was a nice environment & a big crowd at UCLA. although not as rowdy (Beach had something to do with it) as at the Pyramid.

funny, the crowd knows Nikolov, they were jeering to get him off serve each time, loudest was the first set, the attempts to throw him off drop off in loudness as the match wore on, lol

we noticed some students in front of us, they had her smart-phone on with it showing Nikolov bio stuff.

one note; Our libero Larson is dang good. isn't getting any attention, and opposing teams are testing him, all he does is make solid passes. yeah, he got aced once last night, but very few times this year.

frankly, even without Briggs, this backcourt receiving of Varga/Larson/Siapanis is mostly unflappable and I think better than last year (Godbold was not the most reliable receiver). maybe that 3rd set vs. Pepperdine, but other than that.

again, the MB play on attack and serving was fantastic, Bouchkov had a lot of different serves, and served UCLA off the court beginning of 2nd set.