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Sophomore middle blocker Zoë Nightingale in UCLA's sweep at Cal.

Freshman middle blocker Zoë Nightingale talks about the toughness of her team and the leadership of her teammates. Congratulations on winning #108!

Good job Coach Sealey! GO get them (in the Final-4) tonight. UCLA men's volleyball head coach Al Scates was also honored at the Jostens Coaches Honor Luncheon. Watch Florida State vs. UCLA NCAA semi-finals game here

If Ms. Cook had not transferred to Nebraska after one year, she would likely be the starting setter for the team. There is an interesting story on our current setter, Lauren Van Orden, who transferred from SDSU when Ms. Cook left the program. Ms. Cook has been ticketed for speeding six times since 2007.

Round of 16 match-up televised right now via ESPN3.

Men's Basketball: Kyle Anderson (#2 overall by Rivals) & Jordan Adams (#9 small forward by ESPNU). Women Tennis: Kyle McPhillips, the No. 4 recruit in the nation. Gymnastics: Two-time defending British beam champion & 2011 World Championship team member Danusia Francis. Women's Golf: Girls Swedish National Team member Louise Ridderstrom. Women Basketball: Guard Lauren Holiday, younger sister of UCLA M. Basketball alum Jrue Holiday, G Kari Korver, cousin of NBA sharp-shooter Kyle Korver. Baseball : OF/1B Ty Moore, RHP Cody Poteet, INF Daniel Robertson, Max Fried, who is the No. 1-ranked LHP on PerfectGame USA. Softball: Gatorade National Player of the Year Paige McDuffee (P) & All-State C/INF Britney Rodriguez. Women's Volleyball: 6'-4" OH & four-time Arizona State champion Haley Lawless. Women Swimming & Diving: diver Margaret Denison and swimmer Arlyn Upshaw. Men's Golf: Lorens Chan, who ranks No. 23 nationally by Golfweek. Women's Water Polo: Women's Youth Nat'l Team member Madison McLaren.

Congratulations are in order to the following Bruin recipients: Mustafa Abdul-Hamid - Men's Basketball Marco Anzures - Men's X-Country and Men's T&F Kaitlin Sather - Women's VBall Erica Tukiainen - Women's BBall

Seems to happen every year. They get some good wins and then end up suffering some really bad losses. When was the last time these guys have won a national title? I am guessing at a school like UCLA we get our share of talent. Yet I just don't remember the last time these guys were in a serious national title hunt. Seems like an underachieving bunch to me. If others disagree, would love to hear counterpoints. From what I see on surface I see a program that has been good enough, but not up to UCLA standards, since the mid 90s. GO BRUINS.