Less than a third of the UCLA track and field team made the trip to the Columbia East-West Challenge this weekend. But despite the lack of bodies on the track and going against stiff competition from Oregon, UCLA still locked up a third-place finish at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York. It […]
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Women’s volleyball seeks second victory over fierce Oregon offense
With only three matches left in the regular season, the Bruins will finish off a tough pair of games sandwiched between rivalry matches against Stanford and USC. After beating Oregon State on Wednesday, UCLA women’s volleyball will take on Oregon on Friday night. “These matches are the dangerous ones,” said coach Michael Sealy. “We have […]
Women’s volleyball prepares to face unranked Oregon State
UCLA women’s volleyball beat No. 12 Stanford in five sets on Saturday and will play No. 19 Oregon – who took UCLA to five earlier this season – on Friday. But between those two games, No. 9 UCLA will face an opponent it hasn’t lost to in a decade, unranked Oregon State. “We’re going into […]
Women’s volleyball to resist Stanford comeback with new formation
Last time UCLA women’s volleyball played Stanford, the Cardinal didn’t have Pac-12’s best blocker – Inky Ajanaku – and the Bruins won in four sets. “People say that we got off easy beating Stanford last time, and I want to prove they we can give them a run for their money with Inky back,” said […]
Arizona breaks UCLA women’s volleyball’s win streak in straight sets
The Bruins’ six-game win streak has come to an end. No. 9 UCLA (18-5, 9-4 Pac-12) women’s volleyball fell to unranked Arizona (16-10, 8-6 Pac-12) in straight sets Friday in Tuscon, Arizona. The Wildcats had just swept their season series against USC and were looking to do the same with UCLA for the first time […]
Women’s volleyball earns two victories with return of Haley Lawless
Haley Lawless has come up big for the No. 9 UCLA women’s volleyball in its last two wins. Literally. “She’s so big out there,” said coach Michael Sealy of his 6-foot-3 redshirt senior opposite. “(Opposing) hitters had to adjust and do other things so it’s easy to play defense around.” Sealy decided to swap Lawless […]
Women’s volleyball sweeps Utes for second time this season
UCLA women’s volleyball had already swept Utah on the road, but after a five-set match Friday night, coach Michael Sealy wasn’t going to take Saturday’s match lightly. “This was potentially the most challenging game after a really tough match yesterday,” Sealy said. “It was going to be harder to focus.” The No. 21 Utes (16-7, […]