Bears stunned in five-set heartbreaker at home

At 16-15 in the fifth set, the Cal volleyball team was down to its last point. Having already fought of a previous match point, the Bears had a dwindling chance of pulling off their second upset of a top-ranked opponent. Washington delivered a shot in the final rally that appeared Read More…

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Win at Washington too tall a task for Cal

Washington newcomer Cassie Strickland taught the Cal women’s volleyball team a lesson on Sunday afternoon: Execution trumps size. Standing at only five-foot-eight, Strickland found herself looking across the net at Cal’s front three — all of whom are over six feet. Yet at the end of the day, it was Read More…

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Hobbling Bears face gritty, restless Beavers

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…

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Under Pressure: Lara Vukasovic’s journey to Cal

When Lara Vukasovic decided to pursue a collegiate career at Cal, she feared the wrath of her coaches. But that didn't stop her from achieving her dream.

Two years ago in a gym in Zagreb, Croatia, Lara Vukasovic looked up in the stands and saw the key to her future as well as the source of a long-held secret. There sat Cal head coach Rich Feller. Vukasovic, on the other hand, sat on the bench and tried Read More…

Correy Johnson was one of two key starters who sat out at this past weekend's Aztec Invitational.

Cal finish weekend in San Diego with mixed results

The Cal volleyball team started their season by burning the competition in a sweep against Delaware on Saturday afternoon. Yet the No. 17 Bears’ fire quickly fizzled as they lost to San Diego State, splitting their opening weekend at the Aztec Invitational. Read More…