The No. 14 UCLA women’s volleyball team (10-3 0-0 Pac-10) will face the Arizona State Sun Devils (11-0, 0-0) for its conference opener tonight in Tempe, Ariz.
Category Archives: Women’s Volleyball
After stunning win, two reality checks
The thrill of notching a big win on the road can do wonders for a team’s morale. But converting ambition into success can lead to a false sense of invincibility, which is why that kind of contentment can have noxious effects on a locker room.
Cal’s youthful spikers might provide surprise
The UCLA women’s volleyball team will travel to the Bay Area this weekend for a pair of matches with California and Stanford. The Stanford match figures to get most of the attention. Rightly so, but in Cal, UCLA faces a young team that could give the Bruins a run for their money. On Friday night, the third-ranked Bruins will […]
Spikers destroy SDSU in road win
By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Staff SAN DIEGO – On Tuesday night, the only difference between San Diego State women’s volleyball coach Myles Gabel and General Custer is that Gabel has to watch the game films the next day. After the third-ranked Bruins systematically dismantled the Aztecs, 15-5, 15-5, 15-6, in a swift one hour and three minutes, Gabel […]
Spikers to play the unknown in SDSU
By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Staff San Diego State women’s volleyball head coach Myles Gabel spent the day before his team’s match with No. 3 UCLA searching for advantages. He found exactly one. “Well, I’m happy we’re home rather than going up there to play,” Gabel said. “When you play UCLA, advantages are hard to find. I try to […]
Milling comes out strong in WSU win
By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Staff Kara Milling’s coming-out party took place Saturday night in Pauley Pavilion. Milling, the newest freshman phenom on the UCLA women’s volleyball team, spent the night repeatedly introducing herself to the Washington State Cougars, slamming down a career-high and game-best 19 kills in No. 3 UCLA’s 15-4, 13-15, 15-2, 15-11, handling of No. 20 WSU. […]
Volleyball gets by upset-minded UW
By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Staff The third-ranked UCLA women’s volleyball team assumed that the University of Washington knew its proper place in the hierarchy of Pacific-10 volleyball. However, after Friday night’s grueling 15-3, 12-15, 14-16, 15-6, 17-15 victory over last season’s ninth-place conference finishers in Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins (12-1 overall, 3-0 in Pac-10) might be taking less for […]