COLLEGE ROUNDUP: BYU HANDS UCLA FIRST LOSS OF SEASON.Byline: Daily News The last time the Brigham Young men's volleyball team played in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , the Cougars were knocked out of their top spot in the nation. When they returned Friday - this time to 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. - it was time to return the favor. Third-ranked BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding handed No. 1 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 its first loss of the season, 15-12, 15-10, 15-8 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 witnessed by 1,546. After dominating the opposition for half a season, the Bruins (16-1, 10-1) didn't resemble anything close to a No. 1 team Friday. The Cougars (9-1 in conference) took the early lead in each game and proceeded to show UCLA what it's like to be on the other end of a one-sided contest. BYU coach Carl McGown was as surprised as anyone at the ease with which the Cougars won. ``Of course there's no way you'd ever imagine you'd ever come in and beat up UCLA,'' he said. Lancaster product Ryan Millar did most of the damage for BYU. The junior middle blocker tied for a team-high 22 kills. Millar and middle blocker Shane Van Beest, who had 10 blocks, led the Cougars defensively at the net. Despite a notable height disadvantage, BYU out-blocked UCLA 19-4.58. -- Heather Gripp In other area college games: Oral Roberts 14, CS Northridge 7: Third baseman Josh Shackleford, who was 3 for 5, drove in three runs to lead Oral Roberts (9-7) past the Cal State Northridge baseball team at the UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas Desert Classic. Cal Lutheran 26, Cal Tech 4: Brian Malcho hit a grand slam to cap a five-run fourth inning and Donny Churchman went 3 for 4 to lead the Kingsmen (11-2) to a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) is a college athletic conference that operates in the NCAA's Division III. It consists of eleven small private schools which are located in Southern California and organized into eight athletic programs. baseball win. Loyola Marymount 8, Point Loma 0: Jenny Hart pitched a shutout for the host Lions (9-7) in a nonconference softball game called after five innings because of the mercy rule. Azusa Pacific 9, Cal Lutheran 5: The Cougars strung together eight straight singles during a seven-run seventh inning that overcome a three-run lead by the Regals (5-9) and completed a nonconference softball sweep at Cal Lutheran. Azusa Pacific (8-6) won 2-0 in the opener. |
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