After falling to unranked USC last weekend, UCLA men’s volleyball risked losing to two consecutive unranked teams when it faced Stanford on Thursday night. The No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Daenan Gyimah led the Bruins with 15 kills and a hitting percentage of .636, adding one ace and four blocks. No. 4 UCLA bested unranked Stanford on Thursday in four sets. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
Following a loss to unranked USC, UCLA has two games left this week to end the regular season. “We have to win, without a doubt,” said senior opposite Christian Hessenauer. Read more...
Photo: After No. 5 UCLA’s loss to unranked USC, the Bruins’ last weekend of play is even more important in helping them vie for a spot in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA will host unranked Stanford on Thursday and No. 2 BYU on Saturday. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
Micah Ma’a sprinted past the antenna to the other side of the court to chase down a ball shanked by senior opposite Christian Hessenauer and fell just short, giving USC the point it needed to win the match. Read more...
Photo: To qualify for the NCAA tournament, UCLA will have to either win the MPSF tournament or secure an at-large bid. After falling to USC this past weekend, the Bruins’ chance at securing the bid was hurt and it seems likely UCLA will have to vie for an at-large bid. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s volleyball had not lost to an unranked team since 2014. On Saturday, USC broke that streak. The Trojans (7-17, 3-7 MPSF) took down the No. Read more...
Photo: Christian Hessenauer led the Bruins with a career-high 22 kills. Despite the senior opposite’s performance, No. 3 UCLA fell to unranked USC on Saturday night. (Jenna Smith/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins headed into Wednesday’s match after a 12-day break from competition – their longest amount of time without a game this season. “It was a long two weeks off after we’d played two or three games a week, so it was just kind of odd to come back,” said junior setter Micah Ma’a. Read more...
Photo: Junior setter Micah Ma’a recorded 28 assists and four aces in No. 3 UCLA’s win over No. 11 USCB. The junior setter helped the Bruin hitters to an overall hitting percentage of .446. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins battled fatigue and a newfound scrappiness from their opponent to enter an eight-day break from competition. No. 4 UCLA men’s volleyball (19-5) won in four sets against No. Read more...
Photo: No. 4 UCLA men’s volleyball took down No. 13 Grand Canyon in four sets on Friday night. The Bruins posted a team hitting percentage of .345 compared to the Antelopes’ .205. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
Prior to Wednesday night, no Bruin had averaged more than five kills per set in a match this season. Senior opposite Christian Hessenauer finished averaging six kills per set in No. Read more...
Photo: Micah Ma’a had 37 assists in No. 4 UCLA’s sweep of No. 14 Concordia Irvine on Wednesday night. The junior setter added on five digs and four kills on just four attempts (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
