On Friday, the list of Cal assistant coaches departing for other programs grew to one more. The Cal volleyball team announced assistant coach Sam Crosson accepted a head coaching position at Cal Poly. Crosson brought a bunch blocking defensive scheme and most notably the fast offense to the Bears when Read More…
Trailing 18-16 in the fourth set, Correy Johnson made a dig on a crosscourt slam, sending a ball rocketing into the low-hanging ceiling of Firestone Fieldhouse. Johnson’s shot shattered a light bulb, and glass descended on the Cal volleyball team’s side of the court. The Bears leaped out of the Read More…
A year removed from reaching the national championship, the No. 10 Cal volleyball team opens NCAA tournament play this week with hopes of replicating its best postseason in school history. And even before the tournament has started, it’s already reminiscent of last year’s as the squad will takes on North Carolina, Read More…
STANFORD, Calif. — In Friday night’s 74th Big Spike, there were 41 ties and 17 lead changes over three sets. But there weren’t any in the fourth frame. Leading two sets to one, the No. 10 Cal volleyball team trampled No. 6 Stanford at Maples Pavilion to finish the regular Read More…
After the Cal volleyball team’s practice on Tuesday, coach Rich Feller was beaming. The team ended the practice with a six-on-six scrimmage, never letting its communication or energy waver. Players were diving for every ball, even ones that were well out of reach. Hitters and blockers were going up with Read More…
Whenever she is struggling, Tarah Murrey’s father tells her, “It’s never failure. It’s only feedback.” That’s the message the senior outside hitter relayed to the Cal volleyball team on Saturday night following the No. 3 Bears’ second five-set loss in as many days. “If we put our heads down, if Read More…
After No. 5 Stanford and No. 2 UCLA were upset earlier in the evening, the No. 3 Cal volleyball team must have figured it needed to follow suit. The Bears (25-5, 15-5 in the Pac-12) inexplicably fell to Oregon State 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 21-25, 25-14, 15-17) Friday night in front Read More…
With all sorts of chaos and excitement on the Berkeley campus and a showdown with Stanford looming in the near distance, there are plenty of distractions to divert the Cal volleyball team’s attention from its upcoming weekend series with the Oregon schools. But the team is as focused as ever, Read More…
The Cal volleyball team has struggled somewhat this season with energy lapses in matches, and Saturday’s contest at Washington was no exception. With the No. 5 Bears leading the match two sets to none, the No. 11 Huskies negated Cal’s 14-7 third-set lead with an 11-1 run to force a Read More…
