Women's Volleyball

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First Season of Varsity Sports Generates Enthusiasm for the Future

The field is set for more success next year after UC Merced student-athletes earned top honors and played to impressive crowds during the debut season of varsity sports.

Bobcats Make History with First Win

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC7z3txAcz8The UC Merced women’s volleyball team made history Thursday night, earning the school’s first victory in any sport at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics level.

The match would have been historic regardless, as the Golden Bobcats were playing their first home sporting event. But they made the night even sweeter with a 25-16, 27-25, 20-25, 25-18 win over Pacific Union College in their California Pacific Conference debut.

Student-Athlete Excels On and Off the Field

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Sophomore Alexandria Curtis is doing something most students wouldn’t even consider — competing in two of UC Merced’s first varsity intercollegiate sports this fall while juggling a full college course load.

Campus Gears Up to Host First Varsity Sporting Events

 

The University of California, Merced, will celebrate the first varsity sporting events on campus next week, with the women’s volleyball team playing its home opener on Sept. 22 and an Athletics Kickoff Tailgate event prior to their game on Sept. 24.

Volleyball Team Ready for Next Step

Volleyball Team Ready for Next Step

If there was any question whether UC Merced was ready to take its sports teams to a higher competitive level, the women's volleyball club team has proved it this year.

Golden Bobcats Hire Basketball, Volleyball Coaches

MERCED — The University of California, Merced, announced today it has named John Sykes as men's basketball coach and Allen McCreary as women's volleyball coach. They are the first coaching hires for the budding sports program, which will join the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics this season.

Inaugural Varsity Sports Schedules Released

Men's basketball team travels to face two-time WCC champion Santa Clara on Nov. 11;
Women's volleyball to host first UC Merced home contest in any sport on Sept. 22

UC Merced Joins NAIA in Four Sports

Men's basketball, women's volleyball and men's and women's cross country teams will begin competing at the varsity intercollegiate level in the 2011-12 academic year