What this season means for Cal volleyball

Cal doesn’t need a bid to the tournament to prove the team’s capability. The Bears have already done so in their matches this season.
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Cal doesn’t need a bid to the tournament to prove the team’s capability. The Bears have already done so in their matches this season.
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Mirkovic is lying on her back on the side of the court. She makes a move to get up, but she can’t. She sits there holding her ankle, visibly in pain. Teammates Lauren Forte and Savannah Rennie carry Mirkovic off the court and just like that, she’s done for the match.
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Led by new head coach Sam Crosson and associate head coach Jennifer Dorr, the No. 16 Bears sit atop the Pac-12 after finishing the 2018 season in 10th.
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One day better. That’s Cal volleyball’s new motto and you’ll find it written on the team’s whiteboard and repeated daily in Haas Pavilion. It’s brought by the program’s new head coach Sam Crosson and the team playing by that motto will, at last, be put to the test in its
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Crosson served as an assistant for the Bears from 2010-11 under longtime head coach Rich Feller, helping Cal win the Pac-10 title and reach the NCAA championship game in 2010.
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While folks thought Jennifer Dorr’s first year as Cal head coach would be one that would set up future squads for success, they were only partly right — the Bears’ 2018 lineup found success in itself.
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Despite ending the season with a losing record, the Bears recorded their most wins since 2013, with 15, and toppled seven conference teams, also the most since Cal’s 2013 season.
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Cal volleyball couldn’t hold off No. 23 Arizona in its Wednesday afternoon match, falling 3-2 and leaving the Bears with just one game left on their schedule. All good things must come to an end, and Saturday, Cal will face No. 2 Stanford at Maples Pavilion for its final match.
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The win also keeps Cal in contention for an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament. Since the Bears sit at No. 85 in the RPI rankings, their chances of making the tournament are still slim, but two big matches remain for Cal to prove itself.
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The Bears head into these matchups coming off a somewhat anticipated weekend. After sweeping Oregon State, Cal fell to then-No. 17 Oregon in a three-setter, though the Bears did manage to push closer sets than last time.
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