Volleyball finds pot of gold at end of Rainbows
By Daily Bruin Staff
May 5, 1996 9:00 p.m.
Monday, May 6, 1996
Photos by Fred He
Daily Bruin Staff
(upper left) Senior setter Stein Metzger, the American
Volleyball Coaches Association’s Co-Player of the Year, garnered
all-tournament honors for his performance in the NCAA volleyball
Final Four.
(lower left) Despite slumping early in the championship match,
junior Paul Nihipali returned to the form he displayed throughout
the season as UCLA’s dominant outside hitter for the final two
games.
(upper right) After winning his record-tying 16th national
championship, Bruin head coach Al Scates (third from right) and his
team pose with the championship trophy.
(lower right) Displaying the intensity that drove him to 17
kills and 11 digs as an integral part of UCLA’s victory in the
final match, swing hitter Brian Wells stuffs the ball into the
outstretched arms of Hawaii’s Eric Pichel.
