Michael Sealy said his team needed to serve tougher after getting dismissed in straight sets against Oregon. “When you serve tough, it’s usually not a great pass so they have to set higher which allows us to get two blockers up,” the coach said. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Jenny Mosser posted eight kills and 14 digs in the Bruins’ sweep of Oregon State on Saturday night. UCLA will stay at home to take on Arizona State on Wednesday night. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins couldn’t spark any momentum. No. 17 UCLA women’s volleyball (7-5, 2-3 Pac-12) was swept by No. 20 Oregon (10-5, 3-2) Friday night, with its only leads across all three sets being 1-0 and 3-2 in the first set and 1-0 and 2-1 in the third set. Read more...
Photo: Senior libero Zana Muno recorded a match-high 19 digs, but the Bruins were defeated in straight sets by Oregon Friday night. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins are playing at home for the first time in over a month. No. 17 UCLA women’s volleyball (7-4, 2-2 Pac-12) will face No. 20 Oregon (9-5, 2-2) on Friday night and Oregon State (10-6, 0-4) on Saturday in its first games at Pauley Pavilion since the end of August. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Jenny Mosser has recorded 118 kills so far this season, good for second on the team. Mosser and UCLA will play its first home matches in over a month this weekend against conference foes Oregon and Oregon State in Pauley Pavilion. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins had a couple of large roles to fill heading into this season. Graduated seniors outside hitter Reily Buechler and setter Sarah Sponcil led UCLA women’s volleyball last year with 3.53 kills per set and 11.23 assists per set, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Junior middle blocker Madeleine Gates is hitting .347 so far this season. Gates stands third among UCLA women’s volleyball with 106 total kills behind sophomore outside hitters Mac May and Jenny Mosser. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
After going down two sets, coach Michael Sealy wasn’t focused on the scoreboard – he was focused on the team’s effort levels. “It was a success for me once we showed up in the third set,” Sealy said. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Mac May posted a match-best 20 kills and a career-high 14 digs – marking her third double-double of the season – in the Bruins’ 3-2 victory over California on Friday night. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
Pac-12 play isn’t getting any easier for the Bruins. After falling in straight sets to No. 2 Stanford on Wednesday night, No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (6-4, 1-2 Pac-12) will face unranked California (8-5, 0-2) in Berkeley on Friday night. Read more...
Photo: Junior middle blocker Madeleine Gates recorded seven kills and three blocks in the Bruins’ straight-set loss to Stanford on Wednesday. UCLA will continue Pac-12 play when it takes on California on Friday. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins were unable to pull off the upset against a top-ranked opponent. “Obviously, it sucks to lose … but you know, Stanford’s the No. 2 team in the country” said senior middle blocker Kyra Rogers. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle blocker Kyra Rogers posted six kills on 17 attempts against No. 2 Stanford. Rogers has totaled 68 kills so far this season, hitting for .256. Last season she finished with a career season-high of 211 kills in 26 matches played, hitting for .276. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
