Here at UCLA, we’re awfully proud of John Wooden. We have a statue of him, an athletic center is named after him and you can buy T-shirts with his face on them at Ackerman. And we should be proud. Wooden was awesome. But what if I told you that there was another coach who won […]
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Women’s volleyball to square off against crosstown rival No. 1 USC
It might not be too easy to tell, but the football players aren’t the only ones with a big game across town this week. Before anything happens at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the women’s volleyball team will make the trip to the Galen Center to take on USC Wednesday. The No. 13 Bruins (22-6, […]
Starting middle blockers improve through competition with each other
On paper, Jennie and Claire were the perfect freshman roommates. They both had the same extracurricular in high school. They both ended up being sociology majors. They were probably two of the only girls taller than 6-foot-4 on campus. But that was just on paper. “They probably drove each other crazy early on because they […]
Women’s volleyball beats Oregon State, sets sights on NCAA Tournament
Thursday’s loss to Oregon might have cost the women’s volleyball team a chance at the Pac-12 Championship, but UCLA regrouped with a win over Oregon State Sunday, looking to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. “Any time we come off a loss we’re going to be out for blood,” said junior middle blocker Claire […]
Women’s volleyball set to meet Oregon with retooled formation
The women’s volleyball team entered its first match against Oregon this season with a fully healthy roster, but left with its starting setter sidelined. Now, as UCLA approaches the teams’ second matchup, its lineup has been retooled. No. 9 UCLA (20-4, 11-3 Pac-12) will square off against Oregon (12-11, 6-8) Thursday night in Pauley Pavilion. […]
Women’s volleyball falls to Washington’s blocking, serving strategy
After a tough loss that cost No. 9 UCLA a chance at second place in the Pac-12, women’s volleyball coach Michael Sealy broke down No. 3 Washington’s strategy into two simple, but lethal, components. “They’re going to serve tough to get you out of system, and then put up a big block in front of […]
Key players fail to fire in women’s volleyball’s loss to Washington
Sunday presented an important opportunity for the women’s volleyball team. After beating Washington State 3-1 on Friday, No. 8 UCLA could have taken sole possession of second place in the Pac-12 with a Sunday victory over No. 5 Washington. Instead, an already-tough matchup with the Huskies was made more difficult by a lack of contributions […]