It was a momentary setback in a an otherwise flawless
performance.
After easily taking the lead and sweeping its first two games,
the UCLA women’s volleyball team abruptly lost control of its
match against Oregon in the third game.

While it returned from the state of Washington boasting two
dramatic five-game wins, the UCLA women’s volleyball team
also took with it the wariness of its hard-fought victories.

Having flown halfway across the country into the sweltering heat
of St. Louis, where lightning threatened to lance the lacrosse
fields and tornado sirens forced team members from their hotel
rooms, the UCLA women’s lacrosse team embraced the unfamiliar
at the Women’s Division Intercollegiate Associates
Championship.

At this point, the UCLA men’s volleyball team has pushed
its chances of securing a position in the playoffs to the furthest
limits.
Having experienced their worst season ever, the No.

Kneeling down around head coach Al Scates’ clipboard, the
UCLA men’s volleyball team completely blocked out its
surroundings, forgetting that it stood in the midst of the heckling
crowd at USC’s Lyon Center and that the band was blaring the
Trojan fight song.

The men’s volleyball team faces the Trojans tonight one
last time, but it is not worried.
UCLA stands at the most critical point in its season; every game
determines its playoff standing.

IRVINE “”mdash; UCLA’s win against UC Irvine on Friday
night proved that the Bruins weren’t allowing anyone to get
past them a third time.
Though surrounded by Anteater support in Crawford Hall, the
Bruins only fed off the crowd’s enthusiasm, avenging their
earlier losses against the Anteaters with a 3-1 victory.

This week, to the Bruins’ dismay, has been full of
surprises.
Wednesday’s unexpected loss against Lewis, coupled with
the possibility of sophomore setter Jimmy Sepulveda quitting the
team mid-season, signified a halt to UCLA’s improvement in
conference play.

It hadn’t occurred to too many members of the UCLA
swimming and diving team that they might walk away with their
second Pac-10 Championship in three years.

After a season full of narrow defeats, the UCLA swimming and
diving team will take another shot at redemption.
The squad has shown consistent improvement in speed and
technique over the last few meets, but will look to translate that
into victories this weekend at the Pac-10 Championships in Federal
Way, Washington.