The UCLA men’s volleyball team took care of the visiting Princeton Tigers in three sets (25-18, 25-21, 25-21) on Sunday night in the John Wooden Center in a match that showed off the team’s youth. Read more...
Photo: Freshman setter Eric Matheis (left) notched a game-high 32 assists in No. 9 UCLA’s 3-0 sweep against Princeton. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
The Jumbotron was dark, the stands empty and the arena free of the usual buzz of a packed house. Pauley Pavilion lacked its hallmark characteristics, but held the same air of competitiveness. Read more...
Photo: After two losses to BYU last weekend, sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl and the Bruins look to redeem themselves at the three-game home-stand starting this Sunday. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Editor’s note: Every Thursday for the next month, the Daily Bruin will be running a series of profiles on the newcomers to the UCLA men’s volleyball team. Read more...
Photo: Freshman outside hitter J.T. Hatch moved from his original position as setter in his senior year of high school in order to fill holes with his club team, Spiral Volleyball. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Editor’s note: UCLA men’s volleyball player Steve O’Dell is writing a biweekly guest column pertaining to his experiences as a Division I student-athlete. Every other Wednesday, the Daily Bruin will run a perspective piece from O’Dell focusing on a facet of his experience at UCLA. Read more...
History wasn’t on the side of the UCLA men’s volleyball team this past weekend in Provo, Utah. Mired in a six-year winless drought at Brigham Young University, the Bruins were also trying to break the Cougars’ NCAA-leading 28-game home win streak. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball hasn’t won against BYU in Provo, Utah, for 6 years – an environment that redshirt junior middle blocker Trent Kersten described as hard to play in. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
When UCLA men’s volleyball returns from Provo, Utah on Sunday, the team hopes to bring home something that has evaded it for almost six years: a victory. Read more...
Photo: Outside hitter Jake Arnitz and three other true freshman UCLA men’s volleyball players are looking to start a new trend this weekend by beating the BYU Cougars on their home court. UCLA hasn’t won in Provo since 2009. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
With a pair of conference matches against Brigham Young University looming this weekend, the UCLA men’s volleyball team is taking advantage of almost a full week of practices before heading to Provo, Utah. Read more...
Photo: With the men’s volleyball team preparing to travel to Provo, Utah to play BYU, sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl and the Bruins are working on serving differently because of the altitude difference that makes a ball sail. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
