Long before they were assistant coaches for UCLA women’s volleyball, Tony Ker and Kaitlin Nielsen were best friends – they spent time together almost every day as student-athletes at UCLA. When both were hired to work together at their alma mater, they realized just how much their friendship had come full circle. “Oh my gosh! […]
Category Archives: Women’s Volleyball
Women’s volleyball rides the wave of united longtime companionship
Two weeks are all a freshman volleyball player gets before she’s thrown into fast-paced Division I play. That’s 14 days to adjust to college life, get to know teammates and learn the team’s system. The transition isn’t easy. But for Savvy Simo, it was a little easier.
Women’s volleyball defeats ASU with new formation after Arizona loss
The Wildcats’ defense almost got to the Bruins’ heads. “It’s hard not to get discouraged when you’re playing a team that can dig everything, just picking up balls that you just can’t even imagine them picking up,” said junior outside hitter Reily Buechler. “I mean, we got our butts kicked.” Instead, the No. 9 Bruins […]
Women’s volleyball bounces back in win against Arizona State
If the Bruins were upset about the previous night’s loss marking the end of their winning streak, they didn’t let it slow them down for long. “Last night, the wheels just fell off the bus emotionally and mentally,” said coach Michael Sealy. “Which is fine. Those matches are going to happen in the course of […]
Arizona breaks UCLA women’s volleyball’s win streak in straight sets
The Bruins’ six-game win streak has come to an end. No. 9 UCLA (18-5, 9-4 Pac-12) women’s volleyball fell to unranked Arizona (16-10, 8-6 Pac-12) in straight sets Friday in Tuscon, Arizona. The Wildcats had just swept their season series against USC and were looking to do the same with UCLA for the first time […]
Women’s volleyball set up for Arizona, Arizona State matches
The UCLA women’s volleyball team has made its return to the top 10 for the first time since the beginning of conference play. The No. 9 Bruins (18-4, 9-3 Pac-12), also hold a share of the lead in the Pac-12 standing with No. 8 Washington and will face unranked Arizona (15-10, 7-6) and Arizona State […]
Out of System: Episode II
Coach Michael Sealy changed things up last weekend, throwing redshirt senior Haley Lawless in at opposite against Utah and Colorado. This week on Out of System, volleyball beat writers Kelsey Angus, David Gottlieb and Melissa Zhang recap last week’s games, take a look ahead to this weekend and discuss Sealy’s new usage of Lawless.