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Post by swingaway on Jan 19, 2005 21:57:33 GMT -5
One of these teams will loose their chance to go undefeated for the year.
Hope someone keeps us posted!
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Post by UCLAGradStudent on Jan 19, 2005 23:53:31 GMT -5
3 game win for UCLA. can't remember the exact game scores but they were something like 30-18, 30-21, 30-27. Pep came out with Winder setting and Mayer at the Opp, Parfitt and Rooney at the OHs with Hein and Holse at the middles and Ka at libero. UCLA started with Acevedo, Klosterman, Kraushaar, Acosta, Johnson, Vince and Ker.
Tough serving and balanced offense were the keys to this game. Vince was bombing away all night - if it wasn't an ace, Pep was setting from behind the 10 foot line. Pep switched it up after game 1 bringing Mayer in to set, moving Ka to the Opp and Sutherland in at libero. They made a nice run off of Hulse's serve to take a quick lead. Al subbed Acosta out for Damien Scott at this point and UCLA eventually pulled away for the win. Both teams came out with the same lineups as the end of game 2. Mayer did a good job faking the dump to keep the UCLA block guessing. However, Pepperdine just could not control the UCLA serves. Rooney was actually somewhat quiet with his 13 (I think) kills. They started having some success with Hein in the middle but not enough. Parfitt had a tough time at the OH. But the biggest problem was the serve receive. Both Ka and Sutherland were having a great deal of trouble with the UCLA serve. Can't get it done in the MPSF if you pass 2/3 of the balls at the 10 foot line.
As for UCLA, pretty good all the way around. This was my first glimpse at Gaby and its nice to see a little fire in him. Not quite at that Stein pulling on the net stage but it could get there. Very good job distributing the ball - everyone got involved. If they can continue this balance it'll make them a much tougher team to beat. They blocked much better than last year. Acosta got into a little rough spell in game 2 - though it was more a result of the poor passing than his hitting. Either way, the block was camped out on the pin and he couldn't terminate. Ker was also fun to watch. In fact, there were quite a number of long rallies, at least for the men's game. Let's see if UCLA can carry this momentum into Provo
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Post by My2Sense on Jan 20, 2005 1:20:24 GMT -5
Good account. Serving was key in this match, as the Bruins kept Pepp from setting up their favorite shots. Vince served lights out, as did Krashaar. Rooney is a powerful player, and had some monster hits. He had some toes on the line on some back row attempts which helped slow their momentum. Parfitt had some nice kills to keep them going too, but the Bruins had many more weapons on all facets. The Bruin's defense was the best of the season, passing, blocking, digging. School's article: uclabruins.collegesports.com/sports/m-volley/recaps/012005aaa.htmlUCLA Hammers Pepperdine in Three Games Klosterman and Johnson combine for 26 kills. Jan. 19, 2005 The top-ranked UCLA men's volleyball team won its sixth straight match, defeating No.2 Pepperdine in three games Wednesday in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins won 30-18, 30-21, 30-27 in 78 minutes before 701 rowdy spectators. The victory raised the Bruins' overall record to 6-0, 2-0 in league play. The Waves are 2-1 overall and in conference play. In Game 1, after surrendering the first serve to Pepperdine, UCLA reeled off six straight points with setter Gaby Acevedo at the serving line. The Waves cut the lead to four at 12-8 on a kill by junior Andy Hein and a UCLA hitting error. Senior Allan Vince then served five straight points to give UCLA a 17-8 lead. Later in the game, Vince served four more points as UCLA padded its lead to 12 points. UCLA held leads of 6-2 and 8-4 in Game 2 before Pepperdine mounted a comeback and tied the game at 9-9 following a timeout by the hosts. With John Parfitt serving, the Waves moved out to an 11-9 lead before UCLA Coach Al Scates substituted in junior Damien Scott. On the next play, Scott slammed a kill to cut the Waves' lead to 11-10. Vince came to the service line. The senior from Pasadena served a pair of points to give the Bruins the lead at 12-11. Pepperdine called timeout. Vince served another point to make it 13-11. The Waves tied the game again at 15-15, but kills by senior Paul Johnson and sophomore Steve Klosterman gave the Bruins a 17-15 advantage. The Bruins held a 19-17 lead when senior Kris Kraushaar came to the line after a kill by Vince. Kraushaar, the Bruins' top server, served three points including an ace to give the Bruins a five-point cushion at 22-17. Neither team held more than a three-point advantage in Game 3 as there were 16 ties and 15 lead changes. A kill by Klosterman tied the game for the last time at 26-26 before a pair of Pepperdine hitting errors gave the Bruins a 28-26 lead. After Parfitt's kill cut the lead to 28-27, the Bruins got kills from Vince and Klosterman to ice the match. Johnson and Klosterman led the Bruins with 13 kills each. Johnson led all the starters with a .500 hitting percentage and Klosterman hit .400.Vince added eight kills (.357) and served two of the Bruins' three aces. Scott slammed six kills (.750) in eight swings off the bench. Acevedo recorded 46 set assists and freshman libero Tony Ker added 10 digs. Rooney led Pepperdine with 15 kills but was held to a hitting percentage of .222 -- well below his season average. The Bruins host cross-town rival USC on Fri., Jan. 21 in the 28th Annual Kilgour Cup. First serve is set for 7 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion.
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Post by PeppSqueak on Jan 20, 2005 12:28:29 GMT -5
Pepp squeaked like a mouse in Westwood. Looks to me like Marv will shuffle the cards all year.
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Post by Makawao on Jan 20, 2005 14:23:34 GMT -5
Molten MPSF Player of the Week Pepperdine swept conference matches on the road against Stanford and Pacific. Leading the Waves was outside hitter Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.), who had a career-high 36 kills and seven aces in a 3-2 victory over Pacific. He also had 24 kills and 14 digs in a victory over Stanford.
Let the games begin...
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Post by palo on Jan 21, 2005 14:28:04 GMT -5
How did Hulse look at middle? Is Winder the setter for sure or might Mayer see some action there too?
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