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 […]

UCLA women’s volleyball falls to No. 3 Stanford despite strong defense

UCLA women’s volleyball held Stanford to its lowest hitting percentage of the season. But the Bruins hitting was even less effective. No. 12 UCLA (11-5, 4-3 Pac-12) was defeated by No. 3 Stanford (14-2, 7-0) in four sets, hitting only .121 against the Cardinal’s .181. This was only the second time this year that Stanford […]

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 […]

UCLA women’s volleyball sees early impact of younger players

It’s a year of youth for UCLA women’s volleyball. After losing six seniors, including All-American libero Taylor Formico and All-Pacific South Region middle blocker Jennie Frager, the No. 12 Bruins (11-4, 4-2 Pac-12) have had to rely on a relatively new roster. And this lineup has not disappointed. Freshmen opposite Mac May and outside hitter […]

Women’s volleyball defeats Arizona State but sees room for improvement

Arizona State had not won a single Pac-12 match. But that didn’t make the team an easy opponent for UCLA women’s volleyball. The No. 13 Bruins (11-4, 4-2 Pac-12) defeated the Sun Devils (10-7, 0-5) in four close sets, with 33 combined service and kill errors. “You’ve got to be able to win matches and […]

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 […]

Women’s volleyball takes down Arizona in straight sets

Arizona swept UCLA women’s volleyball in their last meeting. This time, the Bruins swept. “The last three times we played, it was two different teams,” said coach Michael Sealy. “They graduated a lot of good people, we graduated a lot of good people and we’re both doing the best we can with the teams we […]