BRUINS VOLLEY TO FORM : UCLA 3, BYU 0.Byline: Heather Gripp Daily News Staff Writer The impostors are gone - the Bruins are back. A night after 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 performed like anything but the nation's No. 1 men'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. team, the Bruins were back in their usual commanding form Saturday. An estimated 1,524 watched as UCLA defeated BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding 15-5, 15-11, 15-13 in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I. match at Pauley Pavilion Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, informally and commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams. The men's and women's volleyball teams also play here. . Friday's loss, a sweep by the No. 3 Cougars, was the Bruins' first of the year and apparently provided a wake-up call for the team that had grown used to breezing past opponents. The Bruins (17-1, 11-1) were sharp from the start Saturday, with all aspects of their game running smoothly again. ``We served tougher, a lot tougher,'' sophomore quick hitter Adam Naeve said. ``We just took away their tendencies and we blocked better, too.'' The only time the Bruins did struggle was at game point. They needed five attempts to secure the win in the first game and 10 tries at match point. Senior swing hitter Ben Moselle led the Bruins with a game-high 26 kills. Naeve pounded out 22 and Fred Robbins Fred Robbins (born March 25, 1977 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American football defensive tackle in the NFL for the New York Giants. He played college football at Wake Forest University. anchored the defense with 22 digs and five blocks. Junior outside hitter Ossie Antonetti led BYU with 24 kills; usual leader Ryan Millar was limited to 13. BYU's biggest lead was 5-1 in game three, but its biggest threat came later in the game. They lost their lead and trailed by as much as six but closed to 14-13 when the Bruins struggled at match point. The Cougars (9-3) also threatened in game two when they rallied from a five-point deficit to tie the game at 10-10 and take their first lead of the night at 11-10. It didn't last long. A kill by Brandon Taliaferro clinched the Bruins win. |
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