Friday, February 20, 1998
Second team gets chance to start
VOLLEYBALL: Bruins to test depth by utilizing entire bench
during upcoming matches
By Grace Wen
Daily Bruin Staff
The UCLA men’s volleyball team will be using the weekend to
remove splinters from their butts.
The Bruins (11-0, 9-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will
be testing the depths of its bench, as the second team will be
given the chance to start on Friday night.
UCLA will be playing matches against Cal State San Bernardino
and Cal State Northridge in the Wooden Center this weekend. Both
matches will start at 7 p.m.
"We’re going to play a lot of the guys sitting on the bench and
give all 12 players a workout," UCLA head coach Al Scates said.
The Bruins have only played the Coyotes once and actually
dropped a game to San Bernardino before winning the overall
match.
The focus of the weekend will most likely be on Saturday night’s
match against the Matadors. Although Northridge is in the cellar of
the Mountain Division, Scates expects more of a challenge from the
Matadors.
"I’m not anticipating a strong match Friday but Northridge has
given us trouble over here in our gym before, so we’ll be ready for
that," Scates said.
UCLA boasts a 36-2 record against Cal State Northridge. UCLA has
won the last 13 times the teams faced off. However, one of
Northridge’s wins did come on Bruin territory.
Under first-year head coach Jeff Campbell, the Matadors
currently have a 3-6 record and are 1-6 in conference play.
Northridge’s only conference win has come against USC, one of two
teams that the Bruins have dropped a game to.
Northridge has been swept four times this season and will
probably experience its fifth beating this weekend.
UCLA will continue to experiment with its lineup. The Bruins,
who were voted No. 1 for the fifth straight week, have won with
seven different lineups.