Author Archives: Farzad Mashhood

Behind the 6-foot-6-inch exterior of freshman Amanda Gil stands someone who is far from the middle blocker persona her opponents have come to fear.

This past weekend, the UCLA women’s volleyball team faced some tough competition against the top two teams in the Pac-10. In both matches, the Bruins came up short, falling to No. 4 California (18-2, 8-1) and No. 5 Stanford (17-3, 8-1 Pac-10) in Pauley Pavilion.

In her second match ever in Pauley Pavilion, freshman middle blocker Katie Camp emerged from her usual role-playing position to become a key component of the Bruins’ Saturday three-set sweep of Washington State, especially in the final period.

In what players and coaches expected to be a routine road trip to the Oregon schools, the women’s volleyball team was met with some unfortunate news at the airport.

Last year, Pac-10 women’s volleyball boasted six NCAA tournament contenders, three of which reached the Final Four. This year, the Pac-10 will once again prove to be fiercely competitive as conference play starts on Friday. In the NCAA tournament, Pac-10 teams went 16-3 when playing opponents from other conferences. Teams in the Pac-10 did not […]

It was a fitting end as Pepperdine’s Paul Carroll smashed down a kill, ending the Bruins’ title hopes Friday night in Pauley Pavilion.

Pauley Pavilion will host one more UCLA home game this year. But only barely.