Friday, May 8

Outside looking in

Going into 2001, Lindsay Greco was feeling pretty good about the development of her soccer game. Scoring to put UCLA up 1-0 over North Carolina in the 2000 NCAA championship game highlighted her freshman campaign. Read more...


NCAA may change athlete eligibility rules

Richard Atkinson, the president of the University of California, said last year that “the SAT adds virtually nothing to our ability to predict freshman college grades.” The NCAA has apparently taken Atkinson’s advice to heart. Read more...


Briefs

Volleyball Prospect Headed to UCLA The Los Angeles Times has reported that Huntington Beach Marina High’s Steve Klosterman has verbally committed to UCLA. Widely regarded as the top boy’s volleyball recruit in the nation, the 6-foot-7 opposite hitter is a two-time All-Southern Section selection and was named the most valuable player at the USA Junior Olympics last summer. Read more...



Inexperienced Bruins struggle with road games

Inside the confines of Pauley Pavilion, the UCLA women’s volleyball team has looked every bit as good as their No. 18 ranking would indicate. But when the Bruins (12-9, 5-6) have taken to the road in the Pac-10, they have struggled just to remain competitive. Read more...


Coaches’ feud “˜water under the bridge’

As intense as the UCLA-Washington rivalry is on the football field, it might not even compare to the verbal volleys off the gridiron last February. Following one of the most bitter and competitive recruiting wars in recent memory, Washington head coach Rick Neuheisel told the Seattle Times, “Bob Toledo tells (Washington recruit) Clayton Walker, “˜You don’t think that if I’m (Toledo) gone, that Neuheisel is not going to be the next head coach at UCLA?’ I mean, Bob Toledo is basically telling him he’s going to get fired.” To which Bob Toledo responded shortly, “We never had a problem in the conference until he started talking about negative recruiting. Read more...