NCAA Tournament: Women’s volleyball to face heat in Hawaii

W. VOLLEYBALL Friday, 6:30 p.m. v. Oklahoma Honolulu, Hawaii Usually when the women’s volleyball team travels to Hawaii, its members find time to have dinner at Duke’s Waikiki Restaurant, overlooking the sandy beaches and the clear, blue Pacific Ocean. They also like to get in some shopping and soak up some Hawaiian sun. But this […]

NCAA Tournament: Volleyball victories clear the path to regionals

Hoping for a season-ending streak of 6-0 in the NCAA Tournament, the women’s volleyball team took two steps closer to its goal this weekend. The Bruins swept the University of Alabama at Birmingham (27-10) and the University of Utah (28-4) on Friday and Saturday in their final matches at Pauley Pavilion this season. With these […]

Men's volleyball falls short of squad's abilities at preseason tourney

Looking at the men’s volleyball team’s record after this weekend’s play won’t paint an accurate picture of what the defending national champions are capable of. The Bruins came out of the weekend’s preseason tournament 1-2 with a four-game loss to UC Irvine (30-21, 30-25, 30-32, 30-24), a five-game victory over UC Santa Barbara (27-30, 21-30, […]