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With such a short season, both players and coach alike wish for more time — more time for improvements, more time for their seniors and more time outside. The Cal sand volleyball team ended its inaugural season this weekend by winning two of the three matches and sending off its
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The Bears are saying goodbye this weekend to their first sand volleyball season and to two Cal seniors. The Cal sand volleyball team’s inaugural season is coming to a close with a three-game weekend event. The Bears (3-5) will host Santa Clara (6-8)on Friday at the Clark Kerr Sand Courts
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In every match so far this season, Nikki Gombar has jogged onto the sand volleyball court with four bright strips of athletic tape on her right shoulder. Gombar, a sophomore, played all 31 matches of indoor volleyball her freshman year in 2012. But last offseason, she started to experience some
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Sand volleyball has so many major as well as subtle differences from indoor volleyball that despite being halfway through the season, the Bears still have no idea what to expect from their opponents. The Cal sand volleyball team will host a tri-meet Saturday at the Clark Kerr Sand Courts. The
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The Bears are beginning to show their relative inexperience at sand volleyball. Cal (2-4) dropped a 4-1 decision to Stanford (1-6) on Friday in Palo Alto before traveling to Sacramento on Saturday for two matches against Sacramento State (0-6) and Saint Mary’s (7-0). There, the Bears were able to topple
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The sand volleyball match between Cal and Stanford doesn’t have a clever nickname yet. The indoor volleyball game is called “The Big Spike,” so does that make the sand volleyball version “The Big Spike on Sand?” “Maybe the Big Sand? I don’t know,” said Cal’s Adrienne Gehan, laughing. Whatever it’s
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In case there was any doubt left, it is clear now that sand volleyball is not a gimmick. After a couple of weeks of lighthearted play, the Bears on Friday played a competitive, intense match that came down to the wire. Cal (1-2) fell to USF (1-0) in a 3-2
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Sand volleyball has become an equalizer — being tall no longer serves such a huge advantage as it does in indoor. The Cal sand volleyball team continues its debut season when it hosts USF (0-0) on Friday at 3:30 p.m. at the Clark Kerr Sand Courts. The Bears (1-1) are
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For a varsity sport, sand volleyball sure doesn’t feel like one. The environment at Cal’s first home match was calm and laid-back — a night-and-day difference from indoor volleyball. Head coach Rich Feller showed up in a Hawaiian shirt and sandals. The players wore sunglasses and greeted their errors with
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With a University as old as UC Berkeley, not many firsts are still to be had. But the sand volleyball team will deliver one in the form of its first home match in school history. Cal will take on San Jose State this Friday at 4 p.m. at Clark Kerr
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