THE GREATEST 25 PLAYERS IN UCLA HISTORY IN 1997, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE UCLA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM, A LIST OF ALL-TIME GREAT PLAYERS WAS COMPILED. THE BRUINS RECOGNIZED THE 25 GREATEST PLAYERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM IN 1972. BELOW ARE THOSE PLAYERS AND THEIR CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS. STATS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE PRECEDING LETTERWINNERS’ PAGES. ALL HONORS ARE FIRST-TEAM UNLESS NOTED.
LAURIE (LEWIS) HAVEL 1969-72
COLLEEN (BOYD) TURNER - 1970-72
SHARKIE (BOEHNERT) ZARTMAN - 1971-73
1972 National Champion 1968 Olympian
1972 National Champion #44 Uniform Retired
1972 National Champion #23 Uniform Retired AVP Tour Member
LINDA (ROBERTSON) HANLEY - 1978-81 1978 All-American H.M. ‘79 All-American 2nd Tm 1981 All-American 1980, 1981 All-WCAA 1981 All-Tournament Tm #21 Uniform Retired 1996 Olympian AVP Tour Member
JEANNE BEAUPREY
80
JEANNE (BEAUPREY) REEVES - 1979-82
NINA (GROUWINKEL) MATTHIES - 1974-75
TERRY CONDON 1974-76
1974, ‘75 National Champ 1974, ‘75 National Champ 1974, ‘75 National Champ #36 Uniform Retired #34 Uniform Retired 1977 All-WCAA USA National Team UCLA Hall of Fame (1992) #46 Uniform Retired AVP Tour Member USA National Team USA National Team
PATTY (OROZCO) DODD - 1980-83
MERJA CONNOLLY 1981-84
1982 All-American 1983 All-American 1984 National Champion 1981 All-Tournament Tm ‘81, ‘83 All-Tourney Team 1983, ‘84 All-American H.M. T-15th All-Time in Kills (1,365) 1981, 1983 All-WCAA 1984 All-Tournament Tm 1982 Team Leader in Kills 8th All-Time in Kills (1,646) 3rd All-Time in Aces (177) #40 Uniform Retired 1983 Team Leader in Kills 8th All-Time in Blocks (481) Coach ‘90-’91 Nat’l Champs 3 30-Plus Kill Matches ‘82, ‘83 Tm Leader in BLK UCLA Hall of Fame (2000) #37 Uniform Retired #31 Uniform Retired 1984, 1996 Olympian AVP Tour Member AVP Tour Member
MERJA CONNOLLY
2013 UCLA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE
LESLEY KNUDSEN 1974-77
DENISE CORLETT 1976-79 1978, 1979 All-American 1978, 1979 All-WCAA ‘78, ‘79 All-Tourney Team #44 Uniform Retired UCLA Hall of Fame (1999) USA National Team
MICHELLE (BOYETTE) MORERA - 1982-85
LIZ MASAKAYAN 1982-85
1984 National Champion ‘84 All-American 2nd Tm 1985 All-American H.M. 1984 All-Tournament Tm 1985 All-Pacific West #46 Uniform Retired USA National Team
1984 National Champion Coach 1991 Nat’l Champs 1984, ‘85 All-American 1983 All-American H.M. ‘84, ‘85 All-Tourney Team 1983-85 All-Conference 1984-85 Honda Award UCLA Hall of Fame (1996) 1st All-Time in Aces (259) 3rd All-Time in Kills (2044) 10th All-Time in Digs (1142) #21 Uniform Retired
PATTY OROZCO
LINDA ROBERTSON