My latest #TBT blog post will be about a game that happened back in the fall between UCLA and USC. This was a game of women's indoor volleyball since the men's indoor season is in the spring along with the women's beach season.
I know you've seen the title and are wondering "What's 'UCLA' stand for?" If you're asking yourself this, you're probably not from the west coast simply because UCLA stands for University of California, Los Angeles. I decided to write about this school because of who they played on September 19, 2018 for indoor volleyball. That team was none other than their cross town rivals, USC, or University of Southern California. UCLA, the public school, is ranked 18th while USC, the private school, is ranked 14th. The game was at the Galen Center, home to USC's indoor volleyball teams for both the women an the men. Now that the introductions of the teams have been made, let's meet some of the players.
First up is UCLA, since they're the visiting team. UCLA is coached by 3 men and 1 woman. The head coach is Michael Sealy with the help of assistant coach Tony Ker, volunteer assistant coach Jimmy Lo, and assistant coach as well as recruiting coordinator Kaitlin Nielsen. Some of the players for UCLA are: 6'4" Redshirt Freshman from Maryland, Middle Blocker, #1 Emily Ryan, 6'0" Senior from Roseville, California, Middle Blocker, #2 Kyra Rogers, 6'5" Redshirt Freshman from Sloughhouse, California, Outside Hitter, #8 Alexis Light, 6'3" sophomore from Iowa, Outside Hitter and beach volleyball player, #14 Mac May, 6'4" Sophomore from Moraga, California, Middle Blocker, #17 Sabrina Smith, and lastly, the tallest player on the court, 6'7" Freshman (yes she is really a 6'7" Freshman, there's a post on my Facebook, Jarrod Miller, if you don't believe me) from Oregon, Middle Blocker, #18 Tristin Savage. All of these positions, heights, and ages are all true. Check out the UCLA 2018 Volleyball Roster for the rest of the players. I suggest you should go and follow these girls on Instagram (if you have an Instagram that is): @emilyryan14, @kyra__rogers, @alexislighttt, @macmay3, @Sabrina.n.smith, and @Tristin_lynn_savage
This is the gameday post UCLA put on their Instagram page for the big event. It features a 5'9 sophomore Libero #15 Anne Crouch
Next is the home team, USC. USC's coaching team is 3 men and 1 woman, like UCLA. The head coach is Brent Crouch with the help of assistant head coach JJ Van Neil, assistant coach Alex Dunphy, and volunteer assistant coach Eric Barber. Some of the players for USC are: 6'2" Junior from Stevinson, California, Outside Hitter, #6 Emily Baptista, 6'3" Junior from Portland, Oregon, Middle Blocker, #11 Jasmine Gross (yes that really is her last name), 6'4" Senior from Newport Beach, California, Middle Blocker, #12 Brittany Welsh, 6'4" Freshman from Phoenix, Arizona, Middle Blocker, #15 Abby Hansen, and lastly, 6'4" Junior from Illinois, Outside Hitter, #17 Daley Krage. Don't forget to follow them on Instagram: @emilyybaptista, @jasmine_gross, @britt_welsh, @abbyyyhansen, and @dkrags
THis is the game day post USC put on their Instagram page for the big day. It features 6'0 freshman Setter Raquel Lazaro on the left and 6'2 junior Outside Hitter Khalia Lanier on the right
Now that some of the players have been introduced, it's time for the results of the game. Keep in mind that indoor volleyball goes to 25 while the beach plays to 21.
Set #1 was tough for UCLA because they came up short with the first set ending 21-25, with USC winning. UCLA struggled even more in the second set with the set ending 8-25 with UCLA losing the set. UCLA had one last chance for redemption. After UCLA worked as hard as they could, the set ended 27-29, coming up just short of winning the set. The game ended with USC winning all 3 sets. The loss was tough on UCLA because the last 4 times these two teams played each other at the Galen Center, UCLA won.
That concludes the hometown rivalry game of UCLA, the public school, taking on USC, the private school, in Los Angeles, California at the Galen Center. I hope you liked the teams I covered in this week's edition of #TBT and until next time, Miller out.
~J. Miller
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