Halfway through the season, UCLA women’s volleyball coach Michael Sealy wasn’t sure his team was going to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. “There were no guarantees that we were going to make the tournament,” Sealy said. “This was a year when the Pac-12 returned everybody, except for us. So at one point we were 6-6 […]
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Women’s volleyball looks on to next year after Pac-12 Tournament loss
Halfway through the season, UCLA women’s volleyball coach Michael Sealy wasn’t sure his team was going to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. “There were no guarantees that we were going to make the tournament,” Sealy said. “This was a year when the Pac-12 returned everybody, except for us. So at one point we were 6-6 […]
Women’s volleyball to face Austin Peay in first round of NCAA finals
UCLA women’s volleyball’s sweep of USC couldn’t have come at a better time. “I think it was really cool finishing it off against ‘SC; that was such a great game for us to see that we can come back,” said senior outside hitter Reily Buechler. “It gives us confidence to go into this week with […]
Women’s volleyball sweeps Oregon State after close first set
UCLA women’s volleyball took six set points to win the first set against Oregon State. “We should have closed it out,” said coach Michael Sealy. “We made a couple of errors. … We got very lucky at the end.” No. 19 UCLA (18-10, 11-8 Pac-12) swept unranked Oregon State (21-10, 11-8) on Wednesday. The Beavers […]
Women’s volleyball looks forward to Oregon State, USC games
When UCLA women’s volleyball last played USC, the Bruins were ranked 11th and the Trojans 21st. Two months later, the teams have nearly switched places. No. 19 UCLA (17-10, 10-8 Pac-12) will face Oregon State (21-9, 11-7) on Wednesday before playing No. 13 USC (21-8, 13-5) on Saturday. USC heads into the match having won […]
Women’s volleyball manages out of system set against Colorado
UCLA women’s volleyball needed five sets to defeat Colorado on Oct. 21. But on Thursday, the No. 18 Bruins (16-9, 9-7 Pac-12) swept the No. 24 Buffaloes (19-8, 9-7) and outhit them 0.224 to 0.129. Coach Michael Sealy said the team had been focusing on hitting well in out-of-system situations in practice. “I thought we […]
Women’s volleyball ready for matches against Utah and Colorado
The last time UCLA women’s volleyball faced these two top-25 teams, one match resulted in a four-set loss and the other in a five-set win. “We have nothing to lose against these teams – they are both really good teams,” said senior outside hitter Reily Buechler. “We’re just going to go in super confident. … […]