The last two weeks have not been great for the women’s volleyball team, which has come up short in its first two battles against top-ranked competition. But aside from the recent losses to No. 1 USC and No. 6 Washington, No. 12 UCLA (11-3, 2-2 Pac-12) has looked promising, showing that it can dominate inferior […]
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Women’s volleyball finds success in switching setters
The best programs are the ones that breed a culture of competition within the team. For the UCLA women’s volleyball program, every day is a competition between each other. Redshirt sophomore Ryann Chandler had not played in a full three sets in the last four matches, but had an all-around effort to propel the Bruins […]
Women’s volleyball shows tactical efficacy in straight-set win at Cal
The message was simple: just like practice. With No. 13 UCLA down 21-18 in the second set of its matchup with Cal on Sunday, women’s volleyball coach Michael Sealy called a timeout to talk to his team. Sealy was confident because the Bruins had been drilling for moments exactly like this throughout the past week […]
Women’s volleyball gears up for match up against Golden Bears
After its first loss of the season, the UCLA women’s volleyball team responded with an eight-game winning streak. After its second loss – a straight-set thumping at the hands of No. 3 USC – No. 13 UCLA (9-2, 0-1 Pac-12) hopes to respond in a similar manner and rekindle its winning ways against the California […]
UCLA flies over rivals at Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball classic
Early season adversity for sports teams can cause a team to become dispirited or motivate it to emerge better than before. The No. 17 UCLA women’s volleyball team has evidently chosen to follow the latter path as it recovered from its shocking 3-0 defeat against Loyola Marymount University last Sunday to win the Hawaiian Airlines […]
Softball seeks repeat outcome against CSUN in NCAA Regional
The last time these two teams met, seven innings were not enough. Neither were eight. Nor nine. On March 26, UCLA softball went on the road to face Cal State Northridge in a game that lasted 10 innings. The Bruins scored two unearned runs in the top of the 10th that put them ahead for […]
ASU snaps UCLA softball’s win streak despite consistent hitting
The situation was almost exactly the same. For the second year in a row, No. 6 UCLA (44-9, 18-4 Pac-12) had a Thursday-night game at No. 24 Arizona State (33-19, 11-10) with the Pac-12 title within reach. And for the second straight year, the Bruins needed a key hit in the final inning to maintain […]