DGWS AND AIAW NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1971-72 DGWS CHAMPIONS (28-1)
REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
The Division of Girls and Women’s Sports (DGWS) was the first sanctioning body for the National Women’s Volleyball Tournament and would later evolve into the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) in 1972. But in the final year before the implementation of the AIAW, UCLA captured its first-ever crown with an 8-0 record at the DGWS Nationals. Prior to the fall of 1972, the women’s volleyball season was played out from October to February. UCLA steamrolled through the 1971 portion of its season with a 20-1 record, dropping just six sets. The 1971-72 Nationals took place at Miami Dade Junior College in February and the Bruins continued their domination, pulling out seven straight-set victories (sets were best 2-of-3). The lone match that went the distance was the final one against Long Beach State on Feb. 7, 1972, with UCLA prevailing 2-1 to clinch the championship.
10/12 Cal State Fullerton 15-5, 15-3 10/15 UC Santa Barbara 15-5, 16-14 10/18 Long Beach State 15-13, 15-13 10/22 UC Santa Barbara 15-6, 15-10 10/23 San Diego State 15-10, 14-16, 15-3 10/27 Cal State Northridge 15-6, 13-15, 15-10 10/29 Cal Poly 15-2, 15-4 11/2 Cal State Los Angeles 15-4, 15-1 11/6 Cal State Fullerton 11/6 Long Beach State 15-9, 15-3 11/6 Cal State Northridge 12-15, 15-13, 15-8 11/10 Cal Poly Pomona 15-1, 15-4 11/12 Cal Poly 15-4, 15-2 11/15 Cal Poly Pomona 15-9, 15-3 11/17 Cal State Los Angeles 15-3, 15-5 11/22 Cal State Northridge 11/30 Occidental 12/2 Cal State Los Angeles 1 15-2, 15-5 15-3, 15-7 12/3 Cal State Northridge 1 15-9, 15-10 12/3 Long Beach State 1 12/4 Cal State Northridge 1 15-1, 15-9 1 - Western Regionals
Roster: Head Coach Andy Banachowski, Colleen Boyd, Laura Garduque, Laura Golub, Mary Isley, Hilary Johnson, Natasha Karazissis, Laurie Lewis, Patty Smith, Sharkie Zartman.
2/3 2/3 2/3 2/4 2/4 2/5 2/6 2/7
Michigan State Mankato State Staten Island College Auburn SUNY-Cortland Sul Ross Cal State Northridge Long Beach State
15-1, 15-7 15-1, 15-8 15-1, 15-0 15-1, 15-6 15-1, 15-7 15-1, 15-9 15-8, 15-8 6-10, 13-11, 15-5
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2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-1
2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-0 2-0 2-1 2-0 2-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 0-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0
1974 AIAW CHAMPIONS (28-2)
REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
Following back-to-back, top-five finishes in their first two AIAW seasons of 1972 and 1973, the Bruins returned to the top of the mountain in 1974. UCLA began the season on a 20-match winning streak, losing just two sets during the first two months. A bump in the road occurred just prior to the start of AIAW Nationals, when the Bruins lost a pair of matches on Dec. 7 at the SCWIAC Championships to UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State to finish third in league. But it would be the last time UCLA tasted defeated during the 1974 campaign, running the table during AIAW Nationals to win the program’s second title. All eight matches over the three-day tournament would be straight-set victories, including a 15-7, 15-8 win on Dec. 14 against Hawai’i in the championship game. Three of the greatest players in UCLA history, Terry Condon, Nina Grouwinkel and Lesley Knudsen, led the team to the school’s second National Championship.
10/16 Long Beach State 15-7, 12-15, 16-14 W 2-1 10/18 USC 15-3, 15-5 W 2-0 10/24 Cal State Northridge 15-11, 15-9 W 2-0 10/25 UC Santa Barbara 15-13, 15-11 W 2-0 10/30 USC 15-1, 15-2 W 2-0 11/2 UC Irvine 1 15-5, 15-10 W 2-0 11/2 San Diego State 1 15-6, 15-13 W 2-0 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 11/8 San Diego State 15-4, 15-6 W 2-0 11/13 Cal State Northridge 15-9, 15-11 W 2-0 11/15 UC Santa Barbara 15-2, 15-9 W 2-0 11/16 San Diego State 15-17, 15-5, 15-4 W 2-1 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 11/29 UC Riverside 2 15-7, 15-4 W 2-0 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 12/6 Long Beach State 3 15-6, 15-5 W 2-0 3 15-4, 15-7 W 2-0 12/6 Cal State Northridge 3 15-7, 8-15, 10-15 L 1-2 12/7 UC Santa Barbara 3 12/7 Long Beach State 10-15, 10-15 L 0-2 1 - UCLA National Invitational VB Tournament (Pauley Pavilion) 2 - Western Regionals (Davis, Calif.) 3 - SCWIAC Championships (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Roster: Head Coach Andy Banachowski, Assistant Coach Sharon McAlexander, Terry Condon, Mary Gaudino, Nina Grouwinkel, Natasha Karazissis, Lesley Knudsen, Linda Lehde, Colleen McFaul, Linda Pettitt, Lisa Vogelsang, Barbara Wise.
POSTSEASON RESULTS (AIAW NATIONALS - PORTLAND, ORE.) 12/12 12/12 12/12 12/13 12/13 12/13 12/14 12/14
Arizona State West Georgia Illinois-Chicago Texas-Arlington Portland State BYU Houston Hawai’i
15-7, 15-5 15-3, 15-1 15-5, 15-9 15-9, 15-8 15-8, 15-4 15-11, 15-8 15-12, 15-7 15-7, 15-8
W W W W W W W W
2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0
1975 AIAW CHAMPIONS (32-2)
REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
The UCLA women’s volleyball team made it back-to-back AIAW titles in 1975, finishing the season on a 17-match winning streak to claim its third school championship. The only blemishes during the Bruins’ 32-2 campaign were three-set losses to Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State. The Bruins were challenged more than in either of their previous two championship runs, losing as many games in 1975 (13) as in 1971-72 and 1974 combined (13). After sweeping through the SCWIAC Championships and the Western Regionals, the Bruins traveled to Princeton, N.J. for AIAW Nationals. UCLA was perfect through the first six matches, not dropping a game and setting up a rematch of the 1974 championship contest against Hawai’i. The result would be the same for the Bruins, defeating the Rainbow Wahine 14-12, 15-11 on Dec. 14 to take the crown. The championship was the second in a row for six UCLA Bruins, including team captain Nina Grouwinkel and U.S. National Team members Terry Condon and Lesley Knudsen.
10/3 Long Beach State 15-11, 9-15, 15-6 W 2-1 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 1 15-4, 15-7 W 2-0 10/11 UC Davis 15-1, 15-10 W 2-0 10/11 UC Irvine 1 10/13 Cal State Fullerton 15-2, 15-4 W 2-0 10/15 Cal State Northridge 4-15, 15-11, 10-15 L 1-2 10/17 Long Beach State 15-5, 15-2 W 2-0 10/22 USC 13-15, 15-7, 15-12 W 2-1 10/24 UC Santa Barbara 15-5, 15-5 W 2-0 10/28 UC Irvine 15-8, 7-15, 15-8 W 2-1 10/31 San Diego State 15-4, 15-4 W 2-0 15-1, 15-8 W 2-0 11/1 UC Santa Barbara 2 15-9, 15-5 W 2-0 11/1 Hawai’i 2 11/1 Long Beach State 2 15-3, 11-15, 15-3 W 2-1 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 11/11 USC 15-6, 15-7 W 2-0 11/14 UC Santa Barbara 15-11, 15-9 W 2-0 3 11/20 Cal Poly Pomona 15-8, 15-13 W 2-0 11/21 UC Santa Barbara 3 15-12, 15-2 W 2-0 3 11/21 Long Beach State 15-11, 11-15, 15-3 W 2-1 11/22 Long Beach State 3 15-12, 10-15, 15-12 W 2-1 11/28 Cal State Northridge 4 15-7, 14-11 W 2-0 11/29 Long Beach State 4 10-12, 14-6, 16-14 W 2-1 11/29 Long Beach State 4 15-5, 6-12, 15-1 W 2-1 1 - All-Cal Tournament (Davis, Calif.) 2 - UCLA National Invitational VB Tournament (Pauley Pavilion) 3 - SCWIAC Championships (Fullerton, Calif.) 4 - Western Regionals (San Diego, Calif.)
Roster: Head Coach Andy Banachowski, Assistant Coach Sharon McAlexander, Terry Condon, Mary Delsol, Carrie Eastman, Sue Ewing, Mary Gaudino, Ursula Giger, Nina Grouwinkel, Sheila King, Lesley Knudsen, Claire McCarty, Colleen McFaul, Lisa Vogelsang.
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POSTSEASON RESULTS (DGWS NATIONALS - MIAMI, FLA.)
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POSTSEASON RESULTS (AIAW NATIONALS - PRINCETON, N.J.) 12/11 12/11 12/11 12/12 12/12 12/12 12/13 12/14
SUNY-Cortland 15-6, 15-7 Mississippi 15-1, 15-7 Portland State 15-0, 15-6 College of Mount St. Joseph 15-0, 15-9 Texas-Arlington 15-2, 15-2 Lamar 15-4, 15-6 Long Beach State 15-11, 15-5 Hawai’i 14-12, 15-11
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2016 UCLA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION GUIDE
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