Everybody knows UCLA football’s Josh Rosen, but there are plenty of other superstar athletes and powerhouse players that you may not have heard as much about. Four of the Daily Bruin Sports editors go through their picks for “Most exciting fall athlete to watch.” Hailie Mace, women’s soccer Melissa Zhang, assistant Sports editor The undefeated […]
Category Archives: Women’s Volleyball
UCLA women’s volleyball aims to end losing streak against Arizona
UCLA Bruins have fallen to the Arizona Wildcats in their past three matchups, but coach Michael Sealy is paying little attention to the past results. “We don’t think about it too much,” Sealy said. “It’s a whole new team and last year is last year.” No. 13 UCLA (9-4, 2-2 Pac-12) women’s volleyball will be […]
Around the League: Stanford men’s soccer beats UCLA, stays undefeated in conference
Women’s volleyball Kelsey Angus, assistant Sports editor Just two weeks into Pac-12 play, only No. 15 USC (12-3, 4-0 Pacific 12) and No. 2 Stanford (11-2, 4-0) remain undefeated in conference matches. The Trojans swept the No. 9 Huskies (13-2, 3-1) for Washington’s first Pac-12 loss of the season Sunday. Senior Brittany Abercrombie led USC […]
UCLA women’s volleyball strong all-around against Washington State
UCLA women’s volleyball started each set against Washington down 5-1 on Friday. Against the Washington State Cougars on Sunday, the Bruins opened the match with a five-point run. “We were joking in the timeout, the girls were teasing like, ‘Wow, this feels totally different,’” said coach Michael Sealy. “And I was like, ‘Yeah, it’s almost […]
UCLA women’s volleyball falls to Washington despite strong first set
UCLA women’s volleyball started every set in its loss to Washington by losing five of the first six points. At this point, all coach Michael Sealy can do is joke about it. “I’m going to start talking to opposing coaches and just see if we can start it down 5-1,” the coach said. “Cut through […]
UCLA women’s volleyball must rely on aggression to defeat opponents
The Bruins saw their first top-10 team last week, and came up with a victory against then-No. 8 Oregon. This week they will compete with another, even higher-ranked team. “Playing against Oregon, we realized, ‘Oh, we have the potential to be a really great team,’” said freshman pin hitter Jenny Mosser. “It just really helps.” […]
Women’s volleyball upsets No. 8 Oregon after dropping first set
It took the Bruins one set to get into a rhythm. And that rhythm sustained. No. 11 UCLA (8-3, 1-1 Pac-12) took the next three sets and upset No. 8 Oregon (8-2, 1-1 Pac-12). Following the opening set loss, coach Michael Sealy focused on getting his team to be the aggressors and control the tempo […]