The UCLA women’s volleyball team is stepping out of conference and traveling up the freeway to face Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night in a matchup between the Pac-10 and the Big West. Though the Big West is dwarfed in prestige when compared the Pac-10, the Matadors won’t be intimidated by the No. 8 Bruins. […]
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W.volleyball: Squad hopes for painless road trip
The Bruins are sick and tired of playing five-game matches. Every time the No. 9 UCLA women’s volleyball team has gone on the road in the Pac-10, it’s gone the possible full measure. Although they’ve been mostly successful ““ three wins against Washington, Washington State and California, one loss to Stanford ““ the team knows […]
W. volleyball: Women’s volleyball keeps perfect record against Bears
After the Bruins suffered through an exhausting and bitter loss to Stanford a night earlier, Cal found itself in perfect position to finally gain a victory over UCLA in women’s volleyball, something it has never accomplished in school history. They’ll have to wait until Nov. 14 ““ when the two teams meet in Pauley Pavilion […]
W. volleyball: UCLA blows big lead, loses to Stanford in 5
After seeing a two-games-to-none lead evaporate in a 3-2 loss to No. 7 Stanford, maybe now Bruin supporters can understand the plight of Red Sox and Cubs fans. Though it may not be the Curse of the Bambino or Goat, No. 11 UCLA fell apart after letting a golden opportunity to sweep the Cardinal in […]
W.volleyball: UCLA to face two tough teams
The travel bus will meander down the Grapevine, through the garlic fields of Gilroy, up the coastal freeway to Palo Alto and across the bay to Berkeley. Facing the toughest road trip of the season, the No. 11 UCLA women’s volleyball team will face No. 7 Stanford (13-3, 6-1) on Thursday and then undefeated No. […]
W. volleyball: Hitting her stride
A lot of West Coast college students spend their summers on the beach. Most of them relax under the sun, and by the time they leave the sand they are bronzed and flush with a new tan. Junior Brynn Murphy left the beach with a brand new volleyball game. Murphy’s training sessions over the summer […]
W.volleyball: Bruins claim victory after exhausting 5-game battle
In an exhausting five-game marathon, the No. 8 UCLA women’s volleyball team defeated No. 13 Washington 24-22 in the final and deciding game at Seattle on Friday. The match was one of the longest in UCLA history since the introduction of rally scoring, and it left most of the players physically drained. Although battered, the […]