COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: WAVES ADVANCE TO NCAA TOURNEY NO. 1 PEPPERDINE WINS 16TH IN ROW.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer MALIBU - Pepperdine advanced to the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association men's volleyball national tournament with a 3-1 victory Saturday over Hawaii in the 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. tournament final at Firestone Fieldhouse Firestone Fieldhouse is a multipurpose arena located in Malibu, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It was built in 1973 as the home of the Pepperdine University Waves basketball and volleyball teams, who still play at the Fieldhouse today. . The Waves (28-4), ranked No. 1 in the nation, dropped the first game 30-24 but got out to a quick 6-1 lead in the second game and controlled the match from there. Pepperdine won 24-30, 30-25, 30-25, 30-27 for its school-record 16th consecutive victory. ``I think this team is as good as any collegiate team I've ever coached at getting it together when things aren't going as well as they could go,'' said coach Marv Dunphy, in his 19th year. Lance ``Sky'' Walker, who previously played at North Hollywood High
Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. , led the Waves with 18 kills. Pepperdine made it to the NCAA championships in 2000 when Walker was leading Pierce to the state JC title. ``Im really excited, Walker said. ``There's no other way I'd want to go out than this.'' Only four teams advance to the NCAA championships. Pepperdine, Penn State and Ball State earned automatic bids. Hawaii, ranked No. 2 in the nation, likely will earn the tournament's at-large bid An at-large bid is a bid or berth in a sporting tournament granted by invitation, not right. This term is most commonly used in the United States to refer to berths that the NCAA grants in its annual Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments, although at-large berths are . The NCAA tournament will be hosted by Penn State with semifinals Thursday and the championship match Saturday. Pairings will be announced today. The Waves have four NCAA titles, the last coming in 1992. --State JC final: John Mayer of Pierce College had 59 assists, nine digs and five blocks Saturday night to earn tournament MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. honors as the Brahmas defeated Orange Coast 21-30, 33-31, 30-27, 30-24 to win a third consecutive state community college men's volleyball championship. Pedro Leal and Clint Coe added 21 kills apiece for Pierce (17-3), which became the first team to win six state volleyball titles overall. Orange Coast finished 18-1, losing to Pierce in the championship match for a second consecutive year. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Pepperdine's Fred Winters spikes against Hawaii on Saturday. The Waves defeated the Warriors to advance to the NCAA Tournament. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News |
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