Three years ago, the No. 9 UCLA women’s volleyball team found itself in Kentucky for the Regional semifinal of the NCAA championship, looking across the net at No. 8 Penn State. Not only did the Bruins upset the Nittany Lions with a 3-0 sweep that night, but the Bruins also continued to fight through the […]
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Bruins sweep past LIU Brooklyn, Long Beach State on path to Sweet 16
For the first time in over a month, No. 12 seed UCLA women’s volleyball team swept two teams in the same week, scoring 3-0 against both LIU Brooklyn and Long Beach State at home. It just so happens the Bruins were able to pull off the double-sweep when they needed it most – their first […]
Passion for dance motivates UCLA students to form Happy Feet
It started in Ackerman Student Union, in the textbook buyback center. Last fall, fourth-year world arts and cultures/dance student Kevin Belisario met his coworker, fourth-year sociology student Mike Wamungu, at their job at the student union. One day at work, after hearing Wamungu could dance, Belisario invited him to come to a dance studio on […]
Women’s volleyball celebrates Senior Night with victory over USC
After a season spent fighting hard to recover from the last one and once again earn a spot in the NCAA championship postseason bracket, it seemed the Bruins’ work was rewarded in their last regular season match on Friday. Not only did the No. 17 Bruins (20-11, 11-9 Pac-12) host USC (15-15, 8-12) in the […]
UCLA women’s volleyball prepares for final week of regular season
As of now, the UCLA women’s volleyball team (19-10, 10-8 Pac-12) is ranked No. 17 in the nation and No. 5 in its conference. The team has the same conference winning percentage as Colorado, which is No. 6 in the Pac-12. Losing a game could mean the team losing its standing in the conference and […]
UCLA’s victory against Cal signals near end of career for seniors
The score was 8-5 in Collins Court, and the Bruins were up two sets. Aside from one earlier this week, the Cal Golden Bears (9-17, 1-15 Pac-12) hadn’t seen a win in nearly two months, and were fighting hard to make it happen. For the No.18 Bruins (18-9, 9-7) it had only been two weeks, […]
UCLA women’s volleyball sweeps Cal 3-0 with record-breaking performance
While the week started off on a low note for the UCLA women’s volleyball team, a record-breaking performance on Sunday led the No. 18 Bruins (18-9, 9-7 Pac-12) to a three-set sweep of unranked California (9-17, 1-15) and finished off their weekend right. After two 3-0 losses in one week, the Bruins needed a decisive […]