Just one year ago, the UCLA women's volleyball team stunned the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Stanford, in Westwood. Read more...

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After upsetting Cal and Stanford at home this September, senior setter Lauren Van Orden and the women’s volleyball team will try their luck again against the Bears and the Cardinal on the road this weekend.

Mariana Aquino says "North Dakota" a bit slowly, drawing it out "“ her father spent a year there as an exchange student in high school, but for the most part it's foreign to her, as it probably is to the average resident of Los Angeles. Read more...

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Sophomore middle blocker Mariana Aquino grew up in Brazil before coming to the United States. Aquino started playing volleyball at age 13 in Curitiba, Brazil. Aquino was attracted to UCLA because of the options the school provides in terms of academics, sports and music. For her, the location is a good place to balance a volleyball and music career.