The Bruins fought their way through the anxiety of the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. They now face the challenge that ended their season in each of the last two years: the round of 16. “We’re good at playing with nerves, we’re good at playing without nerves,” said coach Michael Sealy. “My experience […]
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Women’s volleyball sweeps Baylor to advance to the round of 16
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 10 p.m. Playoff anxiety might have cost UCLA the first set of the first round Friday night, but since then the Bruins have shown why they earned the No. 10 seed. “Today we just wanted to take it to them after last night,” said junior pin hitter Reily Buechler. […]
Women’s volleyball beats Murray State in four sets, advances in NCAA Tournament
This post was updated Dec. 2 at 11:21 p.m. The Bruins didn’t have their best start, but they didn’t need to. No. 10 seed UCLA women’s volleyball dropped set one before winning three straight against Murray State to advance to round two of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at Pauley Pavilion. “Murray State has the […]
Out of System: Episode V
It’s playoff time. UCLA plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, and the women’s volleyball beat writers have you covered. Kelsey Angus, David Gottlieb and Melissa Zhang will take a look at the Bruins’ final regular season tuneups and take a look ahead at the first two rounds of the tournament […]
Women’s volleyball to take on Murray State at home in NCAA first round
Toward the end of Pac-12 play, the Bruins had a chance to contend for their first conference championship since 1999. But winning the conference was never coach Michael Sealy’s primary goal. He only ever saw Pac-12 play as preparation for the postseason. With conference play finishing last weekend, the NCAA Tournament is finally here. “We […]
Women’s volleyball defeats USC in five sets after back-and-forth match
The Trojans don’t like to make things easy. The Bruins were down two games to one. They either had to win set four, or take their first losing streak of the season. “There’s a point in tight games like that where all of us are just like, ‘Go,’” said redshirt senior pin hitter Haley Lawless. […]
Women’s volleyball looks to topple USC in last regular season game
The Bruins are coming off a brutal loss to the No. 7 Washington Huskies – a game that could have won them a share of the Pac-12 title. But as UCLA women’s volleyball prepares to face USC on Saturday, it’s important to remember that the Bruins haven’t lost two matches in a row a single […]