After the sand volleyball national championships, it was an off-the-sand moment that best encapsulated the Bruins’ inaugural season. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Reeves almost missed the news that she had been named an AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball All-American in sand volleyball after she was knocked out of the AVCA championship this weekend.
When John Speraw was contemplating taking over the UCLA men’s volleyball head coaching job last year, he didn’t think about the pressure or expectations that would come from replacing the legend that was Al Scates. Read more...
Photo: The current UCLA men’s and women’s volleyball coaches, John Speraw (No. 14) and Michael Sealy (No. 7), were both members of the 1993 men’s volleyball squad.
In the airport en route to the first collegiate sand volleyball national championships any Bruin has ever competed in, Zoë Nightingale had another novel experience. Read more...
Photo: With only four players at the championships, freshman Becca Strehlow and sophomore Zoë Nightingale have benefited from individualized training.
Facing last year’s two national championship contenders this afternoon, the sand volleyball team will try to gain an advantage from the elements today. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Zoe Nightingale and her UCLA teammates will face No. 1 Pepperdine and No. 2 Long Beach State in Malibu this afternoon.
With a team that’s existed for less than a month, it’s hard to say any opponent is familiar. But for the sand volleyball team, Loyola Marymount is as close as it gets. The teams met twice in March, with one of those meetings resulting in the Bruins’ only win. Read more...
There were many times during the regular season when UCLA women's volleyball team would start slow and put itself into an early hole. Read more...
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Sophomore middle blocker Zoë Nightingale and freshman defensive specialist Karly Drolson pictured here after UCLA’s loss to Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
All the pressure and expectations just seem to slip off UCLA's shoulders around this time of year. Read more...
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Sophomore middle blocker Zoë Nightingale and senior outside hitter Rachael Kidder were both a part of the NCAA-winning Bruin squad last year, but they are trying not to focus on the pressure of living up to the past.
