[0] BALANCING ACT GETS UCLA FINAL BRUINS TO MEET NO. 1 LONG BEACH ST. UCLA 3, HAWAII 1.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Reports LONG BEACH - UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX used an all-around attack to offset the stunning one-woman show of Hawaii's Kim Willoughby to eliminate the Wahine wa·hi·ne also va·hi·ne n. 1. Hawaii A Polynesian woman. 2. Sports A woman surfer. [Hawaiian, from Proto-Polynesian *fafine. in a Sweet 16 match of the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association women's volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. tournament Thursday at the Pyramid pyramid, structure pyramid. The true pyramid exists only in Egypt, though the term has also been applied to similar structures in other countries. Egyptian pyramids are square in plan and their triangular sides, which directly face the points of the . Willoughby, a 6-foot sophomore from Louisiana Louisiana (ləwē'zēăn`ə, l  ē'–), state in the S central United States. It is bounded by Mississippi, with the Mississippi R. , had 35 kills, but eighth-seeded UCLA had four players with double-figure kills to defeat ninth-seeded Hawaii 3-1. The Bruins will play host Long Beach State, which routed Northern Iowa 3-0 in Thursday's other semifinal, tonight in a regional final at 7:30 at the Pyramid. The 49ers, ranked No. 1 in the country, are 31-0 and bidding to become only the second team in NCAA history The first game (basketball) played between teams representing different colleges or universities was played on November 6 1869 between Rutgers University and Princeton University, at College Field (now the site of the College Avenue Gymnasium), New Brunswick, New Jersey. to finish a season undefeated. Tonight's winner advances to the Final Four next week in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . ``We had a great performance tonight,'' said UCLA head coach Andy Banachowski. ``We had huge blocks at important times and had some great performances from freshmen coming off of the bench. We blocked well tonight and that will be key against a powerful team like Long Beach.'' Key for the No. 14-ranked Bruins was their ability to control the net, outblocking Hawaii 16-3. UCLA's play at the net also shut down Hawaii's offense. The Wahine hit just .168 and Willoughby was slightly better, hitting .193 in 88 swings. UCLA also had just 15 hitting errors, three fewer than Willoughby and 20 fewer than the Wahine. Kristee Porter led UCLA with 16 kills, Ashley Bowles had 11 and Lauren Fendrick and Angela Eckmier each had 10. Maja Gustin was the only other Hawaii player in double figures with 16. The Bruins won the first two games 30-25 and 30-28. After losing Game 3 30-22, UCLA clinched the match 30-22. Leading 17-16 in Game 4, UCLA pulled away with five consecutive points, two by freshman Brittany Ringel, who didn't play in the first three games. After a service error, the Bruins scored five points in a row for a 27-18 lead. Hawaii pulled within 27-21, but Porter responded with a cross-court kill and she and Eckmier blocked Willoughby to lead 29-21. Porter then knocked down a cross-court shot for the Bruins' 28th point. Porter and Eckmier blocked a blast by Willoughby to make it 29-21. Bowles' line shot done the left side ended the match. Willoughby dominated Hawaii's offense, especially in Game 3. With the game tied 9-9, the Wahine won six points in a row and all were scored by Willoughby. The Bruins rallied to tie the game at 18 and at 19-all, Hawaii went on a 10-2 run. Willoughby had 13 of her 35 kills in Game 3. For UCLA (21-8), it will be their 13th appearance in the regional final. Hawaii finished its season 29-6. |
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