The Bruins said their focus was on executing a strong offense. And they did just that. No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (15-8, 8-6 Pac-12) swept Arizona State (10-16, 0-14) on Saturday, hitting .366 against the Sun Devils’ .204. Read more...
Photo: Middle blocker Kyra Rogers posted a hitting percentage of .429 in UCLA’s sweep of Arizona State Saturday. The junior recorded eight kills, two solo blocks and two block assists. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA women’s volleyball survived nine lead changes, 17 ties and five set points to take the second set against Arizona. “I thought it would be more stressful but I think we were all just really focused and we weren’t trying to push too hard,” said sophomore middle blocker Madeleine Gates. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter Reily Buechler had 16 kills, five block assists and seven digs in UCLA’s four-set win over Arizona. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Men’s water poloRyan Smith, assistant Sports editor UCLA men’s water polo will take on a top-five team for the third straight week when it visits Stanford on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s volleyball will open a four game home stand this weekend against Arizona and Arizona State. The Bruins lost both matches last weekend at Washington and Washington State.(Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s volleyball has run a left-side heavy offense this season. The Bruins’ outside hitters, freshman Jenny Mosser and senior Reily Buechler, have recorded a combined 1,433 swings this season – accounting for almost half of the team’s total. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Jenny Mosser hit just -0.069 in UCLA’s three-set loss to Washington on Sunday. The outside hitter is second on the team behind senior outside hitter Reily Buechler in both kills and total attacking attempts. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s volleyball was outblocked by Washington 7-1 in the first set alone. “Ultimately, we need to prepare our hitters better if we’re coming into a match against Washington or Washington State, so I’m putting that on us,” said coach Michael Sealy. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter Reily Buechler was held to .105 by Washington’s strong blockers. Buechler had nine kills and six digs. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s volleyball hadn’t lost to Washington State in Pullman, Washington, since 2002. That changed Friday night. The No. 13 Bruins (13-7, 6-5 Pac-12) were upset by the Cougars (14-9, 3-8) in five sets. Read more...
Photo: Senior setter Sarah Sponcil also spent some time swinging from the outside in UCLA’s loss to Washington State on Friday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 27 at 12:04 p.m. Cross Country Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor The No. 14 men’s cross country team has covered 40,000 meters to get to this point, and the women have raced across 25,000. Read more...
Photo: Cross country is the first UCLA team to end its postseason, and this weekend the top 10 men and women will be competing in Springfield, Oregon, against schools such as Colorado, Stanford and Arizona State. (Photo courtesy of Ricky Bassman)
