The beauty of volleyball is that the same result can come from the same two teams in consecutive games, but a completely different story can be told each time.

This post was updated March 29 at 10:00 p.m.
Senior guard Kiki Rice stood with the ball at halfcourt as the crowd got to their feet.

Only one program has more national championship trophies than the Bruins.
But if Friday night was any indicator, 2026 may see that deficit eliminated.
No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball (19-0, 6-0 MPSF) swept No.

No. 1-seeded UCLA women’s basketball (34-1, 18-0 Big Ten) faces No. 3-seeded Duke (27-8, 16-2 ACC) in the Elite Eight in Sacramento on Sunday. The winner of the matchup will earn a bid to the Final Four in Phoenix.

The end is often inevitable
After riding a 22-game winning streak, No. 8 UCLA softball (28-4, Big Ten 9-1) was bested by No. 6 Nebraska (25-5, 7-0) 4-1.

No. 8 UCLA softball (28-3, 9-0 Big Ten) will face its first ranked conference opponent in No. 6 Nebraska (24-5, 6-0) in a three-game series spanning from Friday to Sunday.

While students flock from Westwood around the country for spring break, in-season athletes do not receive the same break.
In fact, quite the opposite with a litany of ranked opponents on the horizon.