Cal overcomes mediocre play, defeats Colorado

As senior outside hitter Tarah Murrey rocketed a spike off Colorado’s Megan Beckwith to seal the final set, the No. 1 Cal volleyball team defeated the Buffaloes 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-15) at Haas Pavilion on Friday evening. Murrey led Cal’s offense as the only Bear with double digit kills, notching Read More…

Senior outside hitter Tarah Murrey led the Bears with 15 kills.

Cal pummels Stanford in four sets to win Big Spike

When Tarah Murrey’s errant dig gave Stanford a 25-23 win in the opening frame of Tuesday’s Big Spike match, it was the first time the No. 1 Cal volleyball team had dropped a set in 2011. The squad then made sure it would also be the last thus far. The Read More…

Tarah Murrey

Beast Mode

Tarah Murrey, the Cal volleyball team’s All-American outside hitter, pushes herself athletically, physically and mentally to feast on opposing players.

Tarah Murrey went up for one of her many lethal swings on Nov. 19, 2010 in the Cal volleyball team’s match against rival Stanford. By the time she returned to the ground, so had her defender. It’s not unusual for a libero to fall to the floor diving for a Read More…

Jonathan Kuperberg

Cal is favorite in Big Spike and will be for some time

It was the pivotal point in a sensational season. On Oct. 22, 2010, the Cal volleyball team went into Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus and did more than just win a match — the squad made a statement. The Bears’ 3-1 victory over then-No. 2 Stanford catapulted them up Read More…

Emma Lantos

Cal stays perfect, wins Hilton Garden Inn Classic

Though its play on the court was often far from flawless, the No. 1 Cal volleyball team remained perfect this weekend, tallying four more wins. The Bears (10-0) won all four of their matches without dropping a set at the Hilton Garden Inn Classic at Haas Pavilion. Senior Tarah Murrey Read More…

Bears tested on first day of Hilton Garden Inn Classic

The Cal volleyball team still has not dropped a set this season, but had two close calls in its first two matches of the Hilton Garden Inn Classic on Friday. After handily taking the first two sets from the University of Texas-Arlington, 25-14, 25-9, the No. 1 Bears found themselves Read More…