Bruins close to home shone the brightest in Atlanta. At the GT Invitational, a pair of American Southeast locals led the way to UCLA women’s volleyball’s (2-0) five-set comeback victory over No. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter Cheridyn Leverette dives for a ball at Pauley Pavilion. Leverette finished second in kills for UCLA women’s volleyball over the weekend. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
From Paris to Pauley Pavilion, Alfee Reft’s impact on the Bruins transcends the court. Serving as a seasonal assistant coach for Team USA, Reft, the UCLA women’s volleyball head coach, worked alongside UCLA Hall of Famers Karch Kiraly – the national team’s head coach and UCLA men’s volleyball alumni – and Sue Enquist, the team’s culture consultant and a 10-time NCAA national champion with UCLA softball. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s volleyballl coach Alfee Reft (second from left) speaks with his players during a match at Pauley Pavilion. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Associate head coach Amir Lugo-Rodriguez opened the Bruins’ presser at the Big Ten Volleyball Media Days by calling the Big Ten the best conference in the country. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore libero Kat Lutz dives for a ball at Pauley Pavilion. Lutz played in all 30 of UCLA women’s volleyball’s games last season and is one of 12 players returning from 2023. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA is officially a member of the Big Ten. With the football season opener drawing near and many fall sports soon to begin, Daily Bruin Sports editors debate which UCLA team will make strides or face setbacks in its inaugural Big Ten season. Read more...
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This post was updated Oct. 16 at 1:42 p.m. A new era for UCLA Athletics is here. After 96 years in the “Conference of Champions,” UCLA is now a member of the Big Ten. Read more...
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Just as quickly as things can fall together, they can fall apart. After wins in the Olympic quarter and semifinals, the United States women’s volleyball national team was swept 3-0 by Italy in the gold medal match Sunday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s volleyball coach Alfee Reft stands near the Galen Center sideline. Reft served as an assistant coach for the United States women’s volleyball national team’s silver medal campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
A Big Ten team has appeared in eight women’s volleyball national championships since 2013. Now, UCLA women’s volleyball calls that conference home. The Bruins took to the Big Ten Network Studios in Chicago for the 2024 Big Ten Volleyball Media Days on Tuesday – four days after officially joining the conference. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s volleyball rising graduate students, setter Audrey Pak (left) and middle blocker Anna Dodson (right), speak to media at the Big Ten Network Studios on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Suzi Mellano/UCLA Athletics)
