The Cal volleyball team — predicted to finish seventh in the Pac-12 — has established itself as a team that can upset anyone in the conference and the country. The Bears swept Colorado on Wednesday night in a match that was never very close. The Buffaloes, although unranked themselves, previously Read More…
During the Cal volleyball team’s road trip to Southern California over the weekend, the Bears proved they have the talent to compete with any of the top foes in college volleyball’s toughest conference. The weekend began when Cal (9-4, 2-2 Pac-12) swept No. 16 UCLA (9-5, 0-4) on Friday for Read More…
On paper, the Bears outrank the Bruins in every category. According to Pac-12 statistics, the Bears (8-3, 1-1 Pac-12) are ahead of the No. 16 Bruins (9-3, 0-2 Pac-12) in hitting, serving, blocks and all other statistical aspects of the game. But UCLA is still ranked while Cal is not, Read More…
After being handed their first loss last weekend, the Cal women’s volleyball team is gearing up for its final game of nonconference play. The Bears are traveling to UC Davis to take on the Aggies on Thursday at 7 p.m. in The Pavilion. Read More…
So much for being underdogs. The Cal volleyball team has re-established itself as a top contender after a win over No. 19 Creighton this past weekend to take first place at the Bluejay Invitational in Omaha, Neb. The Bears (5-0) started the tournament with a win over South Florida in Read More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…