The UCLA women’s volleyball team began its season on a hot streak, winning nine of its first 10 matches. However, after the beginning of Pac-12 play, the team faltered. First came a Sept. 25 loss to No. 2 USC. Then, an upset loss on Sept. 27 to Colorado. The team’s 3-0 loss against No. 7 […]
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UCLA women’s volleyball drops home opener in Stanford sweep
After almost five weeks on the road, the UCLA women’s volleyball team finally returned to Pauley Pavilion, playing before a home crowd for the first time this season. However, any hopes of a happy homecoming were quickly dashed by the visiting Stanford Cardinal. No. 7 Stanford (10-2, 3-0 Pac-12), which came into the match having […]
Volleyball hopes to take down the Cardinal at Pauley Pavilion
They’ve been as far as Hawaii and have gone to Colorado and back again. They’ve played in Centers (Galen), Pyramids (Walter) and a Pavilion, just not one named Pauley yet. For the No. 16 UCLA women’s volleyball team, that changes today. Despite playing in Los Angeles twice, on the campuses of USC and LMU respectively, […]
Women’s volleyball rolls with varied lineups
If the UCLA women’s volleyball team seems unfamiliar, there’s a reason why. Twelve games into the 2013-2014 season, only three players – senior outside hitter Kelly Reeves, senior middle blocker Mariana Aquino and junior middle blocker Zoe Nightingale – have started all 12 games for the Bruins, while junior outside hitter Karsta Lowe has started […]
Unranked Colorado defeats UCLA women’s volleyball
The UCLA women’s volleyball team found itself on the wrong side of history Friday night.
Leading 12-2 and within one set of leaving Boulder, Colo. with a victory, No. 11 UCLA looked as if it would finally put away unranked Colorado. However, as they had done all match, the Buffaloes answered the Bruins.
UCLA volleyball hopes to earn first Pac-12 victory at Colorado
Kelly Reeves raced towards the end line, as the volleyball sailed over her head. The senior outside hitter slowed up, letting the ball land, believing it to be out of bounds. However, the referee didn’t see it as Reeves saw it, charging Reeves with an attack error, and awarding the point and the set to […]
Attacked by errors, UCLA loses to USC
It wasn’t a raucous crowd or hostile environment that doomed UCLA women’s volleyball trip to rival USC Wednesday night. It wasn’t even entirely the opposing team, although credit is certainly due to the Women of Troy, who earned a close 3-1 victory. The Bruins beat themselves throughout the match as both the first two sets […]