Author Archives: Allison Ho

Almost as soon as its winning streak was broken, the women’s volleyball team had already begun picking up the pieces. The loss to then-No. 6 Stanford on Friday was the first in UCLA’s 21 matches this season, but the team is looking at it in only a positive light. After all, there is nothing better […]

With an ace, the women’s volleyball team came out roaring against Stanford. But five hard-fought games later, the Bruins saw their undefeated season go down with an ace. A boisterous crowd of 2,320 ““ the largest attendance at Pauley Pavilion this year ““ came to see UCLA justify its No. 3 ranking and undefeated season […]

Not quite accustomed to entering matches as the favorite, the women’s volleyball team is still adjusting to life as a No. 3 team. Already this season, the Bruins have been taken to several four-game matches by teams they should have easily overpowered and swept. And the same held true for UCLA against a struggling Arizona […]

Instead of a dilemma, it’s been a blessing for women’s volleyball coach Andy Banachowski. Having three talented and capable women at hand for the second outside hitter’s position has given Banachowski many decisions to make as to who will be in the lineup, but they are ones he welcomes eagerly. Playing time and naming specific […]

A night after the five-game slugfest against defending national champion Washington, the women’s volleyball team was all but energized going into the bout with Washington State on Friday. It took the Bruins (17-0, 4-0 Pac-10) over two games to find that extra surge of intensity to overcome the feisty Cougars (12-6, 0-4), who stretched the […]

Becky Mehring overcame many obstacles on the volleyball court during her journey up the volleyball ladder in the 2003 and 2004 seasons. She began her UCLA career coming off the bench and eventually worked her way into the starting lineup, leading the Bruins in points and kills on numerous occasions during her sophomore year. The […]

They may not be hitting the books quite yet, but the members of the women’s volleyball team have already gotten the ball rolling on their season. On Saturday and Sunday, just over a month before classes begin in Westwood, the Bruins commenced the 2006 season with a three-match tournament in the State Farm Bearcats Invitational […]