Spiking's The Punch At Ucla

Santa Barbara beat Ball State for third and then UCLA won handily as Kilgour's spikes dented Long Beach's side of the court in a dozen places and Holtzman, looking like his dad in the old days, dug up everything but the arena foundation.

"Dane is the best digger I've ever had at UCLA," said Scates. "He has the ability to read the spiker. He watches our blockers go up, eliminates certain possibilities and gets to the right spot."

The all-tournament team included Becker, Kilgour and Holtzman, who was voted the best player. After the awards were passed out, Scates was thrown in the shower. It might have been a premature soaking, though. Scates is trying to raise $2,700 to take his circus to Hawaii, site of the USVBA tournament. No college team has ever made it into the top three of the tough "open" division, but UCLA has that affinity for a round ball, a net and the dreams of men in western Massachusetts.