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Post by My2Sense on Nov 11, 2004 12:28:50 GMT -5
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Post by My2Sense on Nov 14, 2004 1:09:50 GMT -5
Bruins Sweep Anteaters in Final Exhibition
Vince slams 11 kills in impressive outing.
Nov. 14, 2004
The UCLA men's volleyball team finished its exhibition season unbeaten with a three-game sweep of visiting UC Irvine on Saturday.
The Bruins won 30-28, 30-25, 30-19 in 83 minutes in front of 459 fans at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA finished the exhibition season with a 5-0 record after winning the Husky Dino Cup in October.
Senior quick hitter Allan Vince led the Bruins with 11 kills (.556) and four block assists, followed by 10 kills (.333) from senior outside hitter Jonathan Acosta. Both players recorded 13 points. Senior Paul Johnson, sophomore Steve Klosterman and junior Damien Scott each contributed eight kills as the Bruins hit. 414 overall. Redshirt freshman Julio "Gaby" Acevedo started at setter and recorded 42 assists. Freshman libero Tony Ker led both teams with 14 digs.
The Bruins out-blocked the Anteaters 10.0-4.0 and out-served them five aces to three.
Matt Webber, David Smith and Steffin Rangel each recorded eight kills for UC Irvine.
The Bruins will begin the regular season with an exhibition match on Dec. 29 against British Columbia at 7 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion.
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(Henry S. It was great seeing you. Have fun in the islands. Say Hi to the kid.)
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Post by fuzzball on Nov 15, 2004 13:02:18 GMT -5
UCLA looked strong despite starting a true freshman, a redshirt freshman and a sophmore. Their more mature middles and outsides dominated the younger UCI team. The bruins look to be a contender this year. The freshmen, Ker and Acevedo easily outplayed their conterparts. Klosterman was solid all around. Is there another opposite who even passes? The only chink in the armor was some inconsistant passing by Krushaur and/or Scott. UCLA is deep at every position and actually gets bigger with its reserves.
UCI on the other hand is going to have a long season. There is no leadership on the court and no hitter calling for the ball. Losing the last 7 points of the third game says more about this team than any other stat. Unfortunately Speraw has nowhere to go. None of the true freshmen are ready and his first OH off the bench is 6'1". It will take a couple of years for him to close the talent gap between these two schools.
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Post by volleymom on Nov 15, 2004 15:41:58 GMT -5
Didn't get to see the match but heard that Kraushaar injured his ankle a few days before the match. Really shouldn't have played that night. Hopefully, with a long rest until the Dec. 26 practice, he will pass even better than he did last year. With more upcoming court experience, Scott will too. It should be a good season for the Bruins.
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Post by My2Sense on Nov 15, 2004 18:58:27 GMT -5
I have to agree that "Krush" didn't look like himself out there. I thought something was wrong.  |
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