The reality for UCLA is that no amount of swishes could have drowned out the screech. How well No. 7 Arizona played was to be expected considering it was already on a maddening two-game losing streak. But what was stunning was how even with all the momentum of a 5-0 start in Pac-10 play, the […]
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M. basketball: Hollins steps up to shut down ASU
Ike Diogu just wouldn’t sit down. After fouling out in the second half, the Arizona State forward chose instead to stand for the next few minutes, explaining later that he simply wanted a better vantage point of the game action. Unfortunately for Diogu, by that point, UCLA center Ryan Hollins’ command performance had already been […]
M.volleyball: Bruins quash opponents in superb season opener
Surely UCLA was going to sweep La Verne. The only question was whether or not the Bruins on Wednesday would stay interested throughout their match against a Division III program. But since this was a tuneup for their Mountain Pacific Sports Federation opener at Stanford on Saturday, the Bruins did not relent in gunning down […]
M.basketball: Pushing for Pac-10 perfection
Pac-10 pushovers last year, UCLA now believes itself to be a force. Touting a 4-0 record will do that for any team. As the Bruins (8-3 overall) head into two home games against the Arizona schools, starting off with Arizona State tonight at Pauley Pavilion, they think that while they are obliterating external expectations, they […]
M. volleyball: Volleyball set to rebound from low 2003 season
After suffering through its worst season in school history in 2003, the UCLA men’s volleyball team clearly needed to make some changes. Coach Al Scates, winner of 18 NCAA titles and 1,000 some odd matches, wasn’t going anywhere. So it was the pathos of the program that needed to go. Consider Scates’ season expectations for […]
M. volleyball: Men’s volleyball loses 2 middle blockers
The UCLA men’s volleyball team has lost two of its most heralded recruits in the span of three days. Middle blockers David Russell, the nation’s top-rated recruit entering the 2002 season, and Patrick Nihipali, the No. 2 overall recruit in the top-ranked 2003 class, have both left the team. Russell, a sophomore from Simi Valley, […]
M. Basketball: Freshman Ariza key player in Washington
SEATTLE ““ For UCLA’s Trevor Ariza, the timing was perfect. Coach Ben Howland had just finished laying into the guard play when the forward who acts like a wing filed into the interview room following the Bruins’ heart-stopping 86-84 overtime win over Washington. Feeling the need to spread around the blame as best he could, […]