Anna Dodson handed the Bruin faithful a gift this past holiday season. The redshirt senior middle blocker announced Jan. 9 on Instagram her return for one more year with the Bruins, utilizing her final year of eligibility.
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 9:34 p.m. Desiree Becker rises before the sun most days. “I wake up at 6 a.m., rush to put clothes on, leave the house by 6:15,” the middle blocker said.
After introducing an entirely new cohort at the program’s helm and phasing in eight fresh faces to its roster, UCLA women’s volleyball was poised for a shot at the 2023 NCAA tournament.
Déjà vu is in the air. UCLA women’s volleyball missed out on an NCAA tournament appearance for the second straight year on Sunday after yet another up-and-down season plagued by injuries and unforeseen losses.
An eerie sense of familiarity for the Bruin pack emerged at the 14-13 mark in the fifth set. Two months ago, the Trojans sat at that very score before winning the contest a few points later.