Florida’s blocking proved too much for UCLA. No. 15 seed UCLA women’s volleyball (21-10, 12-8 Pac-12)was defeated by No. 2 seed Florida (27-1, 17-1 SEC) in the Sweet 16 to end the Bruins’ season. The Gators tallied 14 total blocks over the Bruins’ five. “You don’t just get to win a regional,” said coach Michael […]
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Women’s volleyball takes down Cal Poly, progresses to NCAA Sweet 16
UCLA women’s volleyball had three service errors and a ball handling error in the final points of the fourth set, but Reily Buechler made up for it with four kills. The senior outside hitter had a season-high 26 kills on the night, including 10 in the first set alone. “No matter how many missed serves […]
Women’s volleyball shows strength in conclusion of conference play
UCLA women’s volleyball both began and ended its season in the Pac-12 against USC. But the second time around, the Bruins beat the Trojans. No. 17 UCLA (19-10, 12-8 Pac-12) rounded out the regular season against then-No. 13 USC (22-9, 14-6) on Saturday, having won six of its last eight matches and winning the past […]
Women’s volleyball has a close call but sweeps California
UCLA women’s volleyball swept California for the second time this season. The Bruins’ negative energy led to narrow wins in the first two sets, but they came alive in the third set, winning it by 10 points. “It’s not the first time all year we didn’t play great,” said coach Michael Sealy. “But we were […]
Despite close sets, women’s volleyball falls to Utah at last home game
The match had 43 ties and 18 lead changes, but the Bruins didn’t come out on top. No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (16-9, 9-7 Pac-12) was defeated in four sets by No. 15 Utah (19-8, 10-6) on Friday. While each set was close throughout, UCLA totaled 25 attack errors and 13 service errors. “That was […]
Women’s volleyball sees offensive strength against Arizona, Arizona State
The Bruins haven’t had to rely on just one player this season. No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (15-8, 8-6 Pac-12) showed its variety of offensive talent during the weekend against Arizona and Arizona State. Freshman opposite Mac May, sophomore middle blocker Madeleine Gates and junior middle blocker Kyra Rogers all hit over .400 during the […]
Women’s volleyball sweeps Arizona State with strong offensive effort
The Bruins said their focus was on executing a strong offense. And they did just that. No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (15-8, 8-6 Pac-12) swept Arizona State (10-16, 0-14) on Saturday, hitting .366 against the Sun Devils’ .204. Coach Michael Sealy said the key to the win was staying in system offensively. “We were real […]