The Bruins polished off their intermountain road trip with a pair of victories. No. 13 UCLA women’s volleyball (19-3, 12-2 Pac-12) defeated No. 16 Utah (16-7, 9-5) in five sets Friday in Salt Lake City and swept Colorado (14-9, 5-9) on Sunday in Boulder. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student outside hitter/opposite Mac May rises up for a spike against Washington State on Oct. 29. May led all UCLA women’s volleyball players with 27 kills against Utah on Friday and co-led with 15 kills versus Colorado on Sunday. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 11:17 p.m. The Bruins are switching it up. Graduate student Mac May has led UCLA women’s volleyball (17-3, 10-2 Pac-12) in kills for the past four seasons, including this year, in which the outside hitter/opposite is second in the Pac-12 with 4.72 kills per set. Read more...

Photo: Freshman outside hitter/opposite Charitie Luper and redshirt sophomore middle blocker Anna Dodson point at graduate student setter Shelby Martin after a scored point (left to right). The UCLA women’s volleyball middle blocker is averaging 1.70 kills per set this season, nearly triple the amount she compiled in her redshirt freshman year. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

The Bruins started October with a loss to the Huskies. They ended the month with a win over their Pacific Northwest foe. No. 16 UCLA women’s volleyball (17-3, 10-2 Pac-12) swept No. Read more...

Photo: Senior élan McCall digs the ball against No. 8 Washington on Sunday. The outside hitter/opposite finished with six digs in No. 16 UCLA women’s volleyball’s upset of the Huskies. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins’ blocks have been all but a lock. With over half of its season in the books, No. 16 UCLA women’s volleyball (15-3, 8-2 Pac-12) has ascended to the top of the Pac-12 standings, nestling into a tie for first place with No. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student setter Shelby Martin (left) and redshirt sophomore middle blocker Anna Dodson (right) elevate to block against Oregon on Oct. 22. Martin is one of No. 16 UCLA women’s volleyball’s four setters and is the shortest at 5-foot-10. (Harold Lee/Daily Bruin)