There haven’t been many surprises this year for UCLA women’s volleyball. Since conference play began, every match has ended with the higher-ranked team winning, meaning the Bruins have yet to pull off an upset. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s volleyball takes on two top-15 Arizona teams this weekend. Redshirt sophomore setter Ryann Chandler leads the Bruins in assists with 327, averaging 9.26 per set. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A team leader can raise a team up, and push that team to over-preform and outplay teams that are better on paper. As UCLA women’s volleyball gets deeper into conference play, the team is still looking for its leader. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s volleyball coach Michael Sealy said that he thinks there’s a collective of leaders on this year’s team. He named seniors Rachel Inouye and Karly Drolson, and junior Taylor Formico as a trio of players who are “setting a standard.” (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The weekend started familiarly for the women’s volleyball team. After dropping the first set of its Friday night match, No. 12 UCLA (13-3, 4-2 Pac-12) looked headed for a repeat of last year’s straight-set loss to Utah. Read more...

Photo: Bruin setter Ryann Chandler had 46 assists in the match against Colorado. The redshirt sophomore helped the Bruins improve to 13-3 for the season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The last two weeks have not been great for the women’s volleyball team, which has come up short in its first two battles against top-ranked competition. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior outside hitter Haley Lawless has produced 2.34 kills per set on a hitting percentage of .178 so far this year. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The women’s volleyball team has played two matches against top-five opponents this year. Both times, No. 12 UCLA has been dominated, falling in straight sets against then-No. Read more...

Photo: Junior outside hitter Jordan Anderson has been one of UCLA’s strongest players, but she continues to struggle against top-ranked opponents. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)