Michael Sealy took over as head coach in 2010 and led the team to a national championship in 2011.

In the deciding fifth game against Stanford, UCLA was down 12–4, but with heroics from Liz Masakayan, the Bruins continued to chip away at the lead before earning match point at 14–13.

UCLA was led by Natalie Williams and Marissa Hatchett who had 12 kills a piece.

[4] Playing at Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins repeated as NCAA champions by defeating Long Beach State in five games.

Lauren Van Orden and Zoe Nightingale were also named to the all tournament team.

[2] The UCLA Bruins have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 90–32 through thirty-five appearances.