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)

The road hasn’t been easy, but UCLA men’s volleyball has finally arrived at the finale of the regular season. “This has not been a great season of health or everything going our way,” said coach John Speraw. Read more...

Photo: Junior Jake Arnitz said the biggest challenge for the men’s volleyball team against No. 4 Hawai’i is the serve and pass game. Arnitz is coming off a season-high 21 kills against Cal Baptist. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)

UCLA men’s volleyball’s JT Hatch did not start his first game at libero this season until last week, but the position change isn’t unfamiliar to his teammates. Read more...

Photo: Junior JT Hatch transitioned from outside hitter to libero over the course of the past couple of games. Hatch has played libero in years past but this is his first foray into the position this season. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)