History
What was the first year that men's volleyball was offered at UCSC?
What is 1981. Coach by Chris Spalding, Upset #9 Stanford.
What year was UCSC MVB NCAA DIII National Runner-up?
What is 2019. Record of 21-17, entering the tournament unranked and ending the season on a 9-1 run.
Who is our sole national player of the year?
Who is Bryan Shires. 2008 15-11 record, 3rd place at Molten DIII National Championships.
Who is Jonah Carson. He was a player and coach (like current coaching staff), went on to Coach DI and boy's Youth National squad. Currently runs successful club in Mountain View, CA.
What are the three segments in order of the Kinetic Chain pertaining to the Volleyball attack.
What is Hips, Core/Torso, Shoulder. This has 3 open to closed motions that result in the creation of energy/power.
What is the worst win-loss record in Slug history.
What is 2-19, Rumor: 1994 Upperclassmen and Coach could not see eye to eye.
How many conference Championships has UCSC MVB won?
What is 2 times. 1991 Conf. record 6-2 in the PCVC. 2012 Conf. record 10-1 in the CVC. Beating Carthage to win CVC - Losing to Carthage in Semis of NCAAs.
How many total All-American do the Slugs have since 2004?
Which former Slug player/coach went on to coach at LBSU, Penn State, and currently George Mason?
Who is Jay Hosack. He was 2018 EVA (DI conf) Coach of the Year. Former boy's Youth National Coach. Made it to the Semis in 2004 and coached the first slug to be selected to an All-American.
What is arguably the most important skill in approach take-off?
What is the step close. No matter what, your step close gets you to the ball and preps your KC.
What was the last conference UCSC MVB was a part of? (Hint: we are currently an Independent)
What is the CVC. The final year was 2013 and we finished runner-up.
How many total NCCA playoff appearances the Slugs have?
What is 4. 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2019. Current coaching staff have been involved as player or coach in all 4.
Who holds the record for highest amount of kills in a single season?
Who is Raymond Cascio. Holds the record with 551 kills in multiple positions (MB, RS, and OH) in his All-American 2019 season.
Which Coach was named Northern California and Pacific Coast Coach of the Year?
Who is Phil Caplan. Was a USAV coach and currently teaches physical education at Cabrillo College.
From the perspective of the passer, the serve is coming from the right corner of the court and flying into seam 2. Who is responsible for passing this ball?
What is Middle Passer. When the server is serving from the right, passing line should callout "seams right" and execute accordingly.
What division was UCSC MVB in before DIII NCAA?
What is Molten DIII. Final year was 2010 where we finished Runner-up to the National Champion (Springfield).
Which tournament in New York have the Slugs won more than the Host University?
What is Nazareth College Golden Flyer Tournament. The Slugs edge Naz out with 7 of the last 12 meetings.
Who is number 1 in Multiple Career Stat Categories?
Who is Lake Merchen. He holds the records for Aces, Digs, and Kills between 2015-2018
How many aces did Coach Jake finish his career with?
What is 92. He recorded a match high of 6 aces against Dominican University in 2015.
If a passer jumps to pass with their platform, this is indicative of the passer lacking to do what?
What is moving their feet.
Pending on which side of the body the ball is on, the passer will move left/right to pass the ball on their hip.
What is the highest amount of matches played in a single season?
How many championship banners do the Slugs have?
What is 0. Which one of you will bring about the change?
Who was ACVA Newcomer of the Year and Second Team All-American in 2010, First Team All-American in 2011 and 2013?
Who is Salvatore LaCavera III. Sal was also voted team captain for 3 out of his 4 years and playoffs 3 times as a freshman, junior, and senior.
Who is the winningest coach in program history?
Who is Paul Leon. Named to AVCA 30 top 30 (top 30 coaches under the age of 30). Only coach to have played and coached in a DIII NCAA playoff.
How much area of the court is a float server not aiming for or how much area of the court does a passing line take?
What is 70ft2. Short Serves landing before the 20ft line and deep serves landing past the 25ft line.