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After cycling through every team in its conference, the Cal volleyball team faced off against the final remaining opponent it had yet to play in the Pac-12: Oregon State. The Bears, riding a six-game losing streak dating back to Nov. 4, entered the match as the last-ranked team in the
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In Alyssa Jensen’s house in St. Louis, there are several trees — but there’s one in particular that catches your eye, located in the main hearth room. It’s adorned with fluorescent purple lights and is decorated with pieces of torn-up T-shirts. The tree was brought into the house the year
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After playing below its potential last weekend, the Cal volleyball team hoped to bounce back this week in its slate of matches at home. But against a pair of formidable teams in No. 9 UCLA and USC, a team that’s unranked but finished 28th in voting, this would be easier said than done.
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It’s early November, and with less than three weeks left in the season, the Cal volleyball team is a near certainty not to make the NCAA tournament. This weekend put the nail in the coffin. The Bears lost to both Utah and Colorado on the road in straight sets to
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While its 3-9 record in Pac-12 play doesn’t indicate a squad ready to contend in the postseason, the way it’s played in those three victories, securing a 9-3 rally margin, perhaps echoes the underlying power of a Bear unit that can only sometimes get its collective shit together.
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When the Cal volleyball team played Washington and Washington State on the road a month ago, it was still looking for its first conference victory. The Bears were still adapting to the rigors of Pac-12 play and wound up losing both matches. But Cal (9-13, 3-9 Pac-12) showcased the progress
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. That’s how Cal volleyball head coach Rich Feller described the pair of performances he saw from the Bears this weekend. On Friday, the Bears (7-9) looked disjointed and lost to Utah (13-4) in straight sets. But, Cal played its best volleyball of the season against
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The heat of the Pac-12 has thus far proven far too much for the Cal volleyball team to handle. But unfortunately for the struggling Bears, there’s no way out of this hellfire kitchen. Since the night of Sept. 10, Cal has won six sets and lost 19 on its way
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The Bears were close, again. They looked great, again. And after fighting tooth and nail for a bit with Stanford, the eleventh best team in the country, they were eventually felled by the trees — again. But Rich Feller, the head coach of the Cal volleyball team (6-5) and their
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With a 24-23 lead in the third set, Cal volleyball looked on the verge of capturing a 2-1 lead. On Tuesday, Cal kicked off the Pac-12 portion of its schedule against Stanford, ranked No.11 in the country in the AVCA Coaches Poll. The Bears came into the matchup as a
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