Michael Sealy had tried to reverse the momentum. But his team still trailed Washington State 16-8 in the third set, and the women’s volleyball coach was out of the usual options. “We had already used both timeouts,” Sealy said. “We kept giving the same message but it wasn’t really happening.” So Sealy turned to his […]
Category Archives: Women’s Volleyball
Women’s volleyball braces itself for weekend’s Washington competition
For a UCLA women’s volleyball team that’s still weeks away from having to worry about midterms, the tests just keep on coming on the court. A little over a week after No. 11 UCLA (10-2, 1-1 Pac-12) took on No. 2 USC, the Bruins will host another top-five team in No. 5 Washington (12-0, 2-0) […]
Women’s volleyball finds success in switching setters
The best programs are the ones that breed a culture of competition within the team. For the UCLA women’s volleyball program, every day is a competition between each other. Redshirt sophomore Ryann Chandler had not played in a full three sets in the last four matches, but had an all-around effort to propel the Bruins […]
Women’s volleyball shows tactical efficacy in straight-set win at Cal
The message was simple: just like practice. With No. 13 UCLA down 21-18 in the second set of its matchup with Cal on Sunday, women’s volleyball coach Michael Sealy called a timeout to talk to his team. Sealy was confident because the Bruins had been drilling for moments exactly like this throughout the past week […]
Women’s volleyball gears up for match up against Golden Bears
After its first loss of the season, the UCLA women’s volleyball team responded with an eight-game winning streak. After its second loss – a straight-set thumping at the hands of No. 3 USC – No. 13 UCLA (9-2, 0-1 Pac-12) hopes to respond in a similar manner and rekindle its winning ways against the California […]
Women’s volleyball’s win streak snapped by rival USC in Pac-12 opener
Pauley Pavilion did not get loud enough to get an encore out of Madeon at Bruin Bash on Monday, and the arena fell flat again Wednesday night, as No. 13 UCLA women’s volleyball was unable to pull off the upset against No. 3 USC. The Bruins (9-2, 0-1 Pac-12) dropped their first conference game to […]
Jordan Anderson ‘brings the fire’ to UCLA volleyball
Jordan Anderson was 5 years old when her parents found out she couldn’t play YMCA soccer. They watched as Anderson, having just been scored upon, found out for the first time in her life that her team was losing. With their daughter in hysterics over the goal her team had just allowed, Kristina and Todd […]