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)
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)
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)
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)
The Bruins’ six-game win streak has come to an end. No. 9 UCLA (18-5, 9-4 Pac-12) women’s volleyball fell to unranked Arizona (16-10, 8-6 Pac-12) in straight sets Friday in Tuscon, Arizona. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter Reily Buechler led the Bruins with 10 kills Friday. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA women’s volleyball team has made its return to the top 10 for the first time since the beginning of conference play. The No. 9 Bruins (18-4, 9-3 Pac-12), also hold a share of the lead in the Pac-12 standing with No. Read more...
Photo: Ryann Chandler said that the Bruins have stuck with their simple offense. Even though the offense isn’t very fancy, the redshirt junior said that when their passing is on, UCLA’s attack is hard to stop. (Erin Gong/Daily Bruin)
Coach Michael Sealy changed things up last weekend, throwing redshirt senior Haley Lawless in at opposite against Utah and Colorado. This week on Out of System, volleyball beat writers Kelsey Angus, David Gottlieb and Melissa Zhang recap last week’s games, take a look ahead to this weekend and discuss Sealy’s new usage of Lawless. Read more...
