The women’s volleyball team seized its final opportunities to impress the NCAA selection committee this past week, as two impressive performances against top-10 opponents helped the Bruins earn the No. 14 seed in the national tournament. On Wednesday night, UCLA (23-7, 14-6 Pac-12) sprung a monumental upset, handing No. 1 USC (30-2, 18-2) its only […]
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Women’s volleyball’s key freshmen prepare for Arizona, ASU rematches
The women’s volleyball team continues down the home stretch of the regular season this week. As the Bruins pursue a top-16 seed in the NCAA Tournament, two freshmen – setter Zana Muno and outside hitter/middle blocker Kyra Rogers – figure to be instrumental in UCLA’s tournament berth. Muno has been starting for a while now, […]
Women’s volleyball looks to ride first-set winning trend against Utah
Heading into the second round of Pac-12 play, the women’s volleyball team is 18-0 when it wins the first set against its opposition. All the wins may not be pretty, as evidenced by Wednesday’s affair with Colorado, but if No. 9 UCLA jumps out to an early lead, its opposition has not been able to […]
Women’s volleyball comes out on top in seesaw match against Colorado
Sometimes change is a good thing. On Wednesday night, No. 9 UCLA (19-4, 10-3 Pac-12) trotted out some unfamiliar names against unranked Colorado (14-11, 6-7) that did not appear – or appeared only sparingly – in the teams’ first encounter in early October. Freshman setter Zana Muno, with 42 assists and 14 digs, and redshirt […]
Women’s volleyball to test win streak, offense in Oregon
At its most basic level, volleyball offense can be broken down into three phases. Bump. Set. Spike. For much of this season, No. 10 UCLA (15-3, 6-2 Pac-12) has excelled in all three phases. As the Bruins travel to the Pacific Northwest this weekend to face the No. 25 Oregon Ducks (10-7, 4-4) and the […]
Women’s volleyball venues create different in-game atmospheres
Located right in the heart of campus, Pauley Pavilion is an athletic palace, a 50-year-old landmark synonymous with UCLA’s rich athletic history. Constructed after the first of John Wooden’s 10 national titles, the storied arena has also played host to two of the women’s volleyball program’s four national championship victories. Today, the volleyball team plays […]
Women’s volleyball sweeps Arizona teams in straight sets
The women’s volleyball team fired up its fans early on Sunday, tossing out miniature pink volleyballs during pregame introductions. The Bruins gave the crowd plenty more reasons to cheer during the match. No. 12 UCLA put together its second impressive performance of the weekend, adding a straight-set victory over No. 10 Arizona State (15-4, 4-4 […]