Midway through the third game of their victory over California on Saturday night, the members of the UCLA women’s volleyball team must have stared collectively at the scoreboard and cringed. Sure, the Bruins were well on their way to snapping a four-game losing streak, but the squad was in no hurry to close out the […]
Author Archives: Jeff Eisenberg
Inexperienced Bruins struggle with road games
Inside the confines of Pauley Pavilion, the UCLA women’s volleyball team has looked every bit as good as their No. 18 ranking would indicate. But when the Bruins (12-9, 5-6) have taken to the road in the Pac-10, they have struggled just to remain competitive. UCLA is an anemic 1-6 on the road in conference […]
Blue, Greco ready for aggression
Over the past few months, Michelle Greco has spent more time camped in front of the television than outside the three-point arc. Sidelined since last December because of a history of mild concussions, the fifth-year senior spent hours each day analyzing the game film from last season’s 20-loss fiasco. She was usually dissatisfied with what […]
One Way Ticket
D.R. Jackson is one of those fans whose enthusiasm in the stands is contagious ““ the sort of gridiron aficionado who comes to every game with a one-gallon thermos full of herbal tea and still inevitably loses his voice by the end of the first quarter. So, when the UCLA football season-ticket holder was arrested […]
UCLA volleyball unable to defend against USC’s Adams, Olsovsky
Downtown Los Angeles is chalk full of towering buildings, and fittingly the USC women’s volleyball team has a couple of skyscrapers across its front line. Nonetheless, according to UCLA head coach Andy Banachowski, it was not the size of the Women of Troy so much as the No. 13 Bruins’ own inability to finish points […]
Bonds’ hot hitting will tromp Halo pitching
The World Series is barely two games old, and I can unequivocally say that the Stat Geek has a better chance of getting Barry Bonds out than any member of the Angels pitching staff. Unless the Halos are secretly planning to start my flame-throwing colleague in Games 3 and 4, the Giants will win their […]
Kicker’s tears shed doubt on his toughness
Watching Florida State’s Xavier Beitia sobbing in the middle of the field last Saturday, I, myself, was also reduced to tears. Tears of laughter, that is. Beitia missed a 43-yard field goal attempt that would have given the Seminoles a monumental road victory over No. 1 Miami. Moments after the Hurricanes clinched a 28-27 victory […]