Outside Hitters The Trojans feature two of the most fearsome outside hitters in the Pac-10. Sophomore Keao Burdine and junior April Ross provide nearly half of USC’s total offense. The two combine for 7.4 kills and 5.6 digs per game. Their nearly 18 digs per game rank as the nation’s No. 3 offense. The Trojans […]
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Squad beats Oregon State despite slow start
Despite having their best player ““ senior Lauren Fendrick ““ on the bench due to a team rules violation, the UCLA women’s volleyball team rolled over a woefully outmatched Oregon State team, taking the match three games to none. The Bruins opened the first game sluggishly, obviously uncomfortable in both their starting lineup and formation. […]
UCLA splits weekend in Stanford, Cal
Everything went as expected last weekend as UCLA beat a team it had never lost to in school history, and lost to a team it hasn’t beaten since 2000. The women’s volleyball team (10-6, 3-3 Pac-10) anticipated a split and got exactly that in a fitting, albeit unspectacular, trip to Northern California. Saturday’s match against […]
Women's volleyball goes to Northern California for games against Cal, No.1 Stanford
With a sweep of the Washington schools last weekend, the UCLA women’s volleyball team broke even in the Pac-10 standings at 2-2. Trouble is, they could be right back to where they started this weekend. The next two matches, against UC Berkeley and defending national champion Stanford, could quickly become a step in the wrong […]
UCLA to play important weekend Pac-10 matches
With the UCLA women’s volleyball team unimpressed by its 7-5 record, head coach Andy Banachowski believes the upcoming matches against Washington today and Washington State on Saturday are critical. “We’ve got to get back to even in the Pac-10 and defend our home court,” Banachowski said. So far, the team is winless (0-2) in conference […]