Friday’s match was the first collegiate loss for UCLA’s freshmen. After No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball (3-1) ended last year’s season in the final of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament, the team graduated its senior class of three players and welcomed a group of freshmen. Read more...

Photo: Senior outside hitter Austin Matautia is just one of four seniors for No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball. Seventeen of the 24 players are currently either freshmen or sophomores. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins’ first loss of the season came to an unranked opponent in a match that was missing UCLA’s most tenured player. No. 3 UCLA (3-1) men’s volleyball got swept by UC San Diego (3-1) on Friday night by scores of 25-22, 25-17 and 25-21 at the RIMAC Arena in La Jolla, California. Read more...

Photo: Senior outside hitter Austin Matautia led the Bruins with 10 kills as No. 3 UCLA men’s volleyball lost its first match of the season. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated Jan. 22 at 12:18 p.m. After starting the season out east, the Bruins will play on the West Coast for the first time this year. Read more...

Photo: Senior middle blocker Daenan Gyimah had 9 kills when UCLA men’s volleyball traveled to UC San Diego last season. He currently leads the Bruins with 31 kills in 2020. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)

Through three games, the Bruins have already broken last season’s mark for most service errors in a match. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (3-0) tallied up 35 service errors against No. Read more...

Photo: Senior outside hitter Austin Matautia had three service errors against No. 10 Princeton, but No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball held on to stay undefeated over their first three games. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins were pushed to the limit in their first bout with a ranked opponent, but they managed to come out with a win. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (3-0) beat No. Read more...

Photo: Senior middle blocker Daenan Gyimah had 14 kills for the Bruins as No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball finished its East Coast road trip with a five-set victory over No. 10 Princeton.

This post was updated Jan. 5 at 9:22 p.m. The Bruins are undefeated through their first two games. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (2-0) swept both Daemen College (0-1) on Thursday and George Mason (0-1) on Saturday to start its season. Read more...

Photo: Senior middle blocker Daenan Gyimah led the Bruins with 17 kills as UCLA men’s volleyball opened their season with road sweeps over Daemen College and George Mason. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

After falling victim to the injury bug and missing out on the postseason in 2019, the Bruins will start their new campaign out East. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball will face Daemen College in its season opener at the Lumsden Gymnasium in Amherst, New York, on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior outside hitter Sam Kobrine broke out last season, filling in for injured Bruins and will play a key role this year for No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin staff)