Water polo’s stellar record makes excitement tough

Thirty wins. Four Olympians. Countless NCAA records. Considered by many to be the greatest college sports team ever assembled, the UCLA women’s water polo team has a chance this weekend to accomplish something that all UCLA fans can appreciate: a national championship. Yet the Bruins are about as easy to get excited about as a […]

M. volleyball: Volleyball confident in next year’s team

After Saturday’s championship loss, reporters asked UCLA men’s volleyball coach Al Scates how his team would recover from the disappointment. The smirk on his face should have told them a lot. Because he has signed one of the top recruiting classes in the nation for 2006, Scates is confident that the program will be able […]

M. volleyball: Denied

In a matter of 40 minutes, unrestrained joy turned into uncontrollable sorrow. The UCLA men’s volleyball team saw its lead, its national title hopes, and most frustratingly, its home-court advantage, dismantled by No. 1 Pepperdine on Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion in the NCAA Championship match. The third-seeded Bruins, ahead 2-1 heading into the fourth […]

M. volleyball: Devotion rediscovered: Volleyball’s David Russell back for the Final Four

Walking into UCLA men’s volleyball coach Al Scates’ office last spring, David Russell didn’t know what to expect. Just one season earlier, the redshirt junior had walked away from the team, and now he was asking the coach for a second chance. “I told him there was a spot open for him if he wanted […]