Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s basketball TuAnh Dam, Sports editor The awards keep rolling in for Lonzo Ball. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball earned first team All-American honors and was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches freshman of the year. He is also a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award, which is given to the country’s most outstanding player. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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: Ducks junior forward Jordan Bell failed to box out his man twice, allowing North Carolina to pull down two rebounds in the final moments that solidified its victory. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Twenty points into the fifth set and UCLA men’s volleyball finally went the distance. The No. 6 Bruins (17-7, 10-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) defeated the Cal Baptist Lancers (7-19, 2-14) in a back-and-forth match by set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-15, 23-25 and 20-18. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter Jake Arnitz posted a season-high 21 kills as he helped lead UCLA to a 3-2 victory over Cal Baptist on Saturday. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s volleyball kept USC under 20 in all three sets Wednesday to complete the season sweep for the second year in a row. The No. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl finished the night with seven kills and a service ace as well as tying a career-high with nine block assists. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
Twenty-five of UCLA’s serves did not find the court Saturday – the second-highest number of missed serves in a match this season. The only time the Bruins missed more serves, they lost. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter JT Hatch subbed into the fourth set to play as a libero – a position in which he hasn’t seen action at this season. By the end of his three sets of action, Hatch notched five kills and two digs. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
After a six day hiatus, UCLA men’s volleyball picked up right where they left off. The No. 6 Bruins (14-7, 8-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) struck down the unranked Sacred Heart Pioneers (12-4, 5-2 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) in straight sets Friday in the John Wooden Center – their second sweep in three March victories. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Dylan Missry piled on a team-high 10 kills in addition to delivering powerful serves all night, which led to three aces. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
As UCLA men’s volleyball enters its penultimate week of regular-season play, the Bruins are riding their first win streak since January. No. 6 UCLA (13-7, 8-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will take on unranked Sacred Heart (12-3, 5-2 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) Friday and unranked Concordia (11-7) Saturday, in the John Wooden Center. Read more...
Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl has notched 10 kills, five service aces and three blocks during his two games back since injury. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)
