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Nana Meriwether is Miss Maryland on tonight's Miss USA Pageant (9 pm ET/PT on NBC. She's a Bruin! She is a UCLA Women's Volleyball alum & two-time All-American.

MVB: The Bruins are the 2011 Outrigger Hotels Invitational Champions, defeating Hawaii 25-22, 25-23, 25-23 with 3,481 fans watching at the Stan Sheriff Center. Congratulations to the team members who made the all tournament team: Thomas Amberg, Jeremy Casebeer and Kyle Caldwell (MOP).

UH's new Head Football Coach Norm Chow stopped by to say hello. UCLA defeated Springfield 3-0 in Hawaii, the 18th Outrigger Hotels Volleyball Invitational. Thomas Amberg key player for the Bruins. Story at official site Next for the Bruins: vs. Hawai'i Saturday night in the tournament finale. First serve is set for 9 p.m. PST.