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 […]
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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 fighting to improve record in conference play
Heading into its last two games of conference play, UCLA women’s volleyball is in danger of finishing its Pac-12 schedule at .500. The Bruins’ record (17-10, 10-8 Pac-12) looks pedestrian in comparison to last year, in which they won 27 total games and finished 15-5 in the Pac-12. However, the Bruins are ranked No. 19 […]
Women’s volleyball has a close call but sweeps California
UCLA women’s volleyball swept California for the second time this season. The Bruins’ negative energy led to narrow wins in the first two sets, but they came alive in the third set, winning it by 10 points. “It’s not the first time all year we didn’t play great,” said coach Michael Sealy. “But we were […]
Women’s volleyball loses to Pac-12 champion Stanford
The Bruins had three players with 19 kills or more but couldn’t prevail against the newly crowned Pac-12 champions. No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (16-10, 9-8 Pac-12) fell to No. 4 Stanford (24-3, 17-1) in a five-set battle with scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-20, 21-25 and 13-15. Stanford had clinched the Pac-12 championship the night […]
Women’s volleyball heads into road trip with focus on serve-receive
The Bruins will conclude the regular season with a four-game road trip that kicks off Thursday against the defending national champions. No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (16-9, 9-7 Pac-12) will travel to face No. 4 Stanford (22-3, 15-1) on Thursday night and California (13-14, 4-12) on Sunday. The 2016 NCAA national champions have continued their […]
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 […]