When the final point hit the floor of Cal women’s volleyball first-round NCAA tournament match, the squad saw a sight they thought they would never have to see again: North Carolina celebrating an NCAA tournament victory at the expense of the Bears. In 2011, Cal suffered an agonizing first-round loss Read More…
No. 5 UCLA wounded Cal volleyball’s chances of receiving a bid in the NCAA tournament. The Bruins (21-5,13-4) swept the Bears at the Wooden Center in Los Angeles Thursday night, giving the latter their 14th sweep of the season. Although the Bears (14-14, 8-10 in Pac-12) notched a solid .299 Read More…
Cal senior Kat Brown could not stand to see her team squander away an opportunity to upset No. 5 Washington on Wednesday night. Following the battle with the Huskies, Brown’s expression said it all. She would not let Cal (14-12, 8-8) lay an egg against last-place Washington State (12-16, 2-14) Read More…
The Cal volleyball team should feel fortuitous that its upcoming matchup against No. 8 Washington is at Haas Pavillion. Despite its top-10 ranking, the Huskies can attribute their success to their home advantage. Of its four conference losses, three came away from home. And with the return of veteran outside Read More…
On Sunday at Oregon State (13-13, 3-11), the Cal volleyball team was leading two sets to one going into the fourth frame. But the team was in serious trouble. The Bears had just dropped the third set, 26-24, and were tied with the Beavers, 15-15. Cal needed someone to step Read More…
The Cal volleyball team has had the same postgame talk over and over. After every loss, they preach to one another that things must change, things must get better. “We are still having the same conversations about work ethic and discipline,” senior Kat Brown said. However, the words seem to Read More…
For Cal volleyball, less is definitely more. Despite having just nine players suit up against Oregon State at Haas Pavilion on Friday night, the Bears (9-7, 3-3 in the Pac-12) swept a 15-player roster in three sets in Oregon State (12-6, 2-4). After losing starting outside hitter junior Adrienne Gehan Read More…
The Cal volleyball team is five games into Pac-12 conference play, and already the program has found itself in unfamiliar waters. At this point last season, the squad was 13-2 and near the top of the volleyball rankings. This year, the Bears are a mere one game above .500 and Read More…
For the Cal volleyball team, there has been one constant theme throughout the year: inconsistency. This weekend was a perfect example of this, as the Bears pulled out a close victory against Colorado on Saturday at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. The five set victory (23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-11, Read More…
When the Cal volleyball team loses, it loses in streaks. Right now, the squad is riding a two-game losing streak heading into its Saturday match at Colorado. The match will begin at 6 p.m. at the Coors Event Center in Boulder, Colo. For the Bears, this match will be a Read More…
