For the second time this week, the UCLA women’s volleyball team has suffered a disappointing three-set sweep. But this game was disappointing for an entirely different reason. When the No. 18 Bruins (17-9, 8-7 Pac-12) stepped on their home court at the John Wooden Center to host the still-undefeated No. 1 Stanford Cardinals (26-0, 16-0), […]
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No. 18 women’s volleyball seeks upset against No. 1 Stanford
Thursday, for the second time this season, No. 18 UCLA will be facing the No. 1 team, not only in the Pac-12, but in the country – Stanford. When the Bruins (17-8, 8-6 Pac-12) traveled to Stanford (24-0, 14-0) more than two weeks ago, they held their own against the undefeated team, losing the match […]
Women’s volleyball aims to assert itself against national contenders
Right now, the UCLA women’s volleyball team is only two matches away from becoming a 0.500 team. With opponents like No. 1 Stanford and No. 11 Oregon on the schedule in the upcoming three weeks, it is clear the team’s fate in its last eight matches will be in its own hands as far as […]
UCLA women’s volleyball looks to best undefeated Washington in rematch
In its first match this month, the then-No. 20 UCLA women’s volleyball team traveled to Seattle, where it suffered a loss against undefeated then-No. 4 Washington. After fighting hard for two set victories, exhaustion set in, and the Bruins faltered in the third, dropping their final three sets. Now, in their last match of the […]
After injuries, women’s volleyball teammates get back on court together
They were on the bus when they got the call. For the first time in nearly a year, they were able to play. The last season for the UCLA women’s volleyball team, which proved to be disappointing after a missed NCAA championship qualification, can be defined by injuries early in the season. As can the […]
UCLA women’s volleyball overcomes fatigue to triumph over Oregon State
In its third five-set match of the season, the UCLA women’s volleyball team defeated not just Oregon State, but also another more subtle, equally difficult opponent: exhaustion. The No. 19 Bruins (14-5, 5-3 Pac-12) took the first two sets against the unranked Beavers by storm, winning the first 28-26 in overtime and shutting them down […]
Women’s volleyball looks to continue momentum against Oregon State
So far, the UCLA women’s volleyball season looks completely different from the last. This time last year, the Bruins had recently fallen from No. 23 after defeating Oregon State to unranked after losing to Arizona. Now, the Bruins maintain a No. 19 ranking and have four Pac-12 victories to their name – much improved from […]