UCLA Volleyball: History DGWS AND AIAW NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 10/12 Cal State Fullerton 15-5, 15-3 W 2-0 1971-72 DGWS Champions (28-1) 10/15 UC Santa Barbara 15-5, 16-14 W 2-0 The Division of Girls and Women’s Sports 10/18 Long Beach State 15-13, 15-13 W 2-0 10/22 UC Santa Barbara 15-6, 15-10 W 2-0 (DGWS) was the fi rst sanctioning body 10/23 San Diego State 15-10, 14-16, 15-3 W 2-1 for the National Women’s Volleyball 10/27 Cal State Northridge 15-6, 13-15, 15-10 W 2-1 Tournament and would later evolve into 10/29 Cal Poly 15-2, 15-4 W 2-0 11/2 Cal State Los Angeles 15-4, 15-1 W 2-0 the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 11/6 Cal State Fullerton W 2-1 for Women (AIAW) in 1972. But in the fi nal 11/6 Long Beach State 15-9, 15-3 W 2-0 year before the implementation of the AIAW, 11/6 Cal State Northridge 12-15, 15-13, 15-8 W 2-1 UCLA women’s volleyball captured its fi rst- 11/10 Cal Poly Pomona 15-1, 15-4 W 2-0 11/12 Cal Poly 15-4, 15-2 W 2-0 ever crown with an 8-0 record at the DGWS 11/15 Cal Poly Pomona 15-9, 15-3 W 2-0 Nationals. Prior to the fall of 1972, the 11/17 Cal State Los Angeles 15-3, 15-5 W 2-0 women’s volleyball season was played out 11/22 Cal State Northridge L 0-2 from October to February. UCLA steamrolled 11/30 Occidental W 12/2 Cal State Los Angeles 1 15-2, 15-5 W 2-0 through the 1971 portion of its season with 12/3 Cal State Northridge 1 15-3, 15-7 W 2-0 a 20-1 record, dropping just six sets. The 12/3 Long Beach State 1 15-9, 15-10 W 2-0 1971-72 Nationals took place at Miami 12/4 Cal State Northridge 1 15-1, 15-9 W 2-0 2 Dade Junior College in February and the 2/3 Michigan State 15-1, 15-7 W 2-0 2/3 Mankato State 2 15-1, 15-8 W 2-0 Bruins continued their domination, pulling 2/3 Staten Island College 2 15-1, 15-0 W 2-0 out seven straight-set victories (sets were best 2-of-3). The lone match that went the distance was the fi nal one against 2/4 Auburn 2 15-1, 15-6 W 2-0 Long Beach State on Feb. 7, 1972, with UCLA prevailing 2-1 to clinch an undefeated record and the championship. 2/4 SUNY-Cortland 2 15-1, 15-7 W 2-0 2/5 Sul Ross 2 15-1, 15-9 W 2-0 2/6 Cal State Northridge 2 15-8, 15-8 W 2-0 Roster: Head Coach Andy Banachowski, Colleen Boyd, Laura Garduque, Laura Golub, Mary Isley, Hilary Johnson, 2/7 Long Beach State 2 6-10, 13-11, 15-5 W 2-1 Natasha Karazissis, Laurie Lewis, Patty Smith, Sharkie Zartman. 1 - Western Regionals 2 - DGWS Nationals (Miami, Fla.) 10/16 Long Beach State 15-7, 12-15, 16-14 W 2-1 1974 AIAW Champions (28-2) 10/18 USC 15-3, 15-5 W 2-0 10/24 Cal State Northridge 15-11, 15-9 W 2-0 Following back-to-back, top-fi ve fi nishes in 10/25 UC Santa Barbara 15-13, 15-11 W 2-0 their fi rst two AIAW seasons of 1972 and 10/30 USC 15-1, 15-2 W 2-0 11/2 UC Irvine 1 15-5, 15-10 W 2-0 ‘73, the Bruins returned to the top in 1974. 11/2 San Diego State 1 15-6, 15-13 W 2-0 UCLA began the year on a 20-game winning 11/2 Long Beach State 1 15-5, 15-13 W 2-0 11/4 UC Riverside 15-6, 15-10, 16-14 W 3-0 streak, losing just two sets during the fi rst 11/8 San Diego State 15-4, 15-6 W 2-0 two months. A bump in the road occurred 11/13 Cal State Northridge 15-9, 15-11 W 2-0 11/15 UC Santa Barbara 15-2, 15-9 W 2-0 just prior to the start of Nationals, when the 11/16 San Diego State 15-17, 15-5, 15-4 W 2-1 Bruins lost a pair of matches on Dec. 7 at 11/20 Long Beach State 19-17, 15-11 W 2-0 11/29 Cal State Northridge 2 15-11, 15-10 W 2-0 the SCWIAC Championships to UC Santa 11/29 UC Riverside 2 15-7, 15-4 W 2-0 Barbara and Long Beach State to fi nish third 11/30 Long Beach State 2 14-10, 15-1 W 2-0 11/30 Long Beach State 2 15-7, 15-8 W 2-0 in league. But it would be the last time UCLA 12/6 Long Beach State 3 15-6, 15-5 W 2-0 tasted defeated during the 1974 campaign, 12/6 Cal State Northridge 3 15-4, 15-7 W 2-0 12/7 UC Santa Barbara 3 15-7, 8-15, 10-15 L 1-2 running the table during AIAW Nationals 12/7 Long Beach State 3 10-15, 10-15 L 0-2 12/12 Arizona State 4 15-7, 15-5 W 2-0 to win the program’s second title. All eight 12/12 West Georgia 4 15-3, 15-1 W 2-0 matches over the three-day tournament 12/12 Illinois-Chicago 4 15-5, 15-9 W 2-0 12/13 Texas-Arlington 4 15-9, 15-8 W 2-0 would be straight-set victories, including a 12/13 Portland State 4 15-8, 15-4 W 2-0 15-7, 15-8 win on Dec. 14 against Hawai’i in the championship game. Three of the greatest players in UCLA history, 12/13 BYU 4 15-11, 15-8 W 2-0 12/14 Houston 4 15-12, 15-7 W 2-0 Terry Condon, Nina Grouwinkel and Lesley Knudsen, led the team to the title. 12/14 Hawai’i 4 15-7, 15-8 W 2-0 1 - UCLA National Invitational VB Tournament (Pauley Pavilion) 2 - Western Regionals (Davis, Calif.) Roster: Head Coach Andy Banachowski, Asst. Coach Sharon McAlexander, Terry Condon, Mary Gaudino, Nina Grouwinkel, 3 - SCWIAC Championships (Santa Barbara, Calif.) Natasha Karazissis, Lesley Knudsen, Linda Lehde, Colleen McFaul, Linda Pettitt, Lisa Vogelsang, Barbara Wise. 4 - AIAW Nationals (Portland, Ore.) 10/3 Long Beach State 15-11, 9-15, 15-6 W 2-1 1975 AIAW Champions (32-2) 10/8 UC Irvine 15-6, 15-8 W 2-0 10/10 San Diego State 10-15, 15-13, 15-10 W 2-1 UCLA made it back-to-back AIAW titles in 10/11 UC Davis 1 15-4, 15-7 W 2-0 1975, fi nishing the season on a 17-match 10/11 UC Irvine 1 15-1, 15-10 W 2-0 10/13 Cal State Fullerton 15-2, 15-4 W 2-0 winning streak to claim its third school 10/15 Cal State Northridge 4-15, 15-11, 10-15 L 1-2 championship. The only blemishes during 10/17 Long Beach State 15-5, 15-2 W 2-0 the 32-2 campaign were three-set losses to 10/22 USC 13-15, 15-7, 15-12 W 2-1 10/24 UC Santa Barbara 15-5, 15-5 W 2-0 Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State. 10/28 UC Irvine 15-8, 7-15, 15-8 W 2-1 The Bruins were challenged more than in 10/31 San Diego State 15-4, 15-4 W 2-0 11/1 UC Santa Barbara 2 15-1, 15-8 W 2-0 either of their previous two championship 11/1 Hawai’i 2 15-9, 15-5 W 2-0 runs, losing as many games in 1975 11/1 Long Beach State 2 15-3, 11-15, 15-3 W 2-1 (13) as in 1971-72 and 1974 combined 11/4 Cal State Northridge 15-4, 15-2 W 2-0 11/7 Long Beach State 15-13, 3-15, 12-15 L 1-2 (13). After sweeping through the SCWIAC 11/11 USC 15-6, 15-7 W 2-0 Championships and the Western Regionals, 11/14 UC Santa Barbara 15-11, 15-9 W 2-0 11/20 Cal Poly Pomona 3 15-8, 15-13 W 2-0 the Bruins traveled to Princeton, N.J. for 11/21 UC Santa Barbara 3 15-12, 15-2 W 2-0 AIAW Nationals. UCLA was perfect through 11/21 Long Beach State 3 15-11, 11-15, 15-3 W 2-1 11/22 Long Beach State 3 15-12, 10-15, 15-12 W 2-1 the fi rst six matches, not dropping a game 11/28 Cal State Northridge 4 15-7, 14-11 W 2-0 and setting up a rematch of the 1974 title 11/29 Long Beach State 4 10-12, 14-6, 16-14 W 2-1 contest against Hawai’i.