The Bruins are playing at home for the first time in over a month. No. 17 UCLA women’s volleyball (7-4, 2-2 Pac-12) will face No. 20 Oregon (9-5, 2-2) on Friday night and Oregon State (10-6, 0-4) on Saturday in its first games at Pauley Pavilion since the end of August. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Jenny Mosser has recorded 118 kills so far this season, good for second on the team. Mosser and UCLA will play its first home matches in over a month this weekend against conference foes Oregon and Oregon State in Pauley Pavilion. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

The Bruins had a couple of large roles to fill heading into this season. Graduated seniors outside hitter Reily Buechler and setter Sarah Sponcil led UCLA women’s volleyball last year with 3.53 kills per set and 11.23 assists per set, respectively. Read more...

Photo: Junior middle blocker Madeleine Gates is hitting .347 so far this season. Gates stands third among UCLA women’s volleyball with 106 total kills behind sophomore outside hitters Mac May and Jenny Mosser. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

After going down two sets, coach Michael Sealy wasn’t focused on the scoreboard – he was focused on the team’s effort levels. “It was a success for me once we showed up in the third set,” Sealy said. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Mac May posted a match-best 20 kills and a career-high 14 digs – marking her third double-double of the season – in the Bruins’ 3-2 victory over California on Friday night. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

Pac-12 play isn’t getting any easier for the Bruins. After falling in straight sets to No. 2 Stanford on Wednesday night, No. 18 UCLA women’s volleyball (6-4, 1-2 Pac-12) will face unranked California (8-5, 0-2) in Berkeley on Friday night. Read more...

Photo: Junior middle blocker Madeleine Gates recorded seven kills and three blocks in the Bruins’ straight-set loss to Stanford on Wednesday. UCLA will continue Pac-12 play when it takes on California on Friday. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

The Bruins were able to bounce back. After falling in straight sets to No. 14 USC on Wednesday, No. 17 UCLA women’s volleyball (6-3, 1-1 Pac-12) defeated No. Read more...

Photo: In her first full game playing at setter this season, junior Kylie Miller recorded a personal best in assists and digs with 41 and 22, respectively. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

The Bruins never had a chance. No. 17 UCLA women’s volleyball (5-3, 0-1 Pac-12) lost in straight sets to rival No. 14 USC (9-3, 1-0) on Wednesday night, snapping the Bruins’ four-game winning streak at the Galen Center. Read more...

Photo: Despite eight kills and two aces from sophomore opposite Mac May, the Bruins fell to the USC Trojans in straight sets Wednesday night. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak at the Galen Center for UCLA. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)