UCLA women’s volleyball opened its season with matches against three teams that made the NCAA tournament last year. No. 13 UCLA (3-0) swept their opening weekend with victories over No. Read more...
Photo: After spending her first two years at UCLA as a utility player, junior Kyra Rogers has returned to the middle. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)
Last year, the UCLA women’s volleyball team was the best it’s been since 2011 – its national championship season. The 2016 Bruins swept conference rival Stanford Cardinal, who later won the NCAA title, and made it to the round of eight in the NCAA Tournament. Read more...
Photo: Coach Micahel Sealy called Reily Buechler “salt of the earth” based on her three years of success as UCLA’s outside hitter. The senior is the only member of the 2016 offense who is slated to take regular swings for the Bruins in 2017. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Men’s basketballRyan Smith, assistant Sports editor On June 26, former UCLA guard Russell Westbrook was awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player award after a historic year. Read more...
Photo: Russell Westbrook joins Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the third Bruin to be named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s water polo Michael Hull, assistant Sports editor The rankings released Wednesday made it official. Read more...
Photo: Freshman attacker Maddie Musselman was named to her sixth MPSF Newcomer of the Week award Wednesday, breaking the all-time conference record for most Newcomer of the Week honors in a single season. She was previously tied with Stanford’s Jordan Raney, who in 2015 was named Newcomer of the Week five times. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin contributor)
The UCLA women’s volleyball season has come to an end. On the final installment of Out of System, volleyball beat writers Kelsey Angus and David Gottlieb delve into the Bruins’ last two NCAA Tournament matches, talk about highlights of the season and look ahead to the changes coach Michael Sealy will have to make in 2017. Read more...
UCLA women’s volleyball met – but could not exceed – expectations on its way to a round-of-eight finish in the NCAA Tournament. The return of UCLA’s entire offense, along with two new offensive standouts Kylie Miller and Torrey Van Winden, generated optimism among FloVolleyball and PrepVolleyball, who listed UCLA at sixth in their pre-season rankings. Read more...
Photo: Senior libero Taylor Formico and the UCLA women’s volleyball team made it to the round of eight this past season. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 10 at 9:48 p.m. In its first round of eight appearance since 2011, UCLA women’s volleyball took a 6-0 lead and looked like they were on their way to an upset. Read more...
Photo: Senior pin hitter Jordan Anderson led UCLA with 16 kills in her final match as a Bruin. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
