At the halfway point in the Pac-12 season, UCLA took down both of the conference’s Northern California schools. “This weekend was huge for us,” said senior middle blocker Jennie Frager. “After Oregon I think we gained our confidence back and we were starting to get in a rhythm, and this weekend was good for us […]
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Bruin women’s volleyball comes home to face Cardinal, Golden Bears
UCLA women’s volleyball beat Stanford on Oct. 29, 2011, en route to the Bruins’ first national championship in 20 years. The Cardinal have won the past seven matchups since. “Every year is different,” said coach Michael Sealy. “It’s not like UCLA vs. Stanford, it’s 16 kids vs. 16 kids there, and both teams are different […]
Women’s volleyball defeats Oregon Ducks in five-set nailbiter
The look of sheer disappointment on Jordan Anderson’s face as she was taken out of set two said it all. UCLA women’s volleyball had dropped the first set and fell behind 6-8 in the second. The senior outside hitter had already made three hitting errors in that second set alone. But coach Michael Sealy sent […]
Women’s volleyball prepares to face Pac-12 standout Oregon
Washington, UCLA and Stanford came into the preseason with top-10 rankings and Pac-12 title aspirations. Fast forward to week seven. The Bruins and Cardinal have slipped out of the top 10, and previously unranked Oregon and Washington State top the Pac-12 rankings. No. 20 UCLA (12-4, 3-3 Pac-12) will travel to face No. 16 Oregon […]
Strong second set powers women’s volleyball to win over Arizona State
Coach Michael Sealy shocked everyone when he sent the UCLA women’s volleyball team onto the court in a 6-2 rotation in the Bruins’ conference-opening win against USC two and a half weeks ago. Friday night, he did it again. “When we first decided to go to a 6-2, we wrote up a bunch of different […]
Women’s volleyball ready for upcoming matches after redefining mentality
A .500 record. Not the way UCLA anticipated starting Pac-12 play. To turn things around, the Bruins are adopting a new mindset. “We are going to take more of an underdog mentality,” said senior middle blocker Claire Felix. “Even being ranked, that’s the approach we are going to take, so it’s more of a challenge […]
Ego gets in the way as women’s volleyball falls to Colorado
A kill from senior outside hitter Jordan Anderson put the UCLA women’s volleyball team ahead 25-24, and the Bruins had a chance to steal set four. But Colorado tied it back up at 25, and UCLA would not lead again. The No. 12 Bruins (11-3, 2-2 Pac-12) fell to the No. 20 Buffs (10-4, 2-2) […]