Wednesday, June 10

Women’s volleyball to resist Stanford comeback with new formation

Last time UCLA women’s volleyball played Stanford, the Cardinal didn’t have Pac-12’s best blocker – Inky Ajanaku – and the Bruins won in four sets. “People say that we got off easy beating Stanford last time, and I want to prove they we can give them a run for their money with Inky back,” said senior outside hitter Jordan Anderson. Read more...

Photo: Jordan Anderson will face a difficult task this Saturday against Stanford’s blockers. The senior outside hitter said she was focusing on hitting high hands this week in practice. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Out of System: Episode III

Assistant coach Tony Ker is the NCAA’s all-time leader in digscq link 1, but how is he at pingpong? This week on Out of System, Daily Bruin’s women’s volleyball beat writers sit down with Parsa Rezvani – a team manager – to talk about the Bruins’ new formation, upcoming scouring reports and a postgame pingpong tournament. Read more...


Former UCLA volleyball stars now play key roles as assistant coaches

Long before they were assistant coaches for UCLA women’s volleyball, Tony Ker and Kaitlin Nielsen were best friends – they spent time together almost every day as student-athletes at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Tony Ker and Kaitlin Nielsen were best friends when they both played Division I volleyball at UCLA. The two have reconnected as core members of coach Michael Sealy’s supporting cast for UCLA women’s volleyball. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s volleyball rides the wave of united longtime companionship

Two weeks are all a freshman volleyball player gets before she’s thrown into fast-paced Division I play. That’s 14 days to adjust to college life, get to know teammates and learn the team’s system. Read more...

Photo: Four of the players on UCLA women’s volleyball played for the same high school, making their volleyball journey together much longer than just their years as Bruins. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s volleyball defeats ASU with new formation after Arizona loss

The Wildcats’ defense almost got to the Bruins’ heads. “It’s hard not to get discouraged when you’re playing a team that can dig everything, just picking up balls that you just can’t even imagine them picking up,” said junior outside hitter Reily Buechler. Read more...

Photo: Zana Muno has moved from setter to defensive specialist to opposite in her first two years with UCLA. The sophomore did not take swings from the right side in Saturday’s game after only notching one kill Friday. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Women’s volleyball bounces back in win against Arizona State

If the Bruins were upset about the previous night’s loss marking the end of their winning streak, they didn’t let it slow them down for long. Read more...

Photo: Reily Buechler became the 28th Bruin in the program’s history to record 1000 career kills Saturday. The junior has played outside hitter for much of the last two seasons, but switched over to opposite in UCLA’s win over ASU. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)




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