IPFW vs. UCLA Matchup

[BeachBoy]

Let's look at how these teams match up.

IPFW
2006 Men's Volleyball Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 Mike Morici L 5-6 SO
2 Michael Quiñones S/OH 6-2 FR
3 C.J. Macias OH 6-4 SO
4 Brock Ullrich OH 6-6 SO
5 Josh Collins OH 6-3 JR
6 Jason Hemphill OP 6-4 JR
7 Dan McNerney S/OH 6-5 SO
8 Colin Lundeen S 6-3 JR
9 Mike Daiga M 6-6 SR
11 Vitor Oliveira OH 6-7 SO
12 Steve Rogers OH/MH 6-6 SO
13 Serdar Sikca MH 6-7 SR
14 Jerrod Quillen OH 6-4 JR
15 Josh Stewart M 6-8 SO
Head Coach: Arnie Ball
Assistant Coaches: Ryan Perrotte, Mark Franke, and Dennis Johnson

UCLA
1 Tony Ker Libero 5-10/185 SO
2 Sean O'Malley Outside Hitter 6-9/178 FR
4 Blake Taylor Outside Hitter/Opposite 6-3/200 RS FR
5 Beau Peters Outside Hitter 6-5/180 JR
8 Aaron Dodd Setter 6-5/235 RS SR
10 Damien Scott Outside Hitter 6-5/215 RS SR
14 Steve Klosterman Opposite 6-7/200 JR
15 David Russell Opposite 6-5/180 SR
16 Brian Schirripa Outside Hitter 6-3/180 JR
17 D.J. Stromath Quick Hitter 6-6/220 RS FR
18 Ian Jackson Outside Hitter 6-6/175 FR
19 Jamie Diefenbach Quick Hitter 6-7/225 RS FR
21 Paul George Outside Hitter 6-5/220 RS JR
23 Ryan Ratelle Outside Hitter 6-3/155 FR
25 Dennis Gonzalez Setter 6-2/185 RS SR
27 Nick Scheftic Quick Hitter 6-11/200 RS SR
32 Matt Wade Setter 6-4/175 FR
33 Eric Chaghouri Libero 6-1/185 RS SO

Coaches
Al Scates - Head Coach (UCLA '61)
Brian Rofer - Assistant Coach (UCLA '82)
Mike Sealy - Assistant Coach (UCLA '93)

IPFW 23-6; 9-3 MIVA
UCLA 24-12; 12-10 MPSF

Results against common opponents:
Ohio State
IPFW wins in 5 games & 3 games
UCLA loses in 3 games

Penn State
IPFW wins in 5 games
UCLA wins in 3 games

Cal St. Northridge
IPFW loses in 4 and 5
UCLA loses in 5 and wins in 4

Lewis
IPFW wins in 3 and loses in 4
UCLA wins in 3

Loyola Chicago
IPFW wins in 4 loses in 3 & 4
UCLA wins in 5

Long Beach
IPFW loses in 5 (4 & 3 in exhibition)
UCLA wins in 3 & 4 loses in 3 & 4

Pacific
IPFW wins in 3 & 5
UCLA wins in 3 & 3

IPFW is on a 5 game win streak
UCLA is on a 12 game win streak

Klosterman lead UCLA with 438 Kills
Macis leads IPFW with 596 Kills

Gonzalez leads UCLA with 897 assists (12.12 apg)
Lundeen leads IPFW with 1,683 assists (12.02 apg)

Ker leads UCLA with 305 digs (2.82 dpg)
Morici leads IPFW with 219 digs (2.31 dpg)

Scheftic leads UCLA with 120 blocks (1.00 bpg)
Stewart leads IPFW with 141 blocks (1.53 bpg)

If you would like to look at the numbers more closely here are links to each teams prospective statistics:

UCLA uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-volley/stats/2005-2006/teamcume.html
IPFW www.ipfw.edu/athletics/Volleyball/06mvb/TEAMCUME.HTM

[Mac]

Thanks Beachboy. This is great research.

OMG... how on earth did IPFW lose to Lewis? Is that a typo?

Lewis
IPFW wins in 3 and loses in 4
UCLA wins in 3

[BeachBoy]

no typo

[scmb19]

these are awesome stats. I think UCLA is unstoppable right now. Scates has them performing at a level above everyone else. They'll be in the finals vs. UCI.

[scmb19]

UCLA is on a huge roll right now that isn't going to end with IPFW. Scates has them playing in championship form. They'll be in the finals vs UCI. I think UCLA wins in 4.

[vballfan4ever]

I don't want to say that those comparisons are useless but pretty close to useless. UCLA's stats are against mostly top 15 teams and half of IPFW stats are against teams that are nowhere near the quality of those UCLA played. Don't get me wrong I am MIVA fan but UCLA will win in 3 and destroy IPFW. IPFW will be bellow average on all stats. FW middles won't hit more than .250, their tips (which account for more than 80% of their kills) will be picked up by UCLA, something MIVA teams couldn't do. And since their middles will be neutralized they will have major problems, becuase their outsides cannot compensate for them. Hence, Macias will get a lot of sets and UCLA will touch him all night long.

But, hey thats just me speaking.

[killmasta]

IPFW has only 1 senior starter.

[Mac]

vballfan4ever said:

I don't want to say that those comparisons are useless but pretty close to useless. UCLA's stats are against mostly top 15 teams and half of IPFW stats are against teams that are nowhere near the quality of those UCLA played. Don't get me wrong I am MIVA fan but UCLA will win in 3 and destroy IPFW. IPFW will be bellow average on all stats. FW middles won't hit more than .250, their tips (which account for more than 80% of their kills) will be picked up by UCLA, something MIVA teams couldn't do. And since their middles will be neutralized they will have major problems, becuase their outsides cannot compensate for them. Hence, Macias will get a lot of sets and UCLA will touch him all night long.

But, hey thats just me speaking.

4ever... your ploy to get the Bruins to look past the mighty Mastadons won't work! They will come prepared to fight, to take no prisoners. But I have to say, I saw it that way too.

[BeachBoy]

I for one think it will be a battle. West Coast teams don't seem to play well out east. The team that passes the best and serves tougher will win.

The main reason I put common opponents down is because I wanted to compare apples to apples.

Macias is the real deal.....the IPFW middles will be fine. Just because they don't crush the ball straight down doesn't mean they won't be successful.

Give me the Don's .....you heard it here!

[robonthemic]

beachboy said:

I for one think it will be a battle. West Coast teams don't seem to play well out east. The team that passes the best and serves tougher will win.

The main reason I put common opponents down is because I wanted to compare apples to apples.

Macias is the real deal.....the IPFW middles will be fine. Just because they don't crush the ball straight down doesn't mean they won't be successful.

Give me the Don's .....you heard it here!

You can't be serious! But hey, upsets do happen. UCLA has been playing great, balanced ball. I don't think the middles for IPFW will be "fine." Scheftic and Russell have been playing well-- which as opened up George and Scott at the outsides. UCLA is stepping up and it doesn't seem like any team (except UCI) can slow them down-- especially with Al at the helm.

[robonthemic]

Oops, I was typing so fast that I totally forgot about Klosterman! IPFW is going to be in trouble-- my guess-- UCLA in 3, with the most points IPFW scoring being 24 in any game.

[scmb19]

if the IPFW middle don't hit straight down, Tony Ker will dig it right up. I've played against him on many occasions and his ability to read hitters and pick up almost any ball will lead UCLA past IPFW. I still say in 4, because every team get lucky every once in a while.

[DirtySanchez]

I was on the floor when UCLA took there big dump back in '94 and lost to PSU out east....everyone said there was no way that anyone could touch them........beware......and if you do get past IPFW........
they have the curse.....the team that faces IPFW always loses the final.....look through the history.......
USC (#1 seed) '91 loses to LBSU
Stanford (#1 seed) '92 loses to Pepperdine,
UCLA (#1 seed) '94 loses to PSU
LBSU '99 loses to Pepperdine

[BeachBoy]

Good call Dirty!

[dzdncnfsd]

Dirty, I was there in '94, too. Who are you? Will you be at PSU this weekend?