Monday, June 23

Injuries, changing rotations undermine men’s volleyball’s season

Injuries, inconsistency and some bad luck all contributed to the conclusion that it just was not UCLA men’s volleyball’s year. No. 6 UCLA (17-10, 10-8 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) ended the year with a loss to No. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA men’s volleyball team finished the year 17-10 overall and 10-8 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, eventually losing to UC Irvine in the MPSF tournament quarterfinals. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)



Men’s volleyball to take on UC Irvine in MPSF quarterfinal

UCLA and UC Irvine’s men’s volleyball share similar rankings, but coach John Speraw said the teams are in two different places. “We’re still trying to figure out what lineup we’re going with, and (UC Irvine has) been able to figure it out over the last 10 matches and win a lot of them,” Speraw said. Read more...

Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl and the No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball team has its first match of postseason play this weekend in Irvine, as it takes on the Anteaters in the first round of the MPSF championship. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s volleyball sees improvement after focusing on serves

UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw demands one thing from his players at the service line – give it your best swing. At the end of last season, poor serving proved to be one of the factors that lead to the Bruins’ exit from the NCAA Tournament. Read more...

Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl leads the Bruins in overall service aces and aces per set with 28 and .56, respectively. Sophomore opposite/setter Micah Ma’a comes in a close second with 26 aces on the season. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)


Around the League: USC women’s water polo ends winning streak with Stanford loss

While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12 and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Read more...

Photo: The No. 2 Stanford women’s water polo team upset No. 1 USC on Saturday afternoon to break the Trojans’ NCAA women’s water polo record 52-game win streak. No. 3 UCLA will play the Cardinal this Saturday on the road. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Men’s volleyball falls to Hawai’i in close four-set match

UCLA men’s volleyball had 11 set points in the first set but couldn’t close it out. The No. 6 Bruins (17-9, 10-8 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) eventually fell Saturday to the No. Read more...

Photo: Senior setter Hagen Smith was honored after Saturday’s game against Hawai’i. Smith ended the night with five kills and a game-high 43 assists. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)


UCLA prepares for second Hawai’i game after streak-breaking loss

Despite its recent momentum, the UCLA men’s volleyball team failed to beat Hawai’i and clinch the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. The No. 6 Bruins (17-8, 10-7 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) fell 1-3 to the No. Read more...

Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl finished the night with six kills, three block assists and a team-high-tying two service aces. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)



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