The Big Spike certainly did not feel like a match between the No. 8 team in the country and an unranked squad coming off two brutal, embarrassing losses. Instead, it felt more like what a match between two historic rivals located just a handful of miles apart should feel like. Read More…
For the first game of the regular season, the Cal volleyball team faces against No. 7 Stanford. Can the underdog Bears start their campaign on a bang with an upset over their nemesis? How will veteran leaders like Adrienne Gehan and Michelle Neumayr, who overcame injuries that would eventually keep Read More…
With a rivalry as deep as this, it seems only fitting to start the regular season off with the Big Spike. The Cal women’s volleyball team is taking on No. 7 Stanford in the Big Spike this Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Haas Pavilion. The Bears (7-2) will open conference Read More…
When the Bears play Stanford in the Big Spike on Wednesday, they will have as tough an opponent on their hands as they will all year. Cal is playing a team that is ranked No. 7 and is returning all six of its starters and its libero from 2012. The Read More…
DAVIS — When Cal lost in five sets to Kansas State, fans were hoping it was just a fluke. After all, this was the team that started with a perfect 7-0 record and 21 straight sets won. But that loss was not a fluke. The Bears (7-2) fell to UC Read More…
Michelle Neumayr knew something was wrong, but she didn’t want to admit it. In July 2012, Neumayr was ready to get back on the court. During her entire freshman year, she was forced to sit out with a torn ACL, and after a season spent rehabbing her knee, she was Read More…
After being handed their first loss last weekend, the Cal women’s volleyball team is gearing up for its final game of nonconference play. The Bears are traveling to UC Davis to take on the Aggies on Thursday at 7 p.m. in The Pavilion. Read More…
Well, it finally happened. After a 21-set winning streak, the Cal women’s volleyball team was handed its first loss over the weekend, losing to Kansas State on Saturday afternoon at the Hilton Garden Inn Invitational at Haas Pavilion. The No. 23 Bears (7-1) fell to the Wildcats (9-1) in five Read More…
The Cal volleyball team can carve a sixth notch into its collective belt. On Thursday night, the Bears — playing against Cal Poly (4-3) as part of the Hilton Inn Invitational Tournament in Berkeley — recorded their sixth win of the season en route to upping their record to an Read More…
It only took five games. The Cal women’s volleyball team is back in the AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll at No. 23 this week after five games without a defeat. This is the first time the Bears (5-0) have been ranked since being voted No. 25 in last season’s Aug. Read More…