Author Archives: Sagar Parikh

The issue of BYU opposite hitter Joe Hillman’s status seemed to be moot when the NCAA declared him eligible to play for the remainder of the season on April 16. Yet, for the second time in two weeks, a member of the UCLA men’s volleyball coaching staff has cast doubt on the fairness of that […]

The UCLA men’s volleyball team arrived in Provo, Utah a day early to become acclimated to the high elevation. But if the third-seeded Bruins don’t find a way to beat Long Beach State, a team that dominated them twice in the regular season, their MPSF playoff run could end abruptly Thursday night. Many are anticipating […]

Aloha. It’s playoffs time. The stakes are always high when UCLA renews its rivalry with Hawai’i, but Saturday’s first round MPSF playoff match should be particularly compelling. The third-seeded Bruins (23-5, 18-5 MPSF) need to reach at least the conference tournament finals or they will almost assuredly miss the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive […]

Brian Beckwith, Hawai’i’s freshman backup setter, is returning home this Saturday to face the Bruins in a first-round MPSF playoff match at Pauley Pavilion. Beckwith was a highly touted setter out of Loyola High in Los Angeles and seemed to be a likely candidate to attend UCLA as his mother, Patty Beckwith, is a dietician […]

When Dennis Gonzalez arrived on campus three years ago, the first response he received from men’s volleyball coach Al Scates was not quite what he expected. “Rich Nelson is our setter,” Scates said. Nearly three years later, Gonzalez is the starting setter as he leads the Bruins this Saturday in the MPSF playoffs against Hawai’i. […]

Just when the eligibility questions surrounding the BYU men’s volleyball team were thought to be dead, UCLA coach Al Scates isn’t ready to put the issue to rest, even with the postseason set to begin this week. An internal investigation conducted by conference champion BYU in conjunction with the NCAA determined Friday that all members […]

Any questions about BYU’s No. 1 ranking were answered Thursday as it won its 21st consecutive match against the No. 3 Bruins 33-31, 30-26, 29-31, 32-30 in a tightly fought match before a season-high 1,728 spectators in Pauley Pavilion. The match was a chance for the Bruins (20-5, 14-5 MPSF) to prove they could play […]