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The Bears suffered their first loss this past weekend, but instead of letting it weigh them down, they managed to turn it around — in the course of an hour. The Cal women’s volleyball team is coming back to Berkeley after a 2-1 weekend, emerging from the New Mexico State
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Football Trevor Davis The 6-foot-2 junior wide receiver transferred from Hawaii last year, but had to sit out for one season per NCAA rules. He’s already listed as one of seven starters at wide receiver on Cal’s depth chart, and will certainly see a lot of playing time on a
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Eight freshmen make up the recruiting class joining the four returning starters for the Cal volleyball team this year. Inexperience floods the roster. But this same inexperience fosters competition to fill the void of lost veteran leadership. In their season opener, the Bears trek to Colorado to take part in
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The Cal women’s volleyball team made its first appearance Saturday at Haas Pavilion in the annual Blue and Gold Scrimmage, unveiling the 2014 players — all 19 of them — to the public. With 19 players and only 15 allowed to travel, this year’s team has plenty of healthy competition
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On a warm May morning, with the streets of Berkeley lying nearly empty as students scurry home for summer, Christina Higgins is hard at work in Haas Pavilion swinging at volleyballs. These balls fly a little straighter — a little truer — than she is used to. “We’ve been practicing
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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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Although Adrienne Gehan made her expected return to the court Friday, it wasn’t enough for the Cal volleyball team to overtake its rival. Gehan, Cal’s senior outside hitter, had missed the past three matches with an abdominal strain. The Bears lost all three of those matches, against Washington, Washington State
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After finally establishing themselves outside of the logjam that is the middle of the Pac-12, the Bears are taking on two of the top teams in the nation to finish up conference play. The Cal women’s volleyball team will take on No. 3 Washington on Friday at 6 p.m. at
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Down 24-19, the Cal volleyball team had its back against the wall. Although it was just the first set, it looked like Utah was preparing to beat the Bears for the second time this season. In the same situation, many teams will cede an easy point, accept they will lose
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