The NBA offseason was dominated by Twitter beef between Kyrie Irving and Lebron James. Irving, tired of playing in James’ shadow, wanted to be a focal point. He wanted to be “the one.” The NCAA women’s volleyball offseason couldn’t have been more different, at least for UCLA. Senior setter Sarah Sponcil was “the one” at […]
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Women’s volleyball goes down to USC in five-setter
The Pac-12 opener was nothing short of a disappointment for the Bruins, but the expectations remain the same. No. 11 UCLA (7-3, 0-1 Pac-12) women’s volleyball hosted cross-town rival No. 21 USC (9-3, 1-0) in the first conference matchup of the season Wednesday night. The Trojans came out as the aggressors and managed to steal […]
Women’s volleyball switches hitters, stifles LMU
After the Bruins suffered their first two losses of the season, coach Michael Sealy decided it was time for a change. It worked. No. 13 UCLA (6-2) women’s volleyball switched around two of its pin hitters in a straight-sets victory over Loyola Marymount (5-4). Freshmen Mac May and Jenny Mosser had been hitting at the […]
Women’s volleyball makes quick save after second-set dive to Long Beach
UCLA women’s volleyball started the fourth set with eight straight points, five of which were kills. In the first two sets, the Bruins were outhit .279 to .207. “We were the aggressors in set three and four. We were a little bit more proactive in taking the game to them, and that’s how we always […]
Women’s volleyball swept by Nebraska in back-to-back matches
This season had been nothing but wins for UCLA women’s volleyball. Until this weekend. Following two straight-set wins last weekend, No. 11 UCLA (5-2) was swept in back-to-back games by No. 12 Nebraska (5-2). Having not faced a top-15 team thus far this season, coach Michael Sealy said a weaker performance is expected from tougher […]
Women’s volleyball maintains victory streak in New Mexico
The Bruins faced two opponents, and neither was able to steal a single set. No. 11 UCLA women’s volleyball (5-0) sustained its undefeated record in New Mexico, taking home wins over New Mexico State (3-3) and UNLV (3-4). For coach Michael Sealy, consistency in the games was a key takeaway, both in performance and in […]
UCLA women’s volleyball sweeps first three games in season
UCLA women’s volleyball opened its season with matches against three teams that made the NCAA tournament last year. No. 13 UCLA (3-0) swept their opening weekend with victories over No. 22 San Diego (2-1), Marquette (1-2) and No. 20 Hawaii (0-3). Freshman pin hitter Mac May made her mark in her collegiate debut with 43 […]