Right before Al Scates begins his 42nd year as UCLA men’s volleyball coach, he has thrown tradition out the window. That’s what happens coming off a season in which you miss the playoffs for the first time in school history. So as the Bruins go into their final match of the preseason against Team Canada […]
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W. volleyball: UCLA loses Game 2 lead, match against Arizona
The No. 6 UCLA women’s volleyball team went into Thursday night’s match against Arizona looking to avenge a four-match loss at home to the Wildcats last month. What the Bruins got was a beating that was even worse, as the Wildcats surprised them once again and snapped their six-match winning streak with a 30-21, 37-35, […]
Hope exists for young team not to repeat 2001
Just when you thought it was safe to out yourself as a UCLA fan “¦ Surprise! There is no way the Bruins, high and mighty after a 4-0 start in the Pac-10, should have lost to Stanford, which hadn’t won a conference game in over a year. Still, it certainly comes to no surprise that […]
Saturday’s game proves there’s a new lead rusher
PASADENA ““ After weeks of watching the Matt Moore-Drew Olson saga play out, and now having seen Moore quarterback UCLA to a win over Arizona State, I have come to this conclusion: Drew must start. True freshman tailback Maurice Drew, that is. On a Saturday night when leading rusher Manuel White suffered a season-ending shoulder […]
M.volleyball: Several Bruins star in fall opener
The UCLA men’s volleyball team might not have won the Husky Dino Cup in Calgary, but who really cares? Not necessarily coach Al Scates, who, after all, already has enough memorabilia to decorate his office and has another NCAA title in sight. “I explained to the team that we try to win, but the fact […]
M.volleyball: Pre-season begins with starter news
O Canada ““ just preparing for a preseason tournament there can say so much about the UCLA men’s volleyball team. The Bruins open their fall season tonight at the Husky Dino Cup in Calgary, but more interesting than any matches they will play are the favorites who have emerged to earn starting positions since practice […]
Quarterback switch risky but worth it
In a stunning turn of events, UCLA football coach Karl Dorrell has developed a flair for the dramatic. Dorrell, without warning and fittingly flanked by Dan “The Axman” Guerrero (no relation to Steve), relieved quarterback Drew Olson of his duties Monday by naming Matt Moore the starter for Saturday’s big home game against Arizona State. […]