some much needed […]