The women’s volleyball team entered its first match against Oregon this season with a fully healthy roster, but left with its starting setter sidelined. Now, as UCLA approaches the teams’ second matchup, its lineup has been retooled. No. 9 UCLA (20-4, 11-3 Pac-12) will square off against Oregon (12-11, 6-8) Thursday night in Pauley Pavilion. […]
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Women’s volleyball depends on outside hitters
The women’s volleyball team has boasted an impressive offense all season long. But recently, the UCLA attack has taken on a mythological quality. The Bruins’ leading duo of outside hitters, junior Jordan Anderson and sophomore Reily Buechler, has been tested in the past couple of weeks, with Anderson struggling some nights and Buechler recently sitting […]
Women’s volleyball defeats Utah despite lineup error
Sometimes even coaches make mistakes. Women’s volleyball coach Michael Sealy did just that during the fourth set of his team’s match against Utah Friday evening. Heading into what would become the final set of the night, Sealy set his lineup incorrectly, forcing some Bruin players into positions they normally wouldn’t play. “It’s every coach’s worst […]
Women’s volleyball looks to ride first-set winning trend against Utah
Heading into the second round of Pac-12 play, the women’s volleyball team is 18-0 when it wins the first set against its opposition. All the wins may not be pretty, as evidenced by Wednesday’s affair with Colorado, but if No. 9 UCLA jumps out to an early lead, its opposition has not been able to […]
Women’s volleyball comes out on top in seesaw match against Colorado
Sometimes change is a good thing. On Wednesday night, No. 9 UCLA (19-4, 10-3 Pac-12) trotted out some unfamiliar names against unranked Colorado (14-11, 6-7) that did not appear – or appeared only sparingly – in the teams’ first encounter in early October. Freshman setter Zana Muno, with 42 assists and 14 digs, and redshirt […]
UCLA women’s volleyball aims to spike against Buffs following loss
Coming off of a tough weekend in which UCLA threw some punches but took some blows, the upcoming home stand is a welcome sight for the women’s volleyball team. The No. 8 Bruins (18-4, 9-3 Pac-12) will face the Colorado Buffaloes (14-10, 6-6) Wednesday night in the first of four straight home matches, all against […]
Women’s volleyball falls to Washington’s blocking, serving strategy
After a tough loss that cost No. 9 UCLA a chance at second place in the Pac-12, women’s volleyball coach Michael Sealy broke down No. 3 Washington’s strategy into two simple, but lethal, components. “They’re going to serve tough to get you out of system, and then put up a big block in front of […]