Michael Sealy said when he first met Madeleine Gates, she seemed shy. “When she first came here, sometimes she wouldn’t make eye contact, or she’d be a little bit nervous in conversations,” said Sealy, the UCLA women’s volleyball coach. Gates may be reserved, but her performance on the court has been far from quiet. The […]
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UCLA women’s volleyball takes down Arizona in four sets
UCLA women’s volleyball survived nine lead changes, 17 ties and five set points to take the second set against Arizona. “I thought it would be more stressful but I think we were all just really focused and we weren’t trying to push too hard,” said sophomore middle blocker Madeleine Gates. “We were just letting things […]
UCLA women’s volleyball working toward a more balanced offense
UCLA women’s volleyball has run a left-side heavy offense this season. The Bruins’ outside hitters, freshman Jenny Mosser and senior Reily Buechler, have recorded a combined 1,433 swings this season – accounting for almost half of the team’s total. This weekend, the outsides weren’t clicking, and No. 18 UCLA (13-8, 6-6 Pac-12) was swept by […]
Women’s volleyball splits games in road trip to Utah and Colorado
UCLA women’s volleyball had beaten Utah in 20 of their last 22 match-ups. In the absence of freshman outside hitter Mac May, the Utes beat the Bruins in four sets. “It’s definitely a big bummer for us,” said junior libero Zana Muno. “(May) is obviously a phenomenal player for us and it’s also just hard […]
UCLA women’s volleyball sweeps Cal behind strong defensive effort
Mac May recorded four kills before California scored its first point. UCLA women’s volleyball won the first 11 points of the match Saturday. “We just got them in a tough rotation,” said coach Michael Sealy. “We served well and played good defense.” No. 12 UCLA (12-5, 5-3 Pac 12) swept California (11-8, 2-6) at home […]
Women’s volleyball sets sights on Stanford, Cal opponents
UCLA women’s volleyball snapped a five-year losing streak and swept eventual NCAA champion Stanford last season. “Last year is last year, that has nothing to do with this year,” said coach Michael Sealy. “All their freshmen are now sophomores, they’re going to be improved as well so they’re very physical.” No. 12 UCLA (11-4, 4-2 […]
Women’s volleyball to face Arizona State, hopes to continue winning streak
Arizona State, UCLA women’s volleyball’s Friday opponent, is one of two Pac-12 teams that has yet to win a conference match. “You can’t worry about schedules in the Pac-12 – everybody is just too good,” said coach Michael Sealy. “Even if a team doesn’t have a lot of wins in their path, they’re physical enough […]