Sam Parmelee : Photos : 2005 NCAA Volleyball Championship

2005 NCAA Volleyball Championship Match

Pepperdine defeats UCLA 3-2

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Pepperdine alums Sam, Alex, and Doug before the game

UCLA huddles up before Game 1

Novita, Mindy, and Dyann sit in a small pocket of Pepperdine orange in a sea of UCLA blue

Pepperdine wins game 1, and gathers before starting game 2

Wave middle blocker Andy Hein prepares to serve the ball

Sam and Jenny mug for the camera

Pepperdine jumps out to a big lead in the critical (and final) 5th game

The intensity level rises for everyone as potential elimination looms nearer for UCLA

The contingent of Waves fans filled up a small-yet-sizable portion of Pauley Pavilion

UCLA hangs tough at 13-8, but Pepperdine only need 2 more points

Things really get serious as Pepperdine needs just 1 more point

UCLA must win the next 6 points in a row to claim the title

All Wave fans take to their feet as Pepperdine attempts to finish things at "game point"

Pepperdine defeats UCLA in legendary Pauley Pavilion for the national title. Until this night, UCLA had never lost an NCAA playoff game at home

Waves fans celebrate and UCLA fans sit in stunned silence as the Pepperdine players takes center stage for celebration

Waves and Bruins line up and cross paths for a congratulatory handshake

Maniac and die-hard Waves fan Alex Huffman celebrates in the same manner he cheers- beating his sandals together at near-sonic-boom volume levels

The Pepperdine team approaches the scorer's table to mug for the media

Pepperdine receives the plaque for the 2005 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship

More celebration...

The match's MVP, National Player of the Year, and team captain Sean Rooney collects his trophy

This one pretty much says it all...

Pepperdine fans greet the new champions

In the early morning, Sam, Doug, Alex, Dyann, and Jenny head home after the official post-game victory party. They are equally thrilled and exhausted. Well, maybe a bit more thrilled...

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