The Rundown: April 12

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Thirty under 30 Women’s volleyball assistant coach Kaitlin Nielsen was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Friday when she was named to the association’s Thirty under 30 list. The award recognizes up-and-coming coaches across all leagues and divisions. […]

UCLA women’s volleyball set to take on Texas in NCAA regional match

They say everything is bigger in Texas. UCLA’s No. 14-seed women’s volleyball team (25-7) will attempt to pull off a win, of appropriate Texas magnitude, against the host No. 3-seed Texas Longhorns (27-2) in the NCAA Austin Regional on Friday night. On paper, these two volleyball powerhouses are relatively similar. Both teams have an outstanding […]

Women’s volleyball recovers from early deficit to trounce Michigan

Sometimes Claire Felix is okay not getting the ball. Saturday night was not one of those times. With her team down 2-0 to Michigan in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the junior middle blocker adopted a new mentality: “You know what, set me the ball, I’m going to put it away,” she said. […]

UCLA women’s volleyball breezes through first round of NCAA Tournament

The UCLA women’s volleyball team glided through the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a straight-set win over the Lipscomb Bisons on Friday. The match was pretty typical for the No. 14 Bruins. The team continued to be successful with several hitters, as all three starting outside hitters had double-digit kills. The only anomalous […]

UCLA women’s volleyball to host Lipscomb in NCAA first round

The women’s volleyball team has faced its fair share of familiar foes throughout the season. That won’t be the case Friday night, as No. 14-seed UCLA (23-7, 14-6 Pac-12) hosts Lipscomb (23-8, 13-1 Atlantic Sun) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, marking the first time the two programs have ever met. The Lady […]

Women’s volleyball digs out USC upset, earns No. 14 seed for NCAAs

The women’s volleyball team seized its final opportunities to impress the NCAA selection committee this past week, as two impressive performances against top-10 opponents helped the Bruins earn the No. 14 seed in the national tournament. On Wednesday night, UCLA (23-7, 14-6 Pac-12) sprung a monumental upset, handing No. 1 USC (30-2, 18-2) its only […]