UCLA Wraps Up Nonconference Schedule at Stanford Tournament

Game 1

UCLA (4-3) vs. Texas State (4-4)

Date/Time: Friday, Sept. 19, 4 p.m. (PT)
Location: Stanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion)
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Live Stats: Stanford.statbroadcast.com

Game 2

UCLA (4-3) vs. Hawaii (4-4)

Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m. (PT)
Location: Stanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion)
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Live Stats: Stanford.statbroadcast.com

Game 3

UCLA (4-3) vs. No. 4 Stanford (6-2)

Date/Time: Sunday, Sept. 21, 3 p.m. (PT)
Location: Stanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion)
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Live Stats: Stanford.statbroadcast.com

UCLA WRAPS UP NONCONFERENCE PLAY AT STANFORD TOURNAMENT
The UCLA ladies’s volleyball group appears to increase its successful streak throughout the three-match event hosted by Stanford. The Bruins will tackle Texas State for the primary contest on Friday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. (PT). UCLA will face off in opposition to Hawaii on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. (PT) earlier than wrapping up the weekend with a contest in opposition to the hosts, No. 4 Stanford, on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. (PT).

FIRST SERVE

• UCLA have received three consecutive contests and produce a 4-3 total report into this week’s Stanford Tournament
• The Bruins prevailed in a five-set thriller within the season-opener at Long Beach State
• The season-opening win marked UCLA’s first five-set win since its 2024 season opener
• Cheridyn Leverette leads the group in scoring with 4.08 points-per-set and three.64 kills-per-set
• Leverette was named the Most Valuable Player of the Sun City Classic
• Marianna Singletary and Kate Duffey had been named to the Sun City Classic All-Tournament Team
• Eliana Urzua made a direct influence, recording two double-digit kill performances throughout her first 4 matches.
• Carly Hendrickson has emerged as one in all UCLA’s most essential gamers in her return from damage, averaging 2.00 points-per-set (.244), 0.57 blocks-per-set, and a team-best 9 service aces.
• UCLA was ranked No. 18 within the AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll
• UCLA posted an total report of 14-15 (8-12 Big Ten) in its inaugural season within the Big Ten
• The Bruins completed tied for tenth within the convention standings, sharing the spot with Michigan and Indiana with an 8-12 report
• UCLA went 1-5 in five-set matches, together with defeats to No. 12 Minnesota, No. 16 USC, No. 3 Penn State, and No. 10 Purdue
• UCLA welcomes 10 newcomers (5 transfers, 5 freshmen) for the 2025 season
• Head Coach Alfee Reft enters his third season on the helm
• Nick Vogel joined Coach Reft’s teaching workers in the summertime. Vogel spent three seasons as the top assistant for the UCLA males’s volleyball program
• Junior exterior hitter Cheridyn Leverette garnered Honorable Mention AVCA All-American acclaim after her stellar marketing campaign
• Leverette leads the Bruins in factors (464), kills (435), points-per-set (4.43), and kills-per-set (4.14)
• Leverette achieved double-digit kills in 20 consecutive matches from Aug. 30 to Nov. 2. She is simply the fifth Bruin within the 25-point rally scoring period (2008-present) to attain that feat
• Leverette ranked sixth within the convention in kills-per-set (4.14) and tenth in whole kills (435)
• Five transfers bolster Alfee Reft‘s 2025 squad, together with Maggie Li (Cal), Phekran Kong (Louisville), Zayna Meyer (Long Beach State), Marianna Singletary (Texas), and Lola Schumacher (Wisconsin)
• Graduate center blocker Anna Dodson was named Second Team All-Big Ten for her fourth profession all-conference honor
• Kiki Horne and Kate Reilly had been the one Bruins to look in each match in 2024

 
LAST TIME OUT
UCLA delivered a dominant displaying on the Sun City Classic, sweeping UTEP, Oral Roberts, and Texas Southern in straight units to enhance to 4-3 on the season. The Bruins hit a mixed .336 throughout the three matches whereas holding opponents to a collective .064, together with a staggering -.094 in opposition to Texas Southern. Cheridyn Leverette led the offensive cost with 34 kills throughout the weekend, whereas Marianna Singletary anchored the center with 24 kills and 16 blocks. Setter Kate Duffey orchestrated the assault with 97 assists and earned her first profession double-double. Carly Hendrickson added constant firepower and defensive presence, tallying 25 kills, 10 blocks, and 7 aces. Libero Kat Lutz posted double-digit digs in all three matches, together with a weekend-high 17 in opposition to Texas Southern. UCLA’s serving strain and internet protection fueled 9 consecutive set wins, marking a whole turnaround and setting the tone for its upcoming event at Stanford.

ABOUT THE BOBCATS

Texas State enters the weekend with a 4-4 total report. Last week, the Bobcats received one in all their three matches, taking down Incarnate Word in straight units. In its first sport of the weekend, Texas State took No. 9 Arizona State to 5 units. The Bobcats reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament after posting a 22-9 report and sweeping by the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. This was this system’s first convention title and second straight NCAA Tournament look. In 5 seasons on the helm of this system, Head Coach Sean Huiet has gathered a 121-51 total report and 68-12 mark in Sun Belt Conference matches.

 

ABOUT THE RAINBOW WAHINE

Hawaii brings a 4-4 total report into the weekend after rising victorious in 4 straight contests. The Rainbow Wahine coming to the 2025 marketing campaign because the Big West favorites after ending second within the common season standings and claiming a Big West Conference Tournament championship a season in the past. Head Coach Robyn Ah Mow is in her eighth season on the helm, reaching 20 or extra wins in six of her seven seasons in cost, together with 5 straight convention titles. Hawaii has persistently been on the nationwide stage beneath Ah Mow’s tenure, reaching the NCAA Tournament seven occasions since she ascended to her position in 2017.

 

ABOUT THE CARDINAL

No. 4 Stanford comes into the weekend as one of many nation’s prime groups after reaching an NCAA Regional Final in 2024. The Cardinal boast a 6-2 report within the early levels of 2025, however the losses have come by the hands of No. 1 Nebraska (Aug. 24) and No. 2 Texas (Sept. 7). Stanford is now winners of three straight contests, taking down No. 23 Missouri, Utah State, and UC Davis final week. In eight seasons beneath Kevin Hambly, Stanford is 102-12 at Maples Pavilion, together with 20-2 within the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinal received 32 in a row at dwelling to start Hambly’s tenure at Stanford. In 2024, the Cardinal went 14-0 at dwelling, dropping simply three units. It was its first undefeated season on The Farm since 2018.

 

UCLA PICKED FIFTH

UCLA was picked to complete fifth out of 18 groups within the 2025 Big Ten Women’s Volleyball Preseason Poll. In its first season as a Big Ten member, UCLA ladies’s volleyball completed 14-15 total and 8-12 in convention play. The Bruins recorded notable wins over No. 14 Georgia Tech, No. 24 Washington, and Ohio State, whereas pushing a number of ranked opponents to 5 units, together with reigning NCAA National Champion Penn State. Nebraska was picked because the convention favourite, adopted by Penn State, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The Cornhuskers posted a daily season report of 33-3 and completed atop the Big Ten standings with a 19-1 mark in convention play. Four Bruins earned spots on the 20-member Big Ten Volleyball Preseason All-Conference Team, tying Nebraska for essentially the most alternatives within the league. Outside hitters Cheridyn Leverette and Maggie Li joined center blockers Marianna Singletary and Phekran Kong in receiving the preseason honors.