Haley Lawless has come up big for the No. 9 UCLA women’s volleyball in its last two wins. Literally. “She’s so big out there,” said coach Michael Sealy of his 6-foot-3 redshirt senior opposite. Read more...
Photo: Haley Lawless hasn’t played much this season, but her role on the team is a little more clear after last weekend. The redshirt senior’s blocking ability makes her a valuable player for the Bruins going forward. (Sihui Song/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s volleyball had already swept Utah on the road, but after a five-set match Friday night, coach Michael Sealy wasn’t going to take Saturday’s match lightly. Read more...
Photo: Reily Buechler tied for the team lead in kills Saturday with 17. The junior outside hitter only committed two errors and finished with a hitting percentage of .395 (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
UCLA dominated sets one and two. The third and fourth sets were the complete opposite. “It was an entire team collapse,” said senior outside hitter Jordan Anderson. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle blocker Jennie Frager had 16 kills Friday night with just one error, good for a .517 hitting percentage. (Erin Gong/Daily Bruin)
Claire Felix’s slide is one of UCLA’s most potent weapons, but the new rotation doesn’t leave any room on the net for the senior middle blocker to hit it. Read more...
Photo: Left: Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff; Right: Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor
When UCLA women’s volleyball faced Colorado and Utah four weeks ago, it was nowhere near its full potential. “The last time we played these two teams, we didn’t play very well,” said freshman setter Kylie Miller. Read more...
Photo: Torrey Van Winden said that she noticed many of the California hitters were tooling and hitting line shots. The freshman opposite worked in practice this week to defend against those types of strategies, hoping to keep Utah and Colorado from doing the same thing. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Claire Felix has always been a one-foot middle blocker. The senior said that the slide – an off-balance hit in which the middle jumps off one foot and hits the ball by the right pin – has been a big part of her offense throughout her UCLA career. Read more...
Photo: Claire Felix’s slides have been one of UCLA’s biggest offensive weapons since the senior settled into her starting spot at middle blocker. two years ago. With the new 6-2 rotation, Felix can no longer hit the slide, so she has to hit a more classic “one” from the middle. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)
At the halfway point in the Pac-12 season, UCLA took down both of the conference’s Northern California schools. “This weekend was huge for us,” said senior middle blocker Jennie Frager. Read more...
Photo: Jennie Frager tied for the team lead in hitting percentage with a .526 mark. The senior middle blocker also led the team with six blocks. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
