Two problems have plagued the No. 4 Cal volleyball team for weeks — serving and passing. In addition to refining technical skills, the Bears worked with a mental training coach to increase trust between players. Coach Rich Feller was still not satisfied with Cal’s performance in last weekend’s two wins. Read More…
Around the Pac-12 There were no real surprises around the Pac-12 this weekend, which is reflected in the national polls. Five of the six of the Pac-12 squads held their positions in the coaches’ poll, including four in the top five. Despite winning both weekend tilts against Arizona State and Read More…
When Adrienne Gehan went down with an ankle injury on Sept. 16 against Colorado, outside hitter Christina Higgins knew she had to be the one to fill the void. “I felt like it was my chance to step up,” Higgins said This weekend, the freshman proved that she is more Read More…
It’s rare that Cal volleyball coach Rich Feller gets fired up on the sidelines. As an Arizona pass off a Christina Higgins slam fell out of bounds near his feet, the calm and collected coach let out a roar with an emphatic fist pump. Higgins’ violent swing knotted up the Read More…
Coming off its first two losses of the season, the No. 4 Cal volleyball team added another layer of training this week — and another coach. In addition to honing their technical skills, the Bears are focusing on their psychological approach to the game with the help of mental training Read More…
No. 1: UCLA (11-2, 4-1 in the Pac-12) It’s hard to imagine a more perfect start to the 2011 season than what the Bruins have orchestrated. Two weeks after dismantling rival USC on its home court, then-No. 7 UCLA played host to No. 1 Cal and No. 2 Stanford and Read More…
Trailing USC two sets to none, the No. 1 Cal volleyball team found itself down 14-13, looking for any opportunity to claw its way back into the match. When the Trojans sent over a ball that should have been an easy dig for libero Robin Rostratter, the Bear’s defensive leader Read More…
For the second consecutive year, USC handed the Cal volleyball team its first loss of the season. On Friday night, the No. 7 Trojans swept the No. 1 Bears, 25-23, 25-20, 25-22, at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. Cal (13-1, 3-1 in the Pac-12) struggled to gain any momentum Read More…
Memories of the Galen Center on the USC campus are particularly vivid for some members of the Cal volleyball team. “We had match point,” junior Correy Johnson said. “And we lost it ourselves. We had a hitting error into the net on match point.” The Trojans handed the Bears their Read More…
Despite two wins this weekend, the No. 1 Cal volleyball team suffered its first major loss of the year. As the Bears (13-0, 3-0 in the Pac-12) and Colorado (5-6, 0-3) neared the end of Friday’s second set, Cal’s outside hitter Adrienne Gehan dislocated her ankle coming down from a Read More…
