No. 23 UCLA Visits No. 9 Wisconsin, Iowa

 
No. 23 UCLA (10-6, 4-2 Big Ten) at No. 9 Wisconsin (12-2, 5-1 Big Ten)

Date/Time: Friday, Oct. 17, 5 p.m. (PT)
Location: Madison, Wisc. (UW Field House)
Watch: Big Ten Network
Talent:  Chris Vosters (pxp); Anna Connelly (analyst)
Live Stats: wisconsin.statbroadcast.com
 
No. 23 UCLA (10-6, 4-2 Big Ten) at Iowa (10-8, 1-5 Big Ten)

Date/Time: Sunday, Oct. 19, 11 a.m. (PT)
Location: Iowa City, Iowa (Carver-Hawkeye Arena)
Watch: B1G+
Talent:  Joel Kellar (pxp); Brady Kruse (analyst)
Live Stats: iowa.statbroadcast.com
 
NO. 23 UCLA HEADS TO NO. 9 WISCONSIN, IOWA FOR TWO-MATCH ROAD TRIP
The No. 23-ranked UCLA girls’s volleyball crew gears up for a two-match highway journey, first touring to No. 9 Wisconsin on Friday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. (PT). Then the Bruins will head to Iowa on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. (PT) to finish the weekend. Friday’s match might be nationally broadcast on Big Ten Network and Sunday’s contest might be featured on B1G+.
 
FIRST SERVE

• UCLA is again within the AVCA Coaches Poll at No. 23
• UCLA took down No. 14 Minnesota in straight units on Wednesday night time and swept No. 22 USC on Saturday afternoon
• The Bruins earned their first sweep over a ranked opponent since Oct. 31, 2021 (No. 8 Washington)
• UCLA now has two highway wins over top-15 opponents (No. 15 Penn State, No. 14 Minnesota)
• The Bruins have a complete of three ranked wins this season (No. 15 Penn State, No. 14 Minnesota, No. 22 USC)
• Following UCLA’s wins over No. 14 Minnesota and No. 22 USC Kate Duffey was named B1G Setter of the Week
• Marianna Singletary was named B1G Defensive Player of the Week following the that good 2-0 week
• Cheridyn Leverette leads the crew in scoring with 4.07 points-per-set and three.73 kills-per-set
• Leverette was named the Most Valuable Player of the Sun City Classic
• Phekran Kong knocked down a team-high 12 kills (.450) in her UCLA debut on Sept. 20
• Marianna Singletary and Kate Duffey have been named to the Sun City Classic All-Tournament Team
• Freshman Eliana Urzua has made a direct impression, notching three 20+ kill performances and is UCLA’s second-leading scorer at 3.32 points-per-set
• Lola Schumacher leads the Big Ten in digs-per-set (4.27) and is ranked fourth in whole digs (218)
• Marianna Singletary ranks second within the convention for whole blocks (78) and fifth in blocks-per-set (1.30)
• Carly Hendrickson has emerged as considered one of UCLA’s most essential gamers in her return from harm with a team-best 15 service aces
• UCLA was ranked No. 18 within the AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll
• UCLA posted an general file 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 file
• In 2024, UCLA went 1-5 in five-set matches. This season, the Bruins are 2-1 in five-setters.
• 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 employees 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
• 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)

 
LAST TIME OUT
UCLA delivered back-to-back ranked sweeps with dominant performances in opposition to No. 14 Minnesota and No. 22 USC. In Minneapolis, the Bruins held Minnesota to a season-low .089 hitting share behind Cheridyn Leverette’s 15 kills and Marianna Singletary’s six blocks, whereas setter Kate Duffey and libero Lola Schumacher anchored the protection. Returning residence to Pauley Pavilion, UCLA stifled USC with 9 blocks and a balanced assault led by Leverette’s 14 kills and Duffey’s double-double of 30 assists and 11 digs. Freshman Eliana Urzua added 11 kills in opposition to the Trojans, and Singletary once more led the web protection with six blocks, serving to UCLA rally from early deficits and shut each matches in straight units.
 
DUFFEY DIMES
Kate Duffey garnered Big Ten Setter of the Week honors after orchestrating UCLA’s offensive dominance by shelling out 66 assists within the crew’s back-to-back ranked sweeps. She went for 36 assists and 9 digs in a wonderful efficiency at No. 14 Minnesota and adopted that up along with her fourth double-double of the season, handing out 30 assists and snuffing out 11 digs in opposition to No. 22 USC. Defensively, she totaled 5 blocks and 20 digs. This is the primary weekly honor of Duffey’s profession.
 
SPECTACULAR SINGLETARY
Marianna Singletary was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after anchoring UCLA’s protection, averaging a formidable 2.00 blocks per set throughout the two-match stretch. She racked up 12 whole blocks, together with one solo, whereas including 14 kills on a formidable .400 hitting share to spherical out a dominant all-around efficiency. This is Singletary’s fourth profession convention weekly honor. The Charleston, S.C. native gained three consecutive SEC Defensive Player of the Week awards final season at Texas.
 
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 girls’s volleyball completed 14-15 general 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 file 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 probably 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.