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The 2014 season was a forgettable one for Cal volleyball, as the team struggled with youth and unfortunately snapped its streak of 12 consecutive NCAA appearances. There were, however, many positive takeaways from the team and traces of hope for this upcoming season, especially with the continued emergence of the
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The Bears have struggled with their inability to produce points all season, and it showed as Cal lost yet again to the mountain schools. The Cal volleyball team took on No. 19 Colorado and No. 23 Utah this weekend, resulting in a sweep by the Buffs and a four-set loss
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The Cal volleyball team is losing its most impactful player in Adrienne Gehan. But it’s hard to imagine the Bears not doing better than last season, when they advanced to the second round of the NCAAs. Cal started out the preseason and regular season hot, going 17-8 overall and 10-6
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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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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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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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The Cal volleyball team completed an improbable comeback Friday night when the Bears topped the No. 22 Tar Heels to move on in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2003. But the next day, they failed to duplicate the effort. No. 12 Wisconsin (25-9, 12-8 Big 10) ran
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Two years ago, the No. 10 Bears entered the NCAA Tournament as heavy favorites against a UNC squad that couldn’t crack the top 25. But in that match, the Cal volleyball team succumbed to issues that plagued the team all season: inconsistent offense and a lack of focus on defense.
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