Thursday, November 5, 1998
W. Volleyball Notebook
NOTEBOOK:
Kristee Porter is being touted as the freshman Player of the
Year in the Pac-10 Conference. Her 36 kills carried the Bruins back
to a near-upset against USC last Friday, and she now averages 5.01
kills per game. The performance marked the 15th consecutive match
she went over double figures in kills, and the third time she
topped 30 kills.
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UCLA’s game plan against USC was to slow down Jennifer Kessy on
the attack, and they were successful in that objective. Kessy had
21 kills, but attained a hitting percentage of only .115 for the
evening.
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Elisabeth Bachman hit a team high .524 with 24 kills against
USC. She has racked up double figures in kills the past six
matches, totaling 108 kills overall. Bachman’s .357 hitting
percentage leads the team.
The Bruin defense held USC to a .260 hitting percentage, and
USC’s hitting percentage went down in every game. Games 1 through 5
were .444, .305, .209, .200 and .135 respectively.
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UCLA benefitted from a large home crowd on Friday. The 2,188
that witnessed the knock-down, dragout fight that was the
volleyball game was the largest crowd the Bruins entertained this
year, and they were instrumental in helping the Bruins back from
the two game deficit.
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Erika Selsor had a team high 17 digs against the Trojans, and
her 73 assists were the second straight match, and fourth overall,
that she had bettered 70 assists.
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Ashley Bowles posted her tenth double-double against USC with 18
kills and 11 digs. She continues to lead the team with 2.68 digs
per game.
UCLA jumped to third in the Pac-10 in team hitting percentage at
.238. They rank fifth in kills at 15.74 a game and rank fourth in
assists with 14.74 per game.
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UCLA rose to 20th in the USA Today/AVCA coaches poll. They
dropped out of the rankings in Volleyball Magazine. A good showing
over the weekend against the Arizona schools should vault them back
into the rankings.
UCLA must finish out the season on a high note if they want to
make the NCAA tournament. They hold an overall record of 9-10, and
need to finish over .500 to comfortably make the tournament. To do
that, the Bruins must win five of their last seven matches. Five of
their last seven matches are at home, including their last
three.
The Bruins will be favored against Arizona State the Washington
schools, Cal and Pepperdine. The Bruins will also look to make up
for the close losses to Stanford and Arizona when they play both
schools at home.
Notes compiled by Nick Taylor, Daily Bruin ContributorALICE
BROWN
Freshman setter Erika Selsor is a key element
in the Bruin offense.
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