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The Rundown: April 12

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Thirty under 30 Women’s volleyball assistant coach Kaitlin Nielsen was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Friday when she was named to the association’s Thirty under 30 list. Read more...

Photo: After helping coach Michael Sealy and the UCLA women’s volleyball team make two consecutive playoff runs, assistant coach Kaitlin Nielsen was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Women’s volleyball Thirty under 30 list. (Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff)


The Rundown: Jan. 12

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Laced with regret Jeff Locke’s main job is punting, but it was his side job that brought him an outbreak of negative attention this past weekend. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA football player Jeff Locke was the holder for the Minnesota Vikings’ failed field goal attempt at the end of their playoff game last weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Women’s volleyball recovers from early deficit to trounce Michigan

Sometimes Claire Felix is okay not getting the ball. Saturday night was not one of those times. With her team down 2-0 to Michigan in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the junior middle blocker adopted a new mentality: “You know what, set me the ball, I’m going to put it away,” she said. Read more...

Photo: The women’s volleyball team was fired up Saturday night as it came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat Michigan in five sets in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins will face No. 3 Texas in the Sweet Sixteen on Friday night in Austin. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA women’s volleyball to host Lipscomb in NCAA first round

The women’s volleyball team has faced its fair share of familiar foes throughout the season. That won’t be the case Friday night, as No. 14-seed UCLA (23-7, 14-6 Pac-12) hosts Lipscomb (23-8, 13-1 Atlantic Sun) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, marking the first time the two programs have ever met. Read more...

Photo: Behind the steady play of junior libero Taylor Formico, the UCLA women’s volleyball team earned the No. 14 seed in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Formico was named Pac-12 Libero of the Year this week. (Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s volleyball digs out USC upset, earns No. 14 seed for NCAAs

The women’s volleyball team seized its final opportunities to impress the NCAA selection committee this past week, as two impressive performances against top-10 opponents helped the Bruins earn the No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA upset No. 1 USC, but fell to No. 8 Stanford over the Thanksgiving break. The Bruins earned the No. 14-seed in the NCAA Tournament. (Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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