Alfee Reft’s unit is clinging to a .500 record – with an RPI that has them on the outside looking in – with a week left in the regular season.

The Bruins’ last set of the regular season looms around the corner, possibly signaling the end of their 2024 season.
Returning home for its last two conference games, UCLA women’s volleyball (13-14, 7-11 Big Ten) is set to face Iowa (10-20, 4-14) and No.

November means many things for Bruin fans – homecoming, the battle for the Victory Bell and the final stretch before winter break.
But for UCLA women’s volleyball (13-14, 7-11 Big Ten), November’s end means the season’s final road series.

The transition into the Big Ten has tested the Bruins in their first season in the conference.
And in its last road trip of the season, UCLA women’s volleyball (12-13, 6-10 Big Ten) is set to face Indiana (12-14, 5-11) and Illinois (17-9, 9-7) on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

This post was updated Nov. 20 at 12:35 a.m.
Alfee Reft has said the Bruins perform well against new teams.
But the coach’s confidence could only go so far.

Saturday’s contest offers the Bruins little to lose – but perhaps something to prove.
Inching upon their final five games of the season, there’s no escaping the inevitable – the Bruins will likely not reach the postseason.

It didn’t matter if the stands were roaring and vibrating the entire place, or if you could hear a pen drop in the audience.
The Bruins came to play.