Post by baywatcher on Feb 4, 2007 20:58:11 GMT -5
Saw Pepperdine win out over UCSB at Santa Barbara last night; great atmosphere for college volleyball. Robertson Gym was full, they rolled back the wall on one side to accommodate the overflow crowd. First two games were great; UCSB surged to big leads, but Pepperdine stayed close, then won out late. Very entertaining and intense for those two games. UCSB could easily have won with a bounce their way or call or two. Winder makes a big difference. Patak looked like he was going to score every Gaucho point in Game 1, but by Game 3 Pepperdine was blocking him, or at least deflecting, regularly. Game 3 all Waves. Carroll was the go to guy for Pepperdine and delivered. Too bad he's being indirectly trained for the Australian national team.
